NEAR Intents Recovered $3.8 Million After Exploit
The platform replenished smart contracts using internal capital following an early October security breach.
Updated on Oct. 13, 2026 in Cybersecurity
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NEAR Intents has recovered $3.8 million following an October 1 exploit. The company successfully replenished its smart contracts using its own internal funds.
Why it matters
The incident highlights the logistical hurdles of recovering stolen assets across disparate blockchain networks and the role of internal capital reserves in restoring platform liquidity.
The recovery includes 34.59 BTC, representing 78% of the total $3.8 million returned. Non-Bitcoin assets were converted into Monero, with the team now systematically swapping those holdings into Tether.
The players
NEAR Intents
A decentralized trading protocol stack that facilitates intent-based transactions across blockchain networks.
Alex Shevchenko
A leader within the NEAR ecosystem responsible for communicating the platform's recovery and security status.
The details
NEAR Intents addressed the security breach by using internal capital to replenish affected smart contracts — self-executing programs that automatically enforce terms when conditions are met. To manage the fragmented nature of the recovery, the team consolidated non-Bitcoin assets into Monero (XMR), a privacy-focused cryptocurrency, before beginning the process of liquidating those holdings into Tether (USDT) to stabilize value.
Timeline
October 1, 2026: The security exploit occurred.
October 8, 2026: Alex Shevchenko recorded comments regarding the status of the fund recovery.
The Tech Race
This recovery process follows the precedent set by the 2022 Nomad Bridge exploit regarding industry-standard capital restoration. It underscores the ongoing race between protocol developers and malicious actors to secure complex cross-chain smart contract architectures.
Users of the protocol saw their affected smart contract positions replenished directly by the company using internal capital. Future security audits and bug-bounty results from the team's ongoing review process will dictate how the platform evolves its defense against similar exploits.
The takeaway
The platform has successfully restored liquidity through internal fund reallocation while processing verified bug-bounty submissions. Stakeholders should monitor the ongoing conversion of Monero to Tether and any forthcoming technical disclosures regarding the initial entry point of the October 1 exploit.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by TokenPost.
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