New York DA Brings First-Ever Charges for Attack on Crypto Exchange’s Smart Contract

As regulators and law enforcement worldwide vie to show how tough they are on cryptocurrency fraud and scams, Damian Williams, District Attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), on Tuesday announced a major bust. In a clip posted on Twitter, Williams stated that his office had racked up a law-enforcement first. Namely, the first-ever charges against the bad actor behind an attack on a smart contract on a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange. The SDNY’s indictment does not name the exchange, saying only that it launched overseas and runs on the Solana blockchain. The SDNY District Attorney’s Indictment Williams said