Stacks-based DeFi protocol ALEX suffered an exploit due to a token listing validation bug, losing around $8.37M, including 8.4M STX, 21.85 sBTC, ~$150K in stablecoins, and 2.8 WBTC. ALEX Lab Foundation will fully compensate affected users in USDC, based on average on-chain rates from the evening of June 6. Payments will be made within 7 business days after confirmation.