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DAO Attack

The DAO attack was the June 2016 exploit of The DAO, a decentralized investment fund on Ethereum, in which funds were drained through a smart contract flaw. It led to the Ethereum hard fork that split Ethereum from Ethereum Classic. Read the latest news about DAO Attack on Cointelegraph. The DAO attack was the June 2016 exploit of The DAO, a decentralized investment fund on Ethereum, in which funds were drained through a smart contract flaw. It led to the Ethereum hard fork that split Ethereum from Ethereum Classic. Read the latest news about DAO Attack on Cointelegraph. The DAO attack was the June 2016 exploit of The DAO, a decentralized investment fund on Ethereum, in which funds were drained through a smart contract flaw. It led to the Ethereum hard fork that split Ethereum from Ethereum Classic. Read the latest news about DAO Attack on Cointelegraph.

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Compound Finance proposals elicit ‘governance attack’ allegations

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DAO Attack: All latest articles

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ERC-2771 integration introduces address spoofing vulnerability — OpenZeppelin

The smart contract vulnerability arises after the integration of ERC-2771 and multicall standards. OpenZepplin identified 13 sets of vulnerable smart contracts.

Dec 8, 2023

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Aragon Association to dissolve, will disburse $155M in assets to tokenholders

The governing body for the aragonOS DAO-creation tool will wind down, transferring its assets to tokenholders.

Nov 2, 2023

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3 unique ways hackers are stealing your crypto: Bitrace Report

Crypto investors claiming “my coins disappeared suddenly” have been found to recently download crypto applications from unverified sources.

Oct 30, 2023

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Vitalik Buterin voices concerns over DAOs approving ETH staking pool operators

The Ethereum co-founder proposes a solution that could lower the likelihood of any individual liquid staking provider growing to a point where it poses a systemic risk.

Oct 1, 2023

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LiFi launches multi-bridge governance solution after Uniswap debate

The new bridge aggregator allows cross-chain DAOs to only accept votes confirmed by more than one bridge.

Aug 18, 2023

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DeFi ‘circuit breaker’ could slash hack losses by 70%: Finance Redefined

The top 100 DeFi tokens had a mixed week. Most tokens traded in the same range as the previous week, with a minor bearish correction.

Jul 7, 2023

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a16z releases anonymous voting system for Ethereum

The system uses “time-lock puzzles” to encrypt the contents of votes, making them unreadable until balloting has finished.

May 26, 2023

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MakerDAO passes new ‘constitution’ to formalize governance process

The document creates multiple offices tasked with fulfilling various jobs for the protocol, each with their own powers and responsibilities.

Mar 27, 2023

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Barely halfway and October already the biggest month in crypto hacks: Finance Redefined

Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis has labeled October 2022 as “the biggest month in the biggest year ever for hacking activity."

Oct 14, 2022