#DeFi

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governance/2026-04-22

Break Glass In Case Of Emergency

On April 20, 2026, Arbitrum's Security Council froze 30,766 ETH linked to the KelpDAO exploit. The engineering was impressive. The precedent is another matter. Every 'decentralized' system keeps an emergency committee. The honest ones should admit it.

Governance Decentralization Arbitrum

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defi/2025-05-27

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The Architecture of Financial Autonomy: Ribbit Capital's Infrastructure Play

A deep dive into how Ribbit Capital's evolution from venture investor to infrastructure architect signals a fundamental shift in the pursuit of financial sovereignty.

Ribbit Capital Financial Sovereignty Infrastructure

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defi/2025-05-03

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GigaDOT: DeFi Without the Baggage

A deep dive into GigaDOT (GDOT), Polkadot's weaponized yield aggregator that compresses multiple DeFi strategies into a single, frictionless token.

DOT Polkadot Yield

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