Inside DeFi 002: 🎭 Good and bad news for security, plus two very ugly charts
This week saw a near-miss for DeFi lender HypurrFi and recovered funds for Makina, while Circle and Certik don't make the best impression.
Jake Harrison
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Huione Group head ‘Boss Xi’ reportedly arrested then released
Reports claim to show the arrest of “Boss Xi” in Cambodia yesterday, with rumors of his release later circulating on Telegram and X.
Clawdbot creator Peter Steinberger: ‘Crypto folks, stop harassing me’
Clawdbot, now Moltbot, has taken off amongst the crypto crowd. But Peter Steinberger is already sick of crypto folks “harrassing” him.
‘Bad actor’ Circle slammed for letting stolen $3M USDC sit unfrozen
Of a total of $17 million stolen from victim addresses, $3 million in USDC is yet to be frozen by issuer Circle.
Inside DeFi 001
Inside DeFi looks at the uptick in DeFi exploits, an all-time high for Ethereum transactions, and World Liberty Finance's governance vote.
Cambodian scam rings facing disruption since kingpin’s arrest
Arrests, money laundering service shutdowns, releases, and escapes are all part of an ongoing crackdown on Cambodian scam operations.
Saga becomes latest victim in DeFi hacking spree
The root cause behind the hack remains unclear. Around $6M in ETH and $850K of YieldFi assets sit in the hacker’s ETH address.
Can a BTC ‘seed phrase slot machine’ really make you rich?
The Mnemonic Slots website hosts a BTC seed phrase slot machine, offering unlimited free spins. But is it worth playing?
Gmak! Flash loan hack hits DeFi platform Makina for $5M
A flash loan attack allowed a hacker to manipulate the DUSD pool on Curve Finance. Another, smaller hack hit SynapLogic four hours earlier.
Nikita Bier causes collapse of crypto InfoFi
Kaito and Cookie plan to sunset their respective Yaps and Snaps programs in response to Bier’s announcement.