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A $1.1 million crypto card hack crashed a neobank's token 49%

WHAT HAPPENED

CoinDesk reports that an outdated Rain card-funding contract was exploited across several Solana-based programs, with roughly USD 1.1 million traced on-chain. Avici said USD 500,800 was taken from card balances belonging to 1,685 users, while Tria reported more than USD 430,000 lost across 636 users. Avici said the incident was limited to funds moved into the card contract after top-up and did not affect users' self-custodial wallets; Avici and Tria each pledged full reimbursement.

KEY FIGURES
approximately USD 1.1 million

Total loss traced on-chain across affected programs

USD 500,800; 1,685 users

Avici-reported affected balances and users

more than USD 430,000; 636 users

Tria-reported affected balances and users

49%

Maximum reported AVICI token decline from its 24-hour high

WHAT TO WATCH NEXT

Watch whether follow-up sources disclose where the capital is deployed, product integration, customer migration, and corridor expansion. Also confirm the regulatory setup for the stablecoin, custody, and fiat on/off ramps.

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August 29, 2026
Captured
Aug 29, 10:48 PM
Credibility note
Independent CoinDesk report using company incident statements, public terms and on-chain transaction data. Loss allocations, affected-user counts, remediation and reimbursement commitments are attributable to Avici, Tria and Rain; the complete affected-program list, reimbursement timing and independently audited controls are not established.
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# A $1.1 million crypto card hack crashed a neobank's token 49%

> Evidence tier: B1
> Evidence type: Independent digital-asset report using named company incident disclosures and on-chain transaction data
> Source: [CoinDesk](https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2026/08/29/a-usd1-1-million-crypto-card-hack-crashed-a-neobank-s-token-49)
> Published: 2026-08-29
> Captured: 2026-08-30T02:48:53.178Z

## Source summary

CoinDesk reports that an outdated Rain card-funding contract was exploited across several Solana-based programs, with roughly USD 1.1 million traced on-chain. Avici said USD 500,800 was taken from card balances belonging to 1,685 users, while Tria reported more than USD 430,000 lost across 636 users. Avici said the incident was limited to funds moved into the card contract after top-up and did not affect users' self-custodial wallets; Avici and Tria each pledged full reimbursement.

## Why it matters

The incident identifies a concrete payment-security boundary: a wallet can remain self-custodial while funds loaded for card spending move into a third-party contract with separate administrative risk. CoinDesk reports that Rain upgraded every program using the outdated version and saw no further unauthorized activity, but the affected programs are not fully identified and the companies do not disclose reimbursement timing, funding, independent loss verification or whether controls were audited. The token's 49% intraday fall is market context, not a payment-loss measure or proof of customer adoption.

## Key numbers

- **Total loss traced on-chain across affected programs:** approximately USD 1.1 million
- **Avici-reported affected balances and users:** USD 500,800; 1,685 users
- **Tria-reported affected balances and users:** more than USD 430,000; 636 users
- **Maximum reported AVICI token decline from its 24-hour high:** 49%

## Topics and entities

- Industry lane: Web3 & stablecoin payments
- Entities: Avici / Rain / Tria
- Web3 payments
- Payment infrastructure

## Evidence and credibility note

Independent CoinDesk report using company incident statements, public terms and on-chain transaction data. Loss allocations, affected-user counts, remediation and reimbursement commitments are attributable to Avici, Tria and Rain; the complete affected-program list, reimbursement timing and independently audited controls are not established.

Date evidence: Automatically verified from JSON-LD datePublished: 2026-08-29T23:49:17.603Z

## First-party corroboration

No directly corresponding A1 company announcement is currently linked.

## Original-source traceback

[Open the original CoinDesk report](https://www.coindesk.com/web3/2026/08/29/a-usd1-1-million-crypto-card-hack-crashed-a-neobank-s-token-49)

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