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Harmony's ONE dives 26% after an attack appears to mint tokens equal to quarter of supply
Harmony's native token ONE fell twenty‑six percent after a security breach in which an attacker appears to have minted new tokens equal to about a quarter of the total supply, triggering a sharp sell‑off.
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What happened
Harmony’s native token ONE fell twenty‑six percent after a security breach in which an attacker appears to have minted new tokens equal to about a quarter of the total supply, triggering a sharp sell‑off.
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Global impact / market context
The breach shows that the blockchain’s token‑creation rules can be bypassed, which may shake investor trust, raise perceived risk and push the token’s price lower as confidence erodes.
Analyst inference
Crypto markets typically react strongly to hacks; a drop of this size mirrors previous sell‑offs after security incidents and could influence sentiment toward other digital assets as risk appetite shifts.
Analyst inference
What to watch
- If Harmony’s developers publish a technical fix or audit to stop unauthorized minting, which would affect how secure the token is perceived to be. Proposed
- Changes in ONE’s trading volume and price stability over the next week, indicating whether the sell‑off is short‑lived or becomes a longer‑term decline. Analyst inference
- Any regulatory guidance on token security breaches, which could alter compliance costs for Harmony and similar blockchain projects. Proposed
Affected assets
- ONE — Harmony