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Ethereum lending app Term Finance loses $8.5 million in exploit

An attacker exploited voting power to drain funds from the Term Finance protocol.

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Marcus Webb · Crypto Desk · 24 Aug 2026 · 06:33 · 1 min read
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Ethereum lending app Term Finance loses $8.5 million in exploit

An exploit on the Ethereum-based lending protocol Term Finance resulted in a loss of $8.5 million. The attacker targeted voting power to gain control of the protocol, enabling the theft of governed assets.

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This article was produced with AI assistance and edited by a Finance Review Daily journalist.
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Marcus reports on digital assets, from spot ETF flows to protocol-level developments in DeFi. He pays particular attention to how institutional adoption is reshaping crypto market structure.

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