Definition ∞ A Thin Liquidity Exploit occurs when an attacker manipulates the price of an asset in a decentralized exchange pool that possesses insufficient trading depth. By executing a relatively small trade, the attacker can drastically alter the asset’s price, creating an opportunity for profit through arbitrage or by affecting other protocols that rely on that price feed. This exploit capitalizes on the absence of substantial order books.
Context ∞ Thin liquidity exploits are a recurrent security concern in decentralized finance, particularly for newer or less traded token pairs. News reports frequently highlight these attacks, detailing how they can destabilize protocols and cause significant financial losses. The industry is responding by encouraging deeper liquidity provision, implementing more robust oracle solutions, and enhancing monitoring systems to detect and prevent such market manipulations.
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