RONIN-2022

Ronin bridge exploit

Bridge/validator-key concentration. First public evidence lagged the exploit.

RESEARCH · SIMULATION · NOT INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE · NOT INVESTABLE · £0 REAL CAPITAL · PAPER

HINDSIGHT BARRIER — No information published after this simulated timestamp may influence this decision.

Occurred (recorded): 23 MAR 2022 02:00 SAST

First public evidence (recorded): 29 MAR 2022 02:00 SAST

Verification: CORROBORATED

Split: VALIDATION

Bridge halt; later attributed publicly.

Hindsight barrier: T0 for DR is first public evidence, not silent on-chain moment unless cryptographically monitored.

What was known — evidence timeline

Published	Source type	Verification	Summary
29 MAR 2022 02:00 SAST	SECONDARY_REPORTING	CORROBORATED	Ronin bridge compromise disclosed after the fact.

Sources

Ronin Network — Wikipedia · SECONDARY_REPORTING

T-minus (deterministic rules, all four models share the evidence gate)

T	Barrier	State	Action
T-180	24 SEP 2021 02:00 SAST	INSUFFICIENT_DATA	NO_ACTION
T-90	23 DEC 2021 02:00 SAST	INSUFFICIENT_DATA	NO_ACTION
T-30	21 FEB 2022 02:00 SAST	INSUFFICIENT_DATA	NO_ACTION
T-7	16 MAR 2022 02:00 SAST	INSUFFICIENT_DATA	NO_ACTION
T-1	22 MAR 2022 02:00 SAST	INSUFFICIENT_DATA	NO_ACTION
T0	23 MAR 2022 02:00 SAST	INSUFFICIENT_DATA	NO_ACTION

Price-only drawdowns remain NO_ACTION. Structural corroborated events may reach WATCH/ISOLATE. This is not a claim that Duplios operated a live desk at the time.