Luke Leasure: Layer Zero's infrastructure vulnerabilities highlight security gaps, Aave's collateral oversight demands better risk management, and the dynamics of looping reshape DeFi borrowing

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DeFi's security challenges spotlight the urgent need for improved risk management and secure deployment practices.

Luke Leasure is a researcher at Blockworks Research specializing in decentralized finance and blockchain protocol analysis. He has contributed to critical investigations into DeFi vulnerabilities and systemic risks, including his analysis of the Kelp rsETH bridge exploit and its cascading effects across lending protocols like Aave.

Layer Zero’s off-chain RPC infrastructure was compromised, highlighting vulnerabilities in their deployment practices.

Luke Leasure: Layer Zero's infrastructure vulnerabilities highlight security gaps, Aave's collateral oversight demands better risk management, and the dynamics of looping reshape DeFi borrowing | Unchained

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