#钱包安全事件 Seeing the Flow incident, what flashes through my mind are the similar stories from the past decade. A $3.9 million bug, issues at the execution layer—these details all point to the same underlying contradiction: the eternal struggle between on-chain security and system complexity.

Remember The DAO in 2016? Back then, everyone thought they had found an immutable ultimate solution, but a smart contract vulnerability directly tore apart that narrative. Looking at Flow now, although on a smaller scale, the logic remains the same—the more complex the system, the more hidden gaps it contains. Fortunately, this time the response was much more rational than back then; the official quickly confirmed the safety of user deposits, and funds are being tracked in real-time. This level of transparency and responsiveness is a lesson learned over the years.

Interestingly, the attacker escaped using bridges like Celer, Debridge, and Stargate, and ultimately laundered money through Thorchain and Chainflip. This escape route itself tells a story—inter-chain infrastructure has now become the most vulnerable link in the security chain, even more exploitable than vulnerabilities within a single chain.

From a historical perspective, each cycle we keep revisiting the same point: rapid technological iteration, but security culture’s accumulation lags behind. If the Flow incident can push for improvements in execution layer audit standards, perhaps it won’t be a complete waste.