Verus: The network is currently offline. A bug bounty is offered to providers who receive a full refund.

CoinFeed reported on May 18th that Verus disclosed on its official Discord that the Verus-Ethereum cross-chain bridge was attacked at 23:55 UTC on May 17th, 2026. The attacker transferred Ethereum, USDC, and tBTC assets from the Ethereum contract. The Verus network subsequently suspended operations, and most block-generating nodes have proactively gone offline to prevent further spread of the attack. The project team stated that they are investigating the attack path and the scale of the losses, and that if the attackers return all funds, a bug bounty will be awarded and no further legal action will be taken. The official team also warned that anyone offering a "compensation plan" via private message is a scam and should not interact with them.