By Walter Grand in Economy —

CertiK discovers bug in Sui blockchain

CertiK discovers bug in Sui blockchain
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CertiK received $500k from the Sui Foundation for discovering "long before the network launched" an "infinite loop" bug in the blockchain code.

A malicious smart contract could cause this bug by causing blockchain nodes to move in an infinite loop, essentially paralyzing the network.