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Trust is Being Weaponized. Stay Sharp.

In yesterday’s featured story, we covered the OdinFun hack that left users panicked and the platform scrambling to figure out how it even happened.

But as we hoped, there's been some good news since! Founder Bob Bodily dropped a full post-mortem, explaining what went wrong and what comes next.

You can read Bob’s full post here. But if you want the TL;DR, it went like this:

• The issue was caused by a third-party smart contract vulnerability

• Fewer than 10 accounts were affected

• Trading was paused immediately, vulnerability was patched, security pros were brought in

• Full compensation will be given to affected users

• Trading resumes April 16th at 7PM UTC

• 2FA coming in Q2, full audit + bug bounty in Q3, and open-sourcing the code

Unfortunately though, the OdinFun breach is just the tip of the iceberg.

Over on RichSwap, another exploit has been confirmed. Full details and a post-mortem are coming soon, but what we do know is it’s a totally separate method from the OdinFun situation. RichSwap have assured that losses will be covered.

Additionally, Runes DEX has also affected. Again, details are still light, but they’ve said funds are safe and they’re working on getting users made whole. The platform should be back up this week with tighter security.

Yet sadly, it does not end there. It’s not just platforms getting hit.

Some notable names in the Bitcoin space have fallen victim to personal attacks, with the two most talked-about being Jake Gallen and TheHawk.

The cause of Hawk’s case is still relatively unknown, but you can read an update here. 

Meanwhile, Jake Gallen, the CEO of Emblem Vault, has much more clarity and has shared a full-blown account of the ordeal. Jake was the victim of a social engineering scam that ended with malware installed on his computer, all stemming from a Zoom call.

It’s a sobering reminder of just how vulnerable even seasoned Web3 users can be to highly targeted scams. Trust is being weaponized. If you don’t know someone well, avoid hopping on a call with them, ever.

Just yesterday, someone in the XO Discord mentioned being approached for a call to talk about a product, presumably with the intent of “partnering.” With recent events considered, the odds are high that it was a scam attempt.

If you are approached, remember, there is very little that can’t be said in Discord DMs or on X, instead of a video call.

Protect your Bitcoin.

Vet everyone.

Double check everything.

The scammers are circling, and they know how hot the space is getting. Stay sharp.

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Todays Markets

Catch up with Landy in last night’s Macro Monday:

Ordinals

All it took was two sales of the grail of grails on Ordinals, Bitcoin Shrooms, to top the daily volume chart today. Is that good or bad?

Traditionally, it’s a strong signal of bullish sentiment when Shrooms start getting scooped up. The two sales at 0.6 and 0.669 BTC may be lower than previous highs, but they’re still nothing to scoff at.

The not-so-great news? Second place, NodeMonkes, could only muster up the equivalent of one of those Shrooms in volume over the past 24 hours. So, definitely a mixed bag.

Still, the market shows signs of recovery. Airheads, in particular, had a standout day, up 48% on the main collection and 22% on the Whale Pass.

Runes

With the $WZRD migration now complete, $MIM is thriving and up 12.5% since yesterday, posting more than double the volume of its closest rival, $DOG. The market cap gap continues to close.

Overall, it’s been a fairly quiet day compared to last week’s 3–4 day surge. Most of the top 5 are only down 2–3%, which is honestly pretty healthy.

The only real outlier is $LOBO in 9th, down nearly 10%, but let’s zoom out a bit; that was a good day not so long ago! Perspective is key.

OdinFun takes a backseat today with trading still paused until tomorrow.

Over on FunkyBit, however, news just broke that Pepodins, a token created on OdinFun, is now officially partnered with rival FunkyBit. High drama!

GrandmasterFunk is still top in market cap, but has taken a big hit from its $2m high. Same story for FunkyMonkey, which has also dropped from a similar range.

That said, we saw the same kind of pullbacks on OdinFun’s early leaders shortly after launch… and we all know what happened next. Parabola. Can lightning strike twice?

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