{
  "id": 4575853,
  "title": "Cronos halts blockchain after $75 million lending exploit hits lending app Tectonic",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/cronos-halts-blockchain-after-75-million-lending-exploit-hits-lending",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-31T04:57:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CoinDesk",
    "slug": "coindesk",
    "url": "https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/08/31/cronos-halts-blockchain-after-usd75-million-lending-exploit-hits-lending-app-tectonic"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "An attacker allegedly pushed Tectonic’s thinly traded TONIC token up 100-fold, used it as collateral to borrow real assets and left most funds stranded when Cronos validators paused the network.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}