Mika Honkasalo is a DeFi researcher and the creator of Access Protocol.

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. 

Outline:

01:16 - $BALD debacle on Base

04:51 - $BALD deployer's ties to Alameda

08:14 - What's next for Coinbase's Base

09:16 - Crypto rugpulls

10:39 - Leetswap exploit

11:37 - Curve DeFi leverage

14:38 - Viper exploit

15:44 - OTC Curve buyers

17:37 - What's next for Curve?

19:06 - What's next for DeFi?

21:35 - Closing thoughts