The $300M DeFi Bailout: Heroic or Unsustainable?

The Defiant by Camila Russo

Apr 30, 202600:58:52Technology

Explosive debate: after one of DeFi's biggest attacks left Aave facing bad debt, DeFi United raised more than $300M to stop the contagion. But did the ecosystem prove its strength - or expose hidden trust assumptions, op...

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