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Re:In second largest DeFi hack, Blockchain Bridge loses $320... by woodruffw on Wednesday February 02, 2022 @09:39PM (#30187784)
It's not even clear that "exploit" applies, since exploitable behavior usually exists somewhere in the undefined weird machine[1] of triggerable but not intended program state. But Code is Law in cryptocurrency land, and it's not clear what "intent" means when philosophically the code and not a human has the final say.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weird_machine

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Re:In second largest DeFi hack, Blockchain Bridge loses $320... by vageli on Wednesday February 02, 2022 @10:06PM (#30188020)
> But Code is Law in cryptocurrency land, and it's not clear what "intent" means when philosophically the code and not a human has the final say.

I don't think courts would feel the same way. For instance: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2021/12/22/teenage-suspect-i...

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