DeFi protocols and their hackers

Welcome to the 89th Weekend Shift!

What’s the deal? Over the weekend, we’ll update this post with some of the most interesting articles, podcasts, charts, and opinion pieces we’re too busy to write about.

OK, only crypto? Not necessarily. We do that Monday to Friday, so we try to explore new subjects on weekends.

Feel free to join in and submit entries on Twitter. Any topic is fair game.

October 15

1 week ago

First issue of our weekly newsletter is out. Subscribe and read here.

1 week ago

Eisenberg is alleged by an investigator to be the mysterious hacker behind this week’s >$100 million manipulation of Mango Markets.

Read more https://t.co/VDYZHGOr9a

— Protos (@Protos) October 14, 2022

Most read article this week. A profile of the alleged Mango Markets hacker.

1 week ago

Mango hacker securing himself a ~$47m bug bounty.

Biggest crypto bounty by far?

The current bounty going rate of 10% of exploited funds is going to need to be repriced lmao. pic.twitter.com/FcHkEbwY7u

— Hsaka (@HsakaTrades) October 14, 2022

The story is spicy.

1 week ago

Some DAO action as well.

1 week ago

This is an apartment building in Valletta, the capital of Malta. It houses six flats. One of those is the registered residence of one of the richest men in the world: Peter Thiel.

What is he doing in Malta? Applying for citizenship.https://t.co/qIjXthsvkf pic.twitter.com/ScmmfLsGYN

— Ryan Mac (@RMac18) October 15, 2022

Welcome to Europe?

1 week ago

Look, ma.

1 week ago

Nothing quite like it.

1 week ago

NEWS: The BBC has aired the first of a new three part series called The Elon Musk Show. It centers on Elon, portraying interviews with family members, close friends (such as @FutureJurvetson) & biz associates. Focuses on key moments in Elon’s career from Zip2 to present day.

1/3 pic.twitter.com/5WTUJyPxF6

— Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) October 15, 2022

Let us know what you think on Twitter.

1 week ago

Um…

1 week ago

Activists vandalise Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers at the National Gallery.

The vandalism or destruction of art is always an authoritarian act.

But more than that – it represents a repudiation of civilisation and the achievements of humanity.pic.twitter.com/8gLTjekvIt

— Andrew Doyle (@andrewdoyle_com) October 14, 2022

No comment.

1 week ago

Started learning how to use adobe software to try to make an NFT project in June 2021. Ended up making an onlyfans of someone who doesn’t exist using deepfakes. In my best month, I made $14,000.

— Coinfessions (@coinfessions) October 14, 2022

Good for you.

1 week ago

Amirite?

1 week ago

Like.

1 week ago

Snap.

1 week ago

Protos has reached out to the horse for comment.

— Kyle S. Gibson (@KyleSGibson) October 11, 2022

We sure did.

1 week ago

Roughly 2.5 million addresses bought nearly 1.5 million $BTC at $19,200. The longer #Bitcoin continues trading below $19,000, the higher the pressure these investors will feel to exit their long #BTC positions to cut losses short. Consequently accelerating the downward pressure. pic.twitter.com/hgMMApyswM

— Ali (@ali_charts) October 13, 2022

Who knows.

1 week ago

Album of the week. 1993.

1 week ago

A thread of our recent investigations in case you’re looking for some long reads this weekend

— Protos (@Protos) October 15, 2022

We’ve collected some of our recent investigations in this thread. You’re welcome.

1 week ago

For real.

1 week ago

The latest update.

1 week ago

Looking forward to this.

1 week ago

Outside of out bubble.

1 week ago

Nothing to worry about.

1 week ago

Companies including Lyft, Uber and DoorDash could soon be forced to classify some gig workers as employees, giving them more benefits and rights in the US.https://t.co/EGC5zjMWyY

— DW News (@dwnews) October 12, 2022

Ready for some changes.

1 week ago

Fresh lava.

1 week ago

Angola’s amputee soccer team—the reigning Amputee World Cup champions—has inspired a nation still recovering from a 27-year war https://t.co/JJSIGV4p9o

— National Geographic (@NatGeo) October 7, 2022

The motivation

1 week ago

Matthew McConaughey penned an essay for Esquire calling for stricter gun regulations in the aftermath of the Robb Elementary School massacre that took place in his hometown of Uvalde, Texas. https://t.co/PamHuLE6V9

— ABC News (@ABC) October 12, 2022

Opinion.

1 week ago

Power On: Apple’s move to USB-C is just a stopgap until its wireless future. Also: thoughts on Google’s latest Pixel devices, more on the iPad Pro and Stage Manager and another Apple Car departure https://t.co/UjyUw5jb2n

— Mark Gurman (@markgurman) October 9, 2022

Again and again.

1 week ago

A very funny satirical video of Switzerland’s role as one of the Russian money laundering centers of the world. Worth watching https://t.co/QlmE3beMzy

— Bill Browder (@Billbrowder) October 11, 2022

Sorry not sorry.

1 week ago

In 2021, young people aged 15 to 34 made up the majority of ICT-educated persons in employment in almost all EU Member States. Finland was the exception with 49.5%.
Highest shares in:
Slovakia (82.4%)
Croatia (82.2%)
Romania (78.8%)

https://t.co/KPMqq3izlu pic.twitter.com/mMDCypaugB

— EU_Eurostat (@EU_Eurostat) October 11, 2022

Some stats.

1 week ago

https://protos.com/sbf-just-960m-short-of-dumb-donation-pledge-as-midterms-loom/

Duhhhh.

October 16

7 days ago

Just in.

7 days ago

Woops.

6 days ago

You reckon?

6 days ago

Keep an eye on the housing market.

This post will be updated over the weekend. You can follow us on Twitter and Google News or listen to our investigative podcast Innovated: Blockchain City.