Unpacking Mantra’s OM crash requires forensic study — CertiK exec

Mantra founder and CEO John Mullin has begun an $80 million burn of OM tokens to regain users’ trust following the token’s sudden crash earlier in April. However, the question of the underlying reasons for the OM crash remains unanswered, blockchain investigators told Cointelegraph. Unpacking Mantra’s OM crash requires a detailed forensic study rather than just basic blockchain analysis, Natalie Newson, senior blockchain investigator at the blockchain security firm CertiK, said. “A full forensic investigation, akin to what we saw post-FTX, would be needed to substantiate claims of calculated exploitation,” Newson told Cointelegraph, highlighting challenges of tracing over-the-counter (OTC) transactions source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/mantra-om-crash-unpack-forensic-study-certik?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound