DeFi United Just Raised $237M to Bail Out KelpDAO Victims | Ep 497
Good now revolutionaries— Episode 497 (T-minus 3 to the big 500). Evan and Alex unpack the Ben McKenzie crypto-bashing book tour and where his critique lands and where it doesn't. Spoiler: he's right about World Liberty, USD1, and the conflicts of interest, but he's missing the technical depth to actually swing where it counts.
Then a real DeFi moment: DeFi United crosses $237.7M raised and 102.6K ETH contributed to make KelpDAO/Drift exploit victims whole — Aave-led, Stani Kulechov personal contribution, ArbitrumDAO, EtherFi, Lido, Mantle, Golem Foundation, even Justin Sun jumping in…
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