A handshake agreement has kept DeFi from toppling, for now

<p>Mika Honkasalo is a DeFi researcher and the creator of Access Protocol.</p><p>In this episode, Honkasalo provides analysis on whether or not the $BALD memecoin saga could have ties to Alameda Research, and how a handshake deal prevented a near on-chain catastrophe in the DeFi lending market. </p><p>Outline:</p><p>01:16 - $BALD debacle on Base</p><p>04:51 - $BALD deployer's ties to Alameda</p><p>08:14 - What's next for Coinbase's Base</p><p>09:16 - Crypto rugpulls</p><p>10:39 - Leetswap exploit</p><p>11:37 - Curve DeFi leverage</p><p>14:38 - Viper exploit</p><p>15:44 - OT...