Breaking: $1.7 million worth of ETH stuck in the Shibarium bridge as Ethereum L2 chain goes live

PeckShield blockchain security firm has reported a concerning incident following the launch of Ethereum Layer 2, Shibarium.
Following the event, approximately $1.7 million worth of Ethereum was stuck in the bridge, with the possibility that it may not be recovered.
The incident has violated expectations of bullish rallies for meme coins, with SHIB, BONE, LEASH, and TREAT recording massive losses.

Following the much-awaited launch of Ethereum Layer-2, Shibarium, PeckShield has reported that up to $1.7 million worth of Ether (ETH) has been stuck in the Shibarium bridge. With this, there is speculation that this liquidity may have caused the recent dip.

#PeckShieldAlert #Shibariumbridge https://t.co/8VyzqRug0G
— PeckShieldAlert (@PeckShieldAlert) August 17, 2023

The Shibarium chain is expected to act as a medium for optimum utilization of dog-themed tokens like Dogecoin (DOGE), Shiba Inu (SHIB), Bone ShibaSwap (BONE), TREAT, and the Doge killer, LEASH.

Surprisingly, while the launch was expected to push the price of meme coins up, things went sideways as the tokens plummeted. As of press time, SHIB is down 10%, with the same gong for TREAT, while BONE and LEASH are down a stark 17% and 25% respectively over the last 24 hours.

#PeckShieldAlert $BONE has dropped-17% https://t.co/tktwMsvXCd pic.twitter.com/sj4mGCzCfd
— PeckShieldAlert (@PeckShieldAlert) August 17, 2023

While the move is disappointing for the many new wallets that joined the network ahead of the Shibarium launch, all hope is not lost, with possibilities of recovery as network users begin reconciling with the change.

Meanwhile, an unconfirmed message from Shytoshi has fueled concern, suggesting it may be impossible to recovery the bridged tokens.

q3 2023

dogged pic.twitter.com/NSP7iLzPUe
— smolting (wassie, verse) (@inversebrah) August 16, 2023

Also Read: Shiba Inu price dips over 5% following the launch of Ethereum L2 chain Shibarium

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