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    #381: Loose Cannon

    April 14th, 2022 · 64 minutes

    Elon Musk is in and then out of Twitter – aren't you glad we waited a week to cover this? Then, finally discussing Axie Infinity's unfortunate bridge hack, and the general security of blockchain bridges. Then Scam Spring continues with WeCrashed!

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    Links and Show Notes

    Elon Musk joins the Twitter board - by Casey Newton
    Elon Musk leaves the Twitter board - by Casey Newton
    Explaining crypto’s billion-dollar bridge problem - The Verge
    Hack steals $625 million from NFT game Axie Infinity’s Ronin blockchain - The Verge
    WeCrashed review – prepare to boggle at Jared Leto and Anne Hathaway’s toxic billionaires | Television & radio | The Guardian
    The Comforts of “WeCrashed” and the Modern Grifter Series | The New Yorker
    RRR Trailer (Telugu) - NTR, Ram Charan, Ajay Devgn, Alia Bhatt | SS Rajamouli | 25th March 2022 - YouTube
    GitHub - YouTube