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Fake liquidity pool: how NSTR's oracle price was fooled at Nostra
A fake liquidity pool fed a false price to Nostra, which is a project on the Starknet network, according to the article. The article also asks which oracle source read that pool and lists four checks builders can run on a DEX pool.
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What happened
A fake liquidity pool fed a false price to Nostra, which is a project on the Starknet network, according to the article. The article also asks which oracle source read that pool and lists four checks builders can run on a DEX pool.
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Global impact / market context
If a fake pool can set the price an oracle reads, then lending or trading apps using that price can misjudge collateral and debt. That can let attackers borrow too much or trigger wrongful liquidations, harming users and the protocol.
Analyst inference
This fits a known pattern where cheap-to-create pools on decentralized exchanges, which are automated trading venues, distort reference prices. It highlights weak spots in oracle design and pool vetting, areas teams and investors often underrate when judging risk.
Analyst inference
What to watch
- The article says it identifies which oracle source read the fake pool, so a next step is checking whether that source is still used by Nostra or other Starknet applications. Confirmed
- Builders could adopt the four checks on DEX pools the article lists, such as reviewing pool creation and reserves, before any oracle reads a price from those pools. Proposed
- Investors could watch whether NSTR or Starknet lending activity shifts, whether teams pause or change oracles, and whether regulators treat manipulated pool prices as a market abuse concern. Analyst inference