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Bits + Bips: Why the Drift Hack Is an ‘Embarrassment for the Industry’
The crew gather to discuss how nation-state bad actors like North Korea and Iran are using crypto in two very different wars – with USDC and USDT fig…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
How ‘Booth Babes’ Can Result in Huge Hacks Like Drift’s
The $285 million hack of Drift took began in person at a conference … and unfolded like a spy novel. Multiple in-person meetings, $1 million deposite…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
How Bitcoin Is Both a Risk Asset and a Hedge Against Debasement
Charles Schwab’s chief crypto strategist breaks down why traditional finance valuation frameworks, not narratives, are finally taking hold in digital…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
How State-Sponsored Hackers Like DPRK Drain DeFi Protocols: Uneasy Money
The Drift Protocol is down $285 million and Circle has the power to freeze the funds — but won’t. Kain, Taylor, and Luca explain why.
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1 month, 3 weeks ago
How Bitcoin Is Both a Risk Asset and a Hedge Against Debasement
Charles Schwab’s chief crypto strategist breaks down why traditional finance valuation frameworks, not narratives, are finally taking hold in digital…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
How Solana's Largest Perp DEX Was Exploited for $285 Million
Chaos Labs' Omer Goldberg unpacks the $285 million Drift Protocol exploit. Did the perp DEX fail to implement best practices?
Sponsored by Nexo: A…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Chopping Block: Is Canton a Real Blockchain? Ethereum’s Cypherpunk Dilemma, AI Security Chaos
The Chopping Block crew and Wintermute’s Evgeny Gaevoy debate whether Canton is truly permissionless, if Ethereum Foundation should double down on cy…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
DEX in the City: Why the Prediction Market Bans Could Just Be Beginning
Former FTX General Counsel Ryne Miller joins the DEX in the City crew to unpack the CFTC's crypto moves. Does the agency have the staffing to achieve…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Quantum Computing Got 20x Closer. It Threatens A Third of All Bitcoin
Google just set a deadline. Quantum computers could break Bitcoin's encryption by 2029. Are blockchains ready?
Sponsored by Nexo
Nexo is the premie…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Do Centralized Real World Assets on DeFi Break Ethereum? - Bits + Bips
When do oil prices force a ceasefire? Why is crypto holding firm while equities crack? And does Canton or Ethereum win the institutional race?
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1 month, 4 weeks ago