Bridge Incident Registry
Bridge entity

BSC Token Hub

BSC Token Hub was the native bridge between BNB Beacon Chain and BNB Smart Chain. It is included because of the October 2022 forged-proof exploit that created two million BNB, and because the bridge was later retired as part of BNB Chain Fusion.

deprecated reviewed current

Bridge facts

Canonical name
BSC Token Hub
Type
Canonical Bridge
Status
Deprecated
Confidence
High
Primary chains
BNB Beacon Chain, BNB Chain
Primary assets
BNB
Operator
BNB Chain community
Ecosystem
BNB Chain
Launch date
Unknown
End date
2024-11-19
Terminal reason
Cross-chain communication between BNB Beacon Chain and BNB Smart Chain was disabled during the Beacon Chain final sunset.
Last reviewed
2026-06-14
Last verified
2026-06-14

Incident cases

  • BSC Token Hub 2022 forged-proof exploit2022-10-06

    In October 2022, an attacker exploited BSC Token Hub by forging a bridge proof, creating and taking two million BNB. The nominal value was nearly $570 million, while BNB Chain later stated that about $100 million remained unrecovered after validators paused and resumed the network.

    ExploitNearly $570 million minted; about $100 million unrecoveredUnresolved

Evidence records

Official URL status

Official URL recorded as live: https://www.bnbchain.org/en/bnb-chain-fusion