Cronos Pauses After $75M TectonicFi Exploit

Desk scene with a paused Cronos dashboard on screen, bold TONIC icon, and a red warning badge for a $75M exploit.

The Cronos network has paused operations following an exploit targeting decentralized lending protocol TectonicFi, with early security estimates placing losses at roughly $75 million. The incident centered on alleged price manipulation involving the TONIC token, which was used to extract liquidity from lending pools before network activity was halted.