Nirvana Finance exploit on 2022-07-28 ($3.6M reported)
Exploit on Solana, 28 Jul 2022. Reported loss $3.6M. Last verified 4 Nov 2026.
notable
Reported loss
$3.6M
as reported by the sources
Recovered
-
nothing reported
Status
Unknown
updated 26 Oct 2026
Date
Solana
Summary
On 2022-07-28 Shakeeb Ahmed exploited a flaw in the smart contracts of the decentralized exchange Nirvana Finance and took about $3.6 million, nearly all of its funds, after which Nirvana shut down. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan later secured a sentence of three years in prison.
- Protocol
- Nirvana Finance
- Type
- Exploit
- Reported loss
- $3,600,000 source: irs.gov ↗
Facts and where they come from
Primary sources
- IRS Criminal Investigation: SDNY sentencing release (Shakeeb Ahmed) ↗ official announcement · accessed 2026-11-04
Our own summary of facts published by the sources above. We do not attribute fault beyond them. Amounts are as the sources state them (no USD conversion by us); links and quoted figures last checked 2026-11-04.
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