Advanced Smart Contract Vulnerability Audit: A Technical Walkthrough for DeFi Security Practitioners
The FixedFloat breach on April 2, 2024, where attackers exploited a third-party vulnerability to extract $2.8 million from the exchange’s […]
DeFi
Decentralized finance protocols, yield farming, and liquidity pools
Ethereum Navigates ETF Uncertainty and DeFi Rotation as ETH Struggles to Keep Pace With Bitcoin
Protocol Primer Ethereum enters the second quarter of 2024 at a critical juncture. The world’s largest smart contract platform trades
Hardening DeFi Protocol Defenses: A Practical Guide to Multi-Layer Smart Contract Security in 2024
As the DeFi ecosystem matures alongside Bitcoin’s rally past $71,333 and Ethereum’s steady position at $3,647, the sophistication of attacks
DeFi Protocol Upgrades Signal Maturation Amidst $426M Liquidation Event
Protocol Primer The decentralized finance ecosystem continues its evolution in March 2024 as major protocols implement sophisticated upgrades while navigating
CoinShares Completes Valkyrie Acquisition: European Crypto Giant Plants Flag on U.S. ETF Turf
The Strategy Outline CoinShares, Europe’s largest digital asset investment firm, has completed its acquisition of Valkyrie Funds LLC, marking a
Flash Loan Attacks Explained: A Technical Deep Dive Into How DeFi Protocols Get Drained in Seconds
Flash loan attacks have become one of the most common and devastating exploit vectors in decentralized finance. On March 28,
Lava Lending Drained of $340K in Flash Loan Attack on Arbitrum
DeFi protocol Lava Lending, operating on the Arbitrum network, fell victim to a flash loan attack on March 29, 2024,
Advanced DeFi Position Security: Revoking Vulnerable Approvals and Implementing Defense-in-Depth
The March 28, 2024 Prisma Finance exploit that drained approximately $12 million in ETH from user vaults exposed a critical
Ethereum BlobScriptions Stress-Test Dencun Upgrade as Blob Fees Surge for the First Time
TL;DR Ethereum’s new blob storage system faces its first major stress test as “BlobScriptions” go viral Blob base fees surge
Advanced Smart Contract Audit Verification: How to Evaluate DeFi Protocol Security Before Depositing Funds
The devastating $62.5 million Munchables exploit and the $16 million Curio DAO governance attack on March 26, 2024, have reignited