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Yuga Labs CEO Michael Figge confirmed the team has completed a whitehat rescue operation targeting an exploit discovered in Flooring Protocol, securing dozens of blue-chip NFTs before bad actors could drain them. The rescued assets are now held in Yuga Labs' custody pending a resolution with the protocol's developers.
The haul is significant: 29 Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), 4 Mutant Ape Yacht Club (MAYC), 1 Bored Ape Kennel Club (BAKC), 2 CryptoPunks, 1 Azuki, 2 Elementals, 26 Captains, 1 Moonbird, and 2 Doodles — a collection whose floor-price aggregate runs into the millions of dollars.
Why it matters
Yuga Labs mobilised its GrailsOTC trading desk to front the capital and NFTs required for the rescue, acting as a de facto white-hat responder rather than waiting for protocol developers to patch the vulnerability. The move signals a maturing security posture in the NFT space, where blue-chip issuers are increasingly willing to absorb short-term liquidity risk to protect ecosystem holders.
Market impact
For BAYC and the broader Yuga ecosystem, the rescue is a net positive: it demonstrates that the issuer will act decisively when holder assets are at risk. The protocol developers are now working with Yuga Labs on a finalised solution before assets are returned, meaning Flooring Protocol faces a credibility test in how quickly and transparently it resolves the underlying vulnerability.
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