10 sats \ 3 replies \ @k00b 19 Apr 2022
I'm not sure it's fair to call this a hack in the illegal sense. He played by the rules of the system and won.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xtr 19 Apr 2022
damnnn
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @zuspotirko 19 Apr 2022
Flashloans are scary.
I honestly would never accept a job in the ethereum ecosystem - no matter how high the salary. There is no way to properly test something because no test environment is ever as safe as the live chain. I couldn't sleep at night - idk how these people can.
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3 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 19 Apr 2022
One of the surprising things about human nature is the ability to rationalize all behavior - even the most immoral. Everyone fundamentally thinks they're a good person regardless of what they've done, which means they've convinced themselves there are good reasons for what they've done.
I imagine when working in the ethereum ecosystem one says to oneself:
This interview with a famous cybercriminal Brett Johnson on Lex Fridman's show is illuminating: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC1LFC0KFSw. He didn't care about his victims because he convinced himself he was doing it for his family - which in his mind washed away the harm it caused and still made him good.
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3 sats \ 0 replies \ @TheBTCManual 19 Apr 2022
Lol lets make algo backed stablecoins what could go wrong? If a flash loan can take down your entire ecosystem what is the point?
ETH protocols working as intended I suppose, pure rug pull tech
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1 sat \ 0 replies \ @zuspotirko 19 Apr 2022
This is crazy. The same day that the wallstreetjournal has a story about smart contract "algorithm based" stablecoins this happens. Literally the same day.
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1 sat \ 0 replies \ @Ge 19 Apr 2022
I'm sure I'm not the only one who giggled at that one haha :)
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @starbuilder 19 Apr 2022
The entire hack happened in 1 transaction...! apples to apples comparison on how this looks in real world - Borrow money from Goldman Sachs to become majority shareholder in Bank of America, take board ownership and pass a mandate to approve your personal account to withdraw entire bank liquidity, repay borrowed loan and walk away with $182 Million...! Kinda crazy if you think that way..!
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @0xtr 19 Apr 2022
lmao, what a great title
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