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The DAO exploit and Ethereum fork

The DAO incident led to a contentious Ethereum state intervention and a continuing original chain.

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

Overview

The DAO incident led to a contentious Ethereum state intervention and a continuing original chain.

Why it matters

Technical exploitation, social governance and later securities analysis were different records.

What to check

Code execution did not settle which history all participants would accept.

Sources

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