Three DeFi hacks net $10 million in 48 hours despite ‘renaissance moment’
While Aave and Maker (now Sky) founders basked in a ‘DeFi renaissance moment,’ some less well-known projects were losing millions.
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Aave hacked via periphery contract — $56K stolen from ‘tip jar’
Aave, which contains assets worth over $11 billion, moved to reassure users that the attack placed no user funds at risk.
Linea protocol ZeroLend is a ‘copy-paste’ Aave fork, linking to original’s docs
Linea claims to be ‘home to the most innovative web3 projects’ but its largest project, ZeroLend, is a low-effort Aave fork.
Advisors leave Aave as protocol punishes competitors
Aave’s proposed ‘Merit programme’ would use protocol revenue to reward ‘Aave-aligned’ behaviour but punish users of ‘non-aligned protocols.’
Market manipulator liquidated trying to short Curve
Mango markets attacker Avraham Eisenberg was thwarted in his attempts to crash CRV when eagle-eyed DeFi users pumped the asset 40%.
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