Matter Labs’ Zksync—an Ethereum layer two (L2) scaling protocol—disclosed a security breach Tuesday involving its administrative credentials. The incident amplified scrutiny over decentralized governance models and their vulnerabilities, especially after the recent MANTRA fallout.

The Zksync project token, ZK and sometimes referred to as ZKS, dipped 13% against the greenback following the news.

“Zksync security team has identified a compromised admin account that took control of ~$5M worth of ZK tokens — the remaining unclaimed tokens from the Zksync airdrop,” the team’s official X account detailed. “Necessary security measures are being taken.”

The project’s X account added:

This is an isolated incident caused by a compromised key and confined to the ZK Token airdrop contract. The investigation is ongoing, and a detailed update will be shared later today.

The breach lays bare the fragility of specific decentralized systems, chipping away at trust as exploits pile up. Zksync’s $5 million mishap, stacked atop MANTRA’s recent $5 billion upheaval, forces a reckoning—can automated governance, smart contracts, team allocations, locked tokens, and reserved airdrop tokens withstand such blows? The digital peanut gallery wasted no time criticizing the exploit as snarky comments piled up faster than blockchain confirmations.

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