Aptos Vulnerability: How Its Speed Widened a $70B Risk

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Hexens found a critical flaw in Aptos that was patched before any funds moved. The bug could have let an attacker forge assets and push them across bridges. Aptos disputes the severity, yet Polygon's CTO validated the proof-of-concept. The case revives the argument for on-chain circuit breakers on fast L1s. A security…