SotN#19: HARDENING! with Demian Brener from Open Zeppelin
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Security Challenges in DeFi: Lessons from the Harvest Hack
This chapter explores security issues in decentralized finance, focusing on the Harvest protocol hack and the mechanics of exploitation through flash loans. It discusses the blurred lines between economic arbitrage and exploitative attacks, emphasizing the importance of trust and the vulnerabilities inherent in DeFi systems, particularly those related to price oracles. The conversation also highlights the necessity of using established libraries for security and the critical relationship between scalability and trust in the evolving DeFi landscape.
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