DeFi’s Latest $290M Hack, Kalshi vs Polymarket & Will the Clarity Act Pass?

About this episode

The episode discusses the recent $290M hack in DeFi, the competition between Kalshi and Polymarket, and the potential passing of the Clarity Act.

This week, we’re back with another weekly roundup to discuss the latest DeFi exploit of KelpDAO which saw $290M in funds exploited. We deep dive into how to resolve the recent exploits in DeFi, the rivalry between Kalshi and Polymarket, will the Clarity Act pass and more. Enjoy! -- Follow Jason: https://x.com/JasonYanowitz Follow Santi: https://x.com/santiagoroel Follow Rob: https://x.com/HadickM Follow Empire: https://x.com/theempirepod -- This episode is brought to you by Fidelity Crypto. Learn more at https://Fidelity.com/crypto Fidelity Crypto was built in-house with over a dozen years of crypto experience. So you can trade crypto and stocks in one place at Fidelity, backed by industry-leading security. Fidelity Crypto. We're here to help you feel good about investing in crypto. Crypto is offered by Fidelity Digital Assets, NA, is not insured by FDIC or SIPC and includes risk of complete loss. Securities offered by Fidelity Brokerage Services, LLC. Member NYSE, SIPC. -- ZKsync is the Bank Stack of Ethereum. It is a network of chains secured by cryptography, not validators. Its cutting-edge ZK innovation enables the privacy, performance and connectivity that businesses need to…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jason Yanowitz, Santiago Roel, Rob Hadick

Topics covered

• DeFi exploits
• KelpDAO hack
• Kalshi vs Polymarket
• Clarity Act
• crypto investing
• Fidelity Crypto

Keywords

• DeFi
• hack
• KelpDAO
• Kalshi
• Polymarket
• Clarity Act
• Fidelity Crypto
• crypto
• investing

Sponsors

Fidelity Crypto

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: KelpDAO, Kalshi, Polymarket, Fidelity Digital Assets, Fidelity Brokerage Services, ZKsync

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