Flash loan >$10M targeting protocol tokens

Balancer (v2 + v3)'s assessment for RD-F-100 — scored green on the v1.7.0 rubric. The evidence below is the curator's reasoning for this score.

Evidence summary #

Flash loan >$10M targeting protocol [T-09 v1] | Applicable: Yes — Balancer v2 is itself a flash loan provider; November 2025 exploit used Balancer flash loans | No flash loan >$10M against Balancer Vault interacting with protocol core contracts detected in assessment window. The November 2025 exploit used flash loans internally as part of the invariant manipulation attack. Signal is applicable and historically validated. | Threshold: Flash loan ≥$10M with receiver contract interacting with Balancer oracle/market/governor | Would fire: No

Sources #

URL
https://research.blockscope.co/balancer-exploitretrieved 2026-05-05

Methodology #

Detect whether a flash loan >$10M denominated in protocol tokens or LP tokens has originated, likely to interact with this protocol.

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rubric_version v1.7.0 protocol balancer factor RD-F-100 score green collected_at 2026-05-05 12:41:36