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Scenario #13

THE SPLIT-SECOND DECISION

Emergency Protocol Execution

MARKET EMERGENCY ALERT
3:42 AM

Your phone explodes with notifications at 3:42 AM. A major protocol exploit has been detected on the blockchain where most of your assets are held. Funds are being drained from smart contracts across the ecosystem.

MARKET STATUS: CRITICAL EXPLOIT IN PROGRESS

You jump out of bed and rush to your computer. Social media is on fire with reports of a zero-day vulnerability affecting multiple DeFi protocols. A previously unknown smart contract exploit is allowing attackers to drain funds from affected contracts at an alarming rate.


The vulnerability appears to be spreading to more protocols by the minute as attackers adapt their approach. Projects are frantically telling users to withdraw funds immediately or risk losing everything. Transaction fees are skyrocketing as thousands of users rush to secure their assets.

Your Situation

You quickly assess your exposure:

Immediate Assessment

Emergency Challenge: Time-Critical Execution

  1. How quickly can you access your high-security wallets?
  2. Do you have emergency override protocols for your security measures?
  3. Have you prepared for high-gas emergency transactions?
  4. What's your strategy for transaction priority during network congestion?
  5. Which of your wallets are most vulnerable and need immediate attention?

Complications

As you attempt to secure your funds:

Your Mission

Execute emergency transactions to secure your assets before they're compromised, navigating extreme network congestion and security hurdles under severe time pressure.


Can you access and move your funds quickly enough while maintaining security?

Your transaction has been pending for 4 minutes. The blockchain explorer shows thousands of competing transactions. Another notification: two more protocols you use have just confirmed they're vulnerable. The estimated time to drain is 17 minutes.

TIME REMAINING: Critical Window Closing
How will your security systems perform when every second counts?