Allbridge Core pauses cross-chain bridge after $1.65M exploit

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Affected assets and topics

$BTC $ETH $USDC $USDT EXCHANGE STABLECOIN

Why it matters

Allbridge Core's cross-chain bridge has been paused after a $1.65M exploit, potentially impacting trust in cross-chain bridges and stablecoin exchange rates. This event may lead to increased scrutiny and regulatory attention, affecting related assets. The exploit's use of flash loans and rapid swaps highlights vulnerabilities in DeFi protocols.

  • Cross-chain bridge exploit
  • Stablecoin exchange rate manipulation
  • DeFi protocol security concerns

Expected market reaction

Bearish Confidence 80% How confidence is read Horizon: Short term Impact: High

The pause of Allbridge Core's cross-chain bridge may lead to a decline in the value of assets utilizing this bridge, such as ALLBRIDGE tokens, and potentially impact the broader DeFi and stablecoin market. This could also lead to increased volatility in assets like BTC and ETH as investors reassess the security of DeFi protocols.

Risks

  • Regulatory scrutiny of DeFi protocols
  • Loss of investor confidence in cross-chain bridges

Evidence trail

Evidence
Source CoinTelegraph
Claim Allbridge Core pauses cross-chain bridge after $1.65M exploit
Affected assets BTC, ETH, USDC
AI inference Bearish · 80%
Generated 2026-07-20 02:23
Not priced here ALLBRIDGE, USDT

AI provenance

Analysed by Llama 3.3 70B Versatile (Groq) Methodology v1.0 Generated
Technical identifiers
Provider tag
groq-llama-3.3-70b-versatile
Model id
llama-3.3-70b-versatile
Analysis version
groq-llama-3.3-70b-versatile
Article id
108975
Timeframe
6h

Prediction lifecycle

  • Llama 3.3 70B Versatile (Groq) ETH Bearish 80% 6h
    Generated 6h Excluded

    Withdrawn: frozen reference price: 1787.90000000 is the reference price on 1857 ETH predictions spanning 77 days, so it cannot have been the market price at each of them

  • Llama 3.3 70B Versatile (Groq) BTC Bearish 80% 6h
    Generated 6h Excluded

    Withdrawn: frozen reference price: 63988.51000000 is the reference price on 3780 BTC predictions spanning 87 days, so it cannot have been the market price at each of them

  • Llama 3.3 70B Versatile (Groq) USDC Bearish 80% 6h
    Generated 6h Excluded

    Excluded: no stored price within tolerance of this prediction's maturity, checked by rescore_expired_predictions

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Original source

The attacker allegedly used a flash loan and rapid swaps to manipulate the bridge’s stablecoin exchange rate.

Read the full article on CoinTelegraph

Original article published by CoinTelegraph on July 20, 2026. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.

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