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Your Crypto Project Needs a Sheriff, Not a Bounty Hunter

Avi Eisenberg’s centi-million dollar exploit of the decentralized Mango Markets trading platform revealed the perverse incentives of bug bounties.

Still from Sergio Leone's 1965 classic spaghetti western "For a Few Dollars More," where Clint Eastwood plays an antihero character with an unorthodox sense of justice. (Wikimedia Commons)

By Steven Walbroehl

Apr 24, 2024 at 4:57 p.m. UTC

Apr 24, 2024

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Policy

Mango Markets Exploiter Avi Eisenberg Found Guilty of Fraud and Manipulation

Eisenberg faces up to 20 years in prison for his $110 million heist.

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By Cheyenne Ligon

Apr 18, 2024 at 5:27 p.m. UTC

Apr 18, 2024

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Policy

Jury Begins Deliberations in $110M Mango Markets Fraud Trial

Avi Eisenberg faces up to 20 years in prison if he’s convicted on all three counts against him.

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By Cheyenne Ligon Danny Nelson

Apr 17, 2024 at 8:06 p.m. UTC

Apr 17, 2024

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Eisenberg's $110M Fraud Trial Opens; FSI Calls for Consistency in Stablecoin Regulation

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Eisenberg's $110M Fraud Trial Opens; FSI Calls for Consistency in Stablecoin Regulation

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the biggest headlines impacting the crypto industry today, as ether rallied to near $3,600 during the early hours of the Eas...

Eisenberg's $110M Fraud Trial Opens; FSI Calls for Consistency in Stablecoin Regulation

By CoinDesk Staff

Apr 9, 2024 at 4:28 p.m. UTC

Apr 9, 2024

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