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Blockaid warns balance-based DeFi monitoring misses lending-market flows after Balancer exploit

  • —The September 6, 2026, Balancer V1 exploit drained roughly $250,000.
  • —More than $1 billion in flash loans and $788 million in additional borrows moved through Aave V3.
  • —Aave suffered no loss; all positions were repaid within the transactions.
  • —The attacker's address was flagged hours before the exploit for ties to Tornado Cash.
Why it matters: Balance-only screening can miss large transient flows, creating sanctions-compliance risk for DeFi protocols and their institutional users.
Source: The Crypto Times