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ChainSwap

ChainSwap is a permissionless cross-chain asset bridge and aggregation protocol. It is included because two separate July 2021 exploits caused approximately $800,000 and $4 million in reported losses, followed by compensation programs and an August 2021 relaunch.

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Bridge facts

Canonical name
ChainSwap
Type
Asset Bridge
Status
Active
Confidence
High
Primary chains
Ethereum, BNB Chain, Polygon, Unknown
Primary assets
Unknown
Operator
ChainSwap
Ecosystem
ChainSwap
Launch date
Unknown
End date
Unknown
Terminal reason
Not applicable / unknown
Last reviewed
2026-06-15
Last verified
2026-06-15

Incident cases

  • ChainSwap July 10–11, 2021 quota exploit2021-07-10

    A logic flaw in ChainSwap's cross-chain quota code allowed non-whitelisted addresses to increase bridge quota and affect 20 bridged assets. ChainSwap reported a combined value of approximately $4 million and took the bridge offline.

    ExploitApproximately $4 millionUnresolved

  • ChainSwap July 2, 2021 exploit2021-07-02

    An attacker exploited the ChainSwap bridge and withdrew assets from wallets that had interacted with it. The team froze the bridge and nodes, deployed a fix, and estimated total damage at approximately $800,000.

    ExploitApproximately $800,000Unresolved

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Official URL recorded as live: https://www.chainswap.com/
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