CETUS Surges 26% After $223M Breach Response, Recovery Efforts Boost Market Confidence

Cetus Protocol (CETUS) is currently trading at $0.1602 with a 24-hour trading volume of $169,769,826 and a 26.74% price increase over the last 24 hours, ranking #334 by market capitalization. The recent price surge follows the May 22, 2025 security breach in which $223 million was stolen from Cetus Protocol’s liquidity pools due to a vulnerability in a third-party open-source library; approximately $162 million of the stolen funds were frozen on-chain, and the protocol has since paused contracts, initiated recovery and governance measures, and received additional security commitments from the Sui Foundation. The positive price movement appears to be driven by renewed market confidence following swift incident response, ongoing recovery efforts, and visible support from the Sui community and ecosystem partners.