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As the name implies, flash loans are paid back quickly – in the same transaction in which they are taken out. (Image via NASA)
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the DeFi 'Flash Loan' Attack
Here's a plain-English breakdown of the bZx attacks and their broader implications for the budding DeFi markets.
As the name implies, flash loans are paid back quickly – in the same transaction in which they are taken out. (Image via NASA)

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Chainlink's Sergey Nazarov on What DeFi Can Learn From Early Exchange Hacks
A breakdown of the role of price oracles in the recent DeFi attacks, plus what DeFi can learn from early exchange hacks.
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Is It Exploitation Season for DeFi?
Are two recent attacks taking advantage of "flash loans," low liquidity and price oracle issues the first of more to come?
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DeFi Project bZx Exploited for Second Time in a Week, Loses $630K in Ether
The attacker manipulated price feeds in order to create and profit from an under collateralized loan.
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