unfortunately, balancer was hacked!
>$110m of user funds drained
it was an og, fully-audited protocol that had been running for 7 years
this demonstrates that systemic risk will always exist in defi
we can’t eliminate it
but we can hedge it!
polymarket is perfect for this
imagine a market larger than $100m for every major defi protocol
will aave see a hack >$100m in 2026?
will uni see a hack >$100m in 2026?
will fluid see a hack >$100m in 2026?
the size of a hack can determine with the protocol’s tvl
eg aave could be $1b
these markets would repeat every year
token holders and lps could buy “yes” at <5c to hedge their funds
while others sell insurance by buying “no” and earning low-risk returns
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