EPISODE · Apr 20, 2026 · 26 MIN
DeFi Panic After MASSIVE Exploit!🔥XRP Contagion Exposure?🚨Flare CEO INTERVIEW
from The Paul Barron Crypto Show · host Paul Barron Network
A major hack in the decentralised finance (DeFi) sector occurred on Saturday after an attacker exploited a cross-chain bridge and drained nearly US$300 million, triggering disruptions across several crypto platforms. ~This episode is sponsored by Tangem~ Tangem ➜ https://bit.ly/TangemPBN Use Code: "PBN" for Additional Discounts! Guest: Hugo Philion, CEO Flare Network Flare Network website➜https://bit.ly/FlareXRP 00:00 intro 00:07 Sponsor: Tangem 00:39 KelpDAO Exploit 01:24 LayerZero To Blame 01:49 Aave illiquid 02:24 Bridges are now toxic 03:02 Unaffected Protocols Are Also Frozen 04:20 Aave April 30th Leverage Incoming? 05:05 Vitalik predicted this 05:36 Ethereum Economic Zone fixing this 06:03 David Schwartz casts doubt on Flare XRP Bridge 06:50 Hugo Philion on LayerZero post-mortem 09:37 $AAVE not worth holding 10:27 Yields vs Risk 11:34 Vault Sentiment collapses 12:25 Aave April 30th risk 13:09 Flare LayerZero exposure 13:53 LayerZero Exploit Explained 14:25 Flare LayerZero safe? 15:23 LRT Token Sentiment 16:01 Aave UI and Communication 16:35 Institutional Products Paused 16:59 Areas of Concern Due to A.I. 17:56 DeFi Limits Incoming!? 19:47 Freezing To Confirm? 20:39 Banking System at Risk? 21:47 Flare security updates 23:54 When will XRP be unfrozen? 25:16 Remaining Skeptical 25:56 ETH & BTC price didn't fall 26:15 outro #Crypto #XRP #Defi ~DeFi Panic After MASSIVE Exploit!🔥XRP Contagion Exposure?🚨Flare CEO INTERVIEW~ ⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-paul-barron-crypto-show--4747781/support. Join our community! Barron Market Edge (FREE)➜ https://www.paulbarronnetwork.com/barron-market-edge-signup Private Telegram Group (FREE) ➜ https://t.me/+nISqoMxrok40NTcx Subscribe on YouTube ✅ https://bit.ly/PBNYoutubeSubscribe X/Twitter 📱 http://bit.ly/PBNtwitter Get official PBN merch! ➜ https://merch.paulbarronnetwork.com/ ~ The Best Self Custody Wallet ➜ https://tangem.com/en/ Use Code PBN for Additional Discounts! ~ The Best Crypto Exchange ➜ Coinbase, get up to $200 in crypto - coinbase-consumer.sjv.io/BARRON ~ Looking for the best tax havens for Crypto? Free Month with iTrust Capital ➜ Use PROMO CODE - PAUL BARRON https://rebrand.ly/PAULBARRON
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A major hack in the decentralised finance (DeFi) sector occurred on Saturday after an attacker exploited a cross-chain bridge and drained nearly US$300 million, triggering disruptions across several crypto platforms.<br /><br /><b>~This episode is sponsored by Tangem~</b><br />Tangem ➜ <a href="https://bit.ly/TangemPBN" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://bit.ly/TangemPBN</a><br />Use Code: "PBN" for Additional Discounts!<br /><br />Guest: Hugo Philion, CEO Flare Network<br />Flare Network website➜<a href="https://bit.ly/FlareXRP" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://bit.ly/FlareXRP</a><br /><br />00:00 intro<br />00:07 Sponsor: Tangem<br />00:39 KelpDAO Exploit<br />01:24 LayerZero To Blame<br />01:49 Aave illiquid<br />02:24 Bridges are now toxic<br />03:02 Unaffected Protocols Are Also Frozen<br />04:20 Aave April 30th Leverage Incoming?<br />05:05 Vitalik predicted this<br />05:36 Ethereum Economic Zone fixing this<br />06:03 David Schwartz casts doubt on Flare XRP Bridge<br />06:50 Hugo Philion on LayerZero post-mortem<br />09:37 $AAVE not worth holding<br />10:27 Yields vs Risk<br />11:34 Vault Sentiment collapses<br />12:25 Aave April 30th risk<br />13:09 Flare LayerZero exposure<br />13:53 LayerZero Exploit Explained<br />14:25 Flare LayerZero safe?<br />15:23 LRT Token Sentiment<br />16:01 Aave UI and Communication<br />16:35 Institutional Products Paused<br />16:59 Areas of Concern Due to A.I.<br />17:56 DeFi Limits Incoming!?<br />19:47 Freezing To Confirm?<br />20:39 Banking System at Risk?<br />21:47 Flare security updates<br />23:54 When will XRP be unfrozen?<br />25:16 Remaining Skeptical<br />25:56 ETH & BTC price didn't fall<br />26:15 outro<br /><br />#Crypto #XRP #Defi<br />~DeFi Panic After MASSIVE Exploit!🔥XRP Contagion Exposure?🚨Flare CEO INTERVIEW~<br />⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺<br /><br /><br />Become a supporter of this podcast: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-paul-barron-crypto-show--4747781/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss">https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-paul-barron-crypto-show--4747781/support</a>.<br /><br />Join our community!<br /><br />Barron Market Edge (FREE)➜ <a href="https://www.paulbarronnetwork.com/barron-market-edge-signup" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.paulbarronnetwork.com/barron-market-edge-signup</a><br />Private Telegram Group (FREE) ➜ <a href="https://t.me/+nISqoMxrok40NTcx" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://t.me/+nISqoMxrok40NTcx</a><br /><br />Subscribe on YouTube ✅ <a href="https://bit.ly/PBNYoutubeSubscribe" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://bit.ly/PBNYoutubeSubscribe</a><br />X/Twitter 📱 <a href="http://bit.ly/PBNtwitter" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://bit.ly/PBNtwitter</a><br /><br />Get official PBN merch! ➜ <a href="https://merch.paulbarronnetwork.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://merch.paulbarronnetwork.com/</a><br />~ The Best Self Custody Wallet ➜ <a href="https://tangem.com/en/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tangem.com/en/</a> Use Code PBN for Additional Discounts!<br />~ The Best Crypto Exchange ➜ Coinbase, get u
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