The Avalanche-based web3 social finance app relaunched Sunday, but with a pause on trading functionality, according to a Stars Arena post.

"The Arena will re-open on Sunday with a pause on trading functionality. There will be a separate announcement on trading being resumed, shortly after the relaunch," the SocialFi protocol posted on X.com

The app is now live, but trading functionality will only resume after an audit. "Trading will only resume once the full audit has been published and the contract has been open-sourced for community review," Stars Arena said in an additional post.

Coming back from an exploit

Stars Arena was hacked on Oct. 7 for approximately $2.9 million worth of AVAX tokens. The exploit led to the loss of all funds locked in its smart contract.

Following the hack, …