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Flash loans

A flash loan must be borrowed and repaid within one atomic transaction.

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  1. Overview
  2. Why it matters
  3. What to check
  4. Sources

Overview

A flash loan must be borrowed and repaid within one atomic transaction.

Why it matters

It supplies temporary capital but only exploits a broken external assumption.

What to check

Find the invariant that the temporary capital violates.

Sources

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