Looking back at some of the #rugpulls of the past that have been audited.
This is why it's important to read audits (but interestingly, some audits didn't consider the owner having so much control to be a security risk).
Let's have a look at some...
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The first rug we'll discuss is Univ, audited by Solidity Finance.
Notice they say explicitly in the audit summary "Please ensure trust in the team prior to investing as they have substantial control in the ecosystem.
Date: February 24th, 2022."
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That seems like a catch-all cover-your-butt statement, but hey, at least they warned everyone.
Then we have MaxAPY, audited by Rugfreecoins. Here they missed the owner's ability to change fees to much higher than 25% (which they did so no one could sell....honeypot).
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Arbix was audited by Certik, and they found 12 issues! However, all critical and major issues were resolved.
This did not stop Arbix devs from minting and dumping the token, however.
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In the infamous Squid Game rug pull, the audit company Coinscope only found one apparently not serious issue with the contract.
Dangers were not made apparent otherwise.
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In the Turtledex rug pull, Techrate didn't seem to find any issues with the contract.
Yet they were able to siphon all liquidity.
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Techrate also performed the StableMagnet audit, and yet again they found nearly no issues.
However, devs had exploited a backdoor in the linked libraries and stole funds anyway.
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Some of these teams were #KYC'd and #Doxxed as well
Protocol security isn't fool proof, so of course there is no way to guarantee safety every time
It does seem like perhaps we can do better, and hold security firms to a higher standard
Just my random Monday thoughts
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Want to learn how the brain works, why humans value what we value, and how to persuade value based decisions?
Here’s your reading list:
Thinking Fast and Slow
Predictably Irrational
Nudge
Influence
Pre-suasion
Misbehaving
The Undoing Project
The Persuasion Code
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Barking Up the Wrong Tree
Brainfluence
Alchemy
7 Secrets of Persuasion
Invisible Influence
What Your Customer Wants and…Can’t Tell You
Thinking In Bets
Friction
The Upside to Irrationality
Dollars and Sense
Payoff
Yes
Contagious
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This is a crash course in behavioral economics, basically. It helps readers identify how WE are persuaded as well as how to persuade.
This is intimately connected with what we value and why we make the value based decisions we do.
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Sustainability was the buzzword of the day when #node protocols were the hot topic. Obviously it was just a buzzword, as no #NaaS protocol has proved to be that.
But what IS sustainability and how do we evaluate it? A thread 👇
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First, the definition of sustainable - able to be maintained at a certain rate or level.
So, sustainability is the ability to uphold that level of maintenance.
Let's talk about lending loops. These are far and away one of the most #degen strategies you can employ.
Why?
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Because, in a normal lend/borrow situation, you risk your collateral, but you still have the asset you borrowed.
In a lend loop, you risk EVERYTHING;
Your collateral AND your borrowed asset.
If you get liquidated, you have NOTHING.
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First, let's talk briefly about how lending and borrowing work, so the loop scenario becomes a bit more clear.
In traditional finance, when you borrow money, you either put up something for collateral (your house or car) or the lender takes a risk based on your credit.