Decentralized insurance coverage network Cover Protocol announced on Nov. 24 that its users had successfully agreed to payout a coverage for the Pickle Finance hack that occurred on Nov. 23.
- Cover Protocol will cover some of the funds from the $20 million exploit that Pickle Finance suffered, making the claim the first platform’s first coverage
- The platform will make a 100% payout i.e. each CLAIM token will be redeemable for 1 DAI token; A total of 282,035 DAI will be covered
- A peer-to-peer insurance marketplace, Cover Protocol was launched only as recently as Nov. 20, and allows market makers to supply insurance funds and set the premiums
- COVER is the successor of SAFE protocol, which saw the departure of the lead investor
- The website lists Yearn Finance founder Andrej Cronje and FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried as advisors; Bankman-Fried has denied any involvement