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 <li>Ronin Network bridge paused after $9M whitehat hack, raising concerns about DeFi platform security.</li> 
 <li>White hat hackers exposed a vulnerability, leading to the suspension of Ronin’s $850M-secured bridge.</li> 
 <li>Despite the breach, Ronin’s RON tokens increased by 7.4% amid broader market rise.</li> 
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The Ronin Network bridge has been temporarily paused following reports of a potential MEV exploit. The Ronin bridge, a crucial tool for transferring tokens between different blockchains, currently secures over $850 million in cryptocurrency assets. 
However, $9 million was recently drained from the platform in what appears to be a whitehat hack, raising significant concerns about the safety of <a href="https://coinedition.com/aave-rakes-in-6m-overnight-defis-big-win/">DeFi platforms</a>. 
Early Tuesday, Ronin’s co-founder announced the bridge’s suspension in an X (formerly Twitter) post. The post stated that whitehats had identified a potential MEV exploit, prompting the precautionary measure. MEV, or Miner Extractable Value, refers to the potential profit that miners or validators can extract by reordering or censoring transactions within a block. This mechanism can be exploited to manipulate the system for financial gain. 
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