Celsius Files for Ch. 11 Bankruptcy and Crypto Depositors Get Rekt
Celsius network has declared bankruptcy shortly after freezing all depositors accounts. What does this mean for the retail who ‘unbanked’…
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Vyper for Beginners — Functions
Welcome back to Vyper for Beginners! This lesson is dedicated to functions. Vyper for Beginners Series Part 1 — Introduction Part 2 — Toolkit Part 3 — Variables, Flow Control, Functions, Hello World! Part 4 — Interfaces Part 5 — Dynamic Arrays Part 6 — Structs and Mappings Part 7 — Functions Functions Functions are … Read more
Breaking: Harmony Blockchain Bridges Hacked For $100M Loss
It’s happened again, folks – another bridge has been hacked. Bridges between blockchains are prime targets for attackers due to their architecture, and hackers have been absolutely rinsing them lately. This attack brings the total funds lost from bridges in 2022 alone up to a staggering $1B+ total. The Harmony bridge was hacked earlier today, … Read more
Vyper for Beginners — Structs and Mappings
Welcome back to Vyper for Beginners! This lesson covers two data structure types: structs and mappings. The major difference between these structures and the simple data types covered previously is that structs and mappings are designed to hold differing data types “within” themselves. The closest simple data type is a Dynamic Array, which is limited … Read more
How To Read A Smart Contract Audit Report
Diligent smart contract audits are an essential part of crypto security. Getting the audit is only the first step, though. As a protocol owner, even if you receive an audit from one of the best smart contract auditors, you still have to understand their findings and implement any fixes. As an investor, how do you … Read more
I Got Options: Dopex Protocol Overview
Dopex is the premier on-chain options provider. The Arbitrum-native protocol has broken much ground for delivering decentralized, trustless options trading to the blockchain. This Dopex protocol overview article will dive into some of the technical details that make this protocol so special. Fear not, there is no scary math ahead! Part of my reason for … Read more
Breaking: Fei Protocol Hacked For $76 Million Loss
Dawn breaks Saturday morning in the Americas with a crushing DeFi exploit. Stablecoin provider and Tribe DAO member Fei Protocol was hacked in a series of transactions around 6:30 EST, for a loss of over 26,873 ETH, just over $76 million USD. The protocol is currently offering a $10 million USD whitehat bounty for return … Read more
Saddle Finance Hacked For $11 Million USD Loss
Saddle Finance is no stranger to hacks. They’ve already been hit before, under somewhat suspicious circumstances. This time around, though, it looks like a plain old fatfinger by the developers. Saddle Finance was hacked today, 4/30/22, for the loss of 3,933 ETH, worth over $11 million. The swap between sUSD and saddleUSD-V2 did not use … Read more
Concentrated Liquidity: Uniswap V3 Overview
In Decentralized Finance, protocols live and die by liquidity. Billions of dollars are thrown around trying to manage and direct it. There are entire protocols that only exist to manage liquidity. For much of DeFi history, there was only one answer when it came to efficient swaps for large amounts: Curve. That changed with the … Read more
Vyper for Beginners — Dynamic Arrays
Welcome back to Vyper for Beginners! This lesson covers dynamic arrays, a key data type that was recently introduced with Vyper 0.3.2. This builds off the previous lessons, so please review the series below if you need a refresher or encounter anything here that is unfamiliar. NOTE: Vyper 0.3.3 was recently released, which fixes a … Read more