Update: QuickSwap Gamma pool deposits paused on Polygon PoS and zkEVM
Update: QuickSwap Gamma pool deposits paused on Polygon PoS and zkEVM
QuickSwap has temporarily paused all Gamma pool deposits on Polygon PoS and zkEVM as a safety precaution. Trading on the DEX is unaffected and the underlying pools and V2/V3 AMM models are safe. QuickSwap will provide further updates to the community.
Please be aware of this ongoing situation At the moment no Gamma contracts that utilize QuickSwap pools seem to have been affected and so far this has only affected some stable pairs on Camelot and Ramses on Arbitrum that we know of. While we are still actively investigating,
We're monitoring and reacting to a possible security incident. Please be patient while we take security precautions to assess the issue. If you needwith draw our front end is still up at app.gamma.xyz
Update: all QuickSwap Gamma pool deposits have been paused for now on Polygon PoS and zkEVM. Manual deposits are working as normal and the underlying pools and V2/V3 AMM models are unaffected. Trading on the DEX is safe and QuickSwap will continue to provide the community with
Gamma is currently working with our partners and security professionals who have come to assist us. Our first priority is to prevent any losses to our users and partners. We'll be posting updates as we have them.
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