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Polkadot Confirms No Impact on Mainnet or Native DOT from Hyperbridge Vulnerability

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On April 13, 2026, Polkadot released on-chain news confirming a vulnerability in the Hyperbridge Ethereum gateway contract. The issue only affects DOT tokens transferred via Hyperbridge to Ethereum; native DOT and the Polkadot network remain secure. Hyperbridge has been paused for investigation. This vulnerability does not impact parachains or other cross-chain transfers.

BlockBeats report, on April 13, Polkadot officially stated, "We have become aware of an issue affecting the Ethereum gateway contract of Hyperbridge. This vulnerability only impacts DOT that has been bridged to Ethereum via Hyperbridge; it does not affect DOT assets within the Polkadot ecosystem or DOT transferred through other bridges."


Polkadot, its parachains, and the native DOT token remain secure and unaffected. Hyperbridge has been temporarily suspended to investigate this issue.

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