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Out of the Ether: The Amazing Story of Ethereum and the $55 Million Heist That Almost Destroyed It All

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Bloomberg journalist Matthew Leising reconstructs the 2016 DAO hack in granular detail — the exploit, the frantic IRC debates, and the governance crisis that forced Ethereum to fork. A vivid case study in what decentralized governance actually looks like under existential stress.

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a16z Crypto Canon

Deep-dive into the DAO hack and Ethereum governance crisis; pairs with the Canon's Governance section on on-chain versus off-chain decision-making.