Morning Edition · Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Fresh Exploit Reproductions Underline a Steady Drip of DeFi Losses
Newly published proof-of-concept reconstructions document thefts and a rounding flaw across vault and royalty contracts, the routine end of an elevated cycle of losses.
The security research collective DeFiHackLabs published a set of proof-of-concept reconstructions this week that catalog how recent on-chain exploits worked. The reproductions are the technical record of incidents that, taken together, keep…
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