Hack history / 2022 / Hack or exploit
OptiFi
Hack or exploit on Aug 29, 2022 · Operation error
ONE SOURCE · 1 SOURCE
Lost
$661K
dollars at the time
Returned
none listed
as the sources state it
Rank
#1,058
among thefts by dollars lost
What happened
Solana’s ecological derivative OptiFi tweeted that at around 6:00 UTC on August 29th, team members tried to update and upgrade on Solana, but the OptiFi mainnet program was shut down due to an operation error and could not be recovered, of which 661,000 USDC Locked (95% of funds are owned by team members), all user funds will be compensated.
Details
- Date
- Aug 29, 2022
- Kind
- Hack or exploit
- Method
- Operation error
- How in
- Smart contract bug
- Target
- not stated
- Chains
- Solana
After the theft
- Victims reimbursed
- yes, amount not stated
“Solana’s ecological derivative OptiFi tweeted that at around 6:00 UTC on August 29th, team members tried to update and upgrade on Solana, but the OptiFi mainnet program was shut down due to an operation error and could not be recovered, of which 661,000 USDC Locked (95% of funds are owned by team members), all user funds will be compensated.” (SlowMist Hacked)
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Cite this page
SwanBluechip, "OptiFi hack, Aug 29, 2022: $661K lost", Crypto hack history, https://swan-hack-tracker.pages.dev/history/i/htdfcb4ae4c1/ (data as of 2026-11-01).