Slippage
Lessons from Two Recent DeFi Failures: Venus Supply‑Cap Attack and Aave’s $50M Swap Slippage
A technical deep-dive into the Venus exploit on BNB Chain and Aave’s $50M swap incident, linking failure modes to MEV/slippage mechanics and the product fixes being rolled out.
$50M to $36K: Post-Mortem of the March 2026 CoW Protocol Slippage Disaster
In March 2026 a $50M swap routed via CoW Protocol and AAVE became roughly $36K — a catastrophic slippage event with lessons for traders, custodians, and protocol designers. This post‑mortem unpacks what went wrong, the MEV and settlement mechanics involved, and provides a prevention playbook and institutional checklist.
Published at 2026-03-13 15:01:45
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