AFX Bridge
AFX Bridge is the AFX-operated custody bridge associated with AFX Trade's Arbitrum-based trading infrastructure. On July 22, 2026, a software-supply-chain and internal-infrastructure compromise reached a subset of AFX validator nodes, which then co-signed a bridge-contract transfer of 24,150,000 USDC. AFX suspended bridge operations and froze the bridge contract; a dated post-incident reopening has not been established.
Bridge facts
- Canonical name
- AFX Bridge
- Type
- Asset Bridge
- Status
- Paused
- Confidence
- High
- Primary chains
- Arbitrum, Ethereum
- Primary assets
- USDC
- Operator
- AFX Trade
- Ecosystem
- AFX Trade
- Launch date
- Unknown
- End date
- Unknown
- Terminal reason
- Not applicable / unknown
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-21
- Last verified
- 2026-08-21
Incident cases
AFX Bridge 2026 validator infrastructure compromise2026-07-22
On July 22, 2026, a software-supply-chain and internal-infrastructure compromise reached a subset of AFX validator nodes. The affected validators co-signed a transaction that transferred assets from the AFX-operated custody bridge. The reviewed Arbitrum transaction records 24,150,000 USDC, while contemporaneous reporting values the withdrawal at about $24.15 million. AFX states that no smart-contract vulnerability, Arbitrum-network compromise, or native-Arbitrum-bridge compromise occurred. Recovery, reimbursement completion, and bridge reopening remain unverified.
Evidence records
- A Detailed Post-Mortem on the AFX Security IncidentAFXTrade · Tier 1 · 2026-07-31
- A Detailed Post-Mortem on the AFX Security IncidentAFXTrade · Tier 1 · 2026-07-31
- A Detailed Post-Mortem on the AFX Security IncidentAFXTrade · Tier 1 · 2026-07-31
- A Detailed Post-Mortem on the AFX Security IncidentAFXTrade · Tier 1 · 2026-07-31
- Arbitrum-based AFX Trade drained of $24 million after bridge keys compromisedCoinDesk · Tier 2 · 2026-07-23
- AFX Bridge July 22, 2026 USDC transfer transactionArbiscan · Tier 2 · 2026-07-22
- Explained: The AFX Bridge Hack (July 2026)Halborn · Tier 2 · 2026-07-31
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