Welcome to The Chopping Block! Crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner chop it up about the latest news in the digital asset industry. Show topics: <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">how social engineering was used in the $600 million+ Ronin bridge hack</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">what bridge infrastructure needs to be built (note: if someone wants to build a cross-chain Etherscan, it sounds like Tarun would fund it)</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">why the Inverse Finance hack impressed Tom</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">how Open Zeppelin found and patched a $15 billion vulnerability for Convex Finance</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">why transitioning to token governance might be an issue for Convex</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">what made USDN de-peg</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">why Tarun think algorithmic stablecoin creators are a little crazy</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">the elegance of the Bitcoin whitepaper</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">what their biggest takeaways from Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter are</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">why Tarun thinks FTX investing in IEX is actually a huge deal</li> </ul>   Hosts <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Haseeb Qureshi, managing partner at Dragonfly Capital</li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline;"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://twitter.com/hosseeb">https://twitter.com/hosseeb</a></li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Tom Schmidt, general partner at Dragonfly Capital</li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline;"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://twitter.com/tomhschmidt">https://twitter.com/tomhschmidt</a></li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Tarun Chitra, managing partner at Robot Ventures</li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline;"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://twitter.com/tarunchitra">https://twitter.com/tarunchitra</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Robert Leshner, founder of Compound </li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline;"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://twitter.com/rleshner">https://twitter.com/rleshner</a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> Topics Covered <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Ronin hack</li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline;"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-29/hackers-steal-590-million-from-ronin-in-latest-bridge-attack"> https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-29/hackers-steal-590-million-from-ronin-in-latest-bridge-attack</a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://decrypt.co/96811/nearly-7m-hacked-ronin-funds-sent-privacy-mixer-tornado-cash"> https://decrypt.co/96811/nearly-7m-hacked-ronin-funds-sent-privacy-mixer-tornado-cash</a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://roninblockchain.substack.com/p/community-alert-ronin-validators?s=w"> https://roninblockchain.substack.com/p/community-alert-ronin-validators?s=w</a></li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">More hacks: Inverse Finance, Convex Rugpull disclosure</li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline;"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2022/04/02/defi-lender-inverse-finance-exploited-for-156-million/"> https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2022/04/02/defi-lender-inverse-finance-exploited-for-156-million/</a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://twitter.com/bertcmiller/status/1510284763332071427"> https://twitter.com/bertcmiller/status/1510284763332071427</a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://blog.openzeppelin.com/15-billion-rugpull-vulnerability-in-convex-finance-protocol-uncovered-and-resolved/"> https://blog.openzeppelin.com/15-billion-rugpull-vulnerability-in-convex-finance-protocol-uncovered-and-resolved/</a></li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">USDN Peg broken, drama ensues</li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline;"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">​​<a href= "https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/140475/drama-erupts-around-the-waves-blockchain-project-and-trading-firm-alameda">https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/140475/drama-erupts-around-the-waves-blockchain-project-and-trading-firm-alameda</a> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/neutrino-usd">https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/neutrino-usd</a></li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Why is Elon taking a stake in Twitter?</li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline;"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://decrypt.co/96809/dogecoin-cheerleader-elon-musk-takes-9-2-stake-in-twitter"> https://decrypt.co/96809/dogecoin-cheerleader-elon-musk-takes-9-2-stake-in-twitter</a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://www.wsj.com/articles/twitter-to-name-elon-musk-to-its-board-of-directors-11649162614?mod=article_inline"> https://www.wsj.com/articles/twitter-to-name-elon-musk-to-its-board-of-directors-11649162614?mod=article_inline</a></li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">FTX purchasing a stake in IEX</li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline;"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ftx-us-and-iex-join-forces-to-help-shape-market-structure-for-digital-assets-301517550.html"> https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ftx-us-and-iex-join-forces-to-help-shape-market-structure-for-digital-assets-301517550.html</a></li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Lightning Labs' $70 million raise</li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline;"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/140560/lightning-labs-taro-protocol-stablecoins-fundraise"> https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/140560/lightning-labs-taro-protocol-stablecoins-fundraise</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Gauntlet raises $23.8M led by Ribbit, now a Unicorn - congrats Tarun!</li> </ul> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><a href= "https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-quant-firm-gauntlet-valued-at-1b-following-series-b"> https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-quant-firm-gauntlet-valued-at-1b-following-series-b</a></li> </ul>

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