Author

Mason Clarke

Mason covers the intersection of Web3 and Decentralized Finance (DeFi), with a focus on protocol growth and practical application. His work explores how DeFi mechanisms and Web3 integrations are being used in the real world, moving beyond theoretical concepts to highlight ecosystem maturity. He also provides essential context on market activity and regulatory challenges unique to decentralized systems.

Exchanges

Jupiter adds native INJ routing across Solana DEXes with MEV protection and auto-slippage

Jupiter has added routing for native INJ across Solana decentralized exchanges, with execution that includes auto-slippage adjustment and MEV protection, according to reporting and analyst commentary on the…

September 18, 2026Mason Clarke

Ethereum

Ethereum router approval exploit drains users on Ekubo’s Huff router

September 18, 2026Mason Clarke

Photorealistic Gnosis Safe wallet with attacker silhouette exploiting a flawed helper contract to drain rsETH.

Blockchain

Gnosis Safe Exploit Drains $7.8M in rsETH Through Flawed Helper Contract

September 16, 2026Mason Clarke

Photorealistic header showing an MEV bot front-running rsETH in the Ethereum mempool with blue Ethereum symbols.

Security

PeckShieldAlert Flags $7.81M rsETH Exploit Front-Run by MEV Bot

September 16, 2026Mason Clarke

Photorealistic cross-chain dashboard paused, highlighting TRON USDT with a red alert badge and secure vault.

Security

Chainflip Says TRON USDT Exploit Drained 736,442.17 USDT

September 16, 2026Mason Clarke

More by this author

Photorealistic scene of tokenized stocks on Base with an Aerodrome emblem over a glowing decentralized network hub.

Exchanges

Tokenized Stocks on Base hit record $100M daily volume, led by Aerodrome

Tokenized stocks on Base recorded a new daily decentralized exchange volume high of $100 million, according to Token Terminal’s post on X. The data…

September 14, 2026Mason Clarke

Photorealistic cross-chain Bitcoin bridge breach: shadowy forger, halted vaults, and governance icons.

Security

Nomic Bitcoin Bridge Exploit Lets Attackers Mint Unauthorized nBTC on Osmosis

Osmosis said an exploit on Nomic allowed unauthorized minting of nBTC through a bug in a custom forwarding mechanism, creating a shortfall in the…

September 11, 2026Mason Clarke

Photoreal header: a Trezor wallet, phishing email silhouette behind a shield, and a domain-taken-down stamp.

Security

Trezor Says Third-Party Email Provider Was Breached in Phishing Campaign

Trezor said its third-party email provider was breached and warned that an email titled “Critical Security Alert: STM32 Entropy Vulnerability” is a phishing attempt,…

September 10, 2026Mason Clarke

Security

SlowMist flags copycat Notional Finance exploit prep on BNB Chain

SlowMist said it has detected two attackers on BNB Smart Chain who are creating malicious fCash positions that mirror the vulnerability pattern seen in…

September 8, 2026Mason Clarke

Photorealistic header: BTC draining from Liquid Network federation wallet with red alert glow and white-hat operator.

Security

Liquid Network hit by $320M exploit, actors return 85% claiming white-hat role

Liquid Network said a compromise involving its federation wallet led to the withdrawal of roughly 4,000 BTC, a move valued at about $320 million…

September 8, 2026Mason Clarke