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NEAR Recovers $3.8M From Hack as Token2049 Puts Intents in Focus
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Fusion42 · 6 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
NEAR Protocol recovered $3.8 million stolen in an exploit of its NEAR Intents infrastructure, with the attacker returning all funds after a vulnerability patch. The incident shifts focus back to NEAR's growing AI and cross-chain trading strategy ahead of Token2049 in Singapore.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Crypto & Web3 and AI Infrastructure, and 2 sources have reported it between 3 Oct 2026 and 6 Oct 2026.
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NEAR just turned a $3.8 million hack into a win by recovering the funds, pushing your focus from damage control to using its AI and cross-chain infrastructure at Token2049 as a launchpad. You can now lean into this moment to secure users and partners who value resilient, AI-powered interoperability.
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2 sources · first reported 3 Oct 2026 · latest 6 Oct 2026
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