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The next DeFi drain could come from legacy contracts everyone forgot
Raydium’s legacy exploit shows how legacy DeFi contracts can stay live, forgotten, and vulnerable after protocols move on.
Gino Matos 7 min read
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Humanity Protocol hack turns one laptop breach into an identity-token crisis
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Wall Street is buying DeFi tokens again, even as everyone worries the code is unsafe
Big investors are buying DeFi tokens again, betting ENA and MORPHO can re-rate as institutional financial rails despite rising security fears.
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Crypto’s killer app may be selling stocks after its own tokens failed retail
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AI-assisted Zcash flaw exposes the supply integrity gap an emergency fork could not fully close
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A stablecoin tied to Strategy stock depegs putting a new DeFi dollar risk in focus as Bitcoin sells off
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Bitcoin’s $63k slide shows ETF demand fighting AI equities for dollar liquidity
Bitcoin’s break from the S&P 500 now hinges on ETF flows, AI equity demand, and whether the $66,900-$70,000 shelf can be reclaimed.
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