The DAO Hack That Shook Ethereum: What Happened, Why It Mattered, and How Builders Can Do Better
In mid-2016, a single vulnerability in a high-profile decentralized autonomous organization changed the trajectory of blockchain security. The event—widely remembered as The DAO hack—forced the Ethereum community to confront difficult trade-offs between code-is-law ideals and practical user protection. It accelerated advances in smart contract auditing, catalyzed new security patterns, andContinue Reading



