Balancer’s $116M exploit, Stream Finance’s $93M stablecoin crash, Sequans’ bitcoin sale backlash, the Silent IPO theory for bitcoin, and Solana ETFs’ inflows in this Week in Review.
Week in Review
Balancer was exploited for over $116 million after a V2 pool vulnerability was abused, Stream Finance saw a $93M blow that sent its XUSD peg to $0.24 amid losses tied to an external fund manager, Sequans was roasted after selling bitcoin as part of a “strategic asset reallocation,” analyst Jordi Visser floated the “Silent IPO” theory to explain Bitcoin’s sideways action, and Solana ETFs outperformed as Bitcoin and Ether funds saw over $320M in outflows this week.
Balancer Suffers Major Exploit: Over $116 Million Drained From V2 Pools
On Nov. 3, Balancer was exploited for over $116 million after attackers used a smart contract vulnerability… read more.
Editor’s comment: This will have long term ramifications, both positive and negative. Negative, because big boy money will not be deploying in size into DeFi anytime soon. Positive, because hopefully it will spur much more scrutiny to DeFi’s most used smart contracts.
Stream Finance Rocked by $93M Blow—Project’s Stablecoin XUSD Peg Craters to $0.24
On Monday, the decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Stream Finance announced that an external fund manager… read more.
Editor’s comment: Most likely the external fund manager blew up on 10/10. If so, why did it take so long for Stream Finance to announce the massive losses?
‘Strategic Asset Reallocation’: Sequans’ Bitcoin Sale Gets Roasted Online
Sequans Communications S.A., a firm that adopted bitcoin as its primary treasury reserve asset, confirmed… read more.
Editor’s comment: This is likely the first of a great many treasury companies that will sell their bitcoins.
Why Is Bitcoin Going Sideways? The Silent IPO Theory
Jordi Visser, financial analyst and former president of Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers, explained bitcoin’s… read more.
Editor’s comment: This could be true, but it also could be a bullish-leaning rationalization for why Bitcoin OGs have sold 400,000 bitcoins in the past thirty days.
Solana ETFs Shine as Bitcoin, Ether Funds Bleed Over $300 Million
Bitcoin and ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) kicked off November with heavy outflows totaling over $320 million… read more.
Editor’s comment: It’s heartening that not all ETF flows are negative!
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