# Finance Redefined: Hacker bungles DeFi exploit, dYdx’s decentralization goals, and more
” Finance Redefined: Hacker bungles DeFi exploit, dYdx’s decentralization goals, and more “ The decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem was filled with ups and downs —mostly the latter— this week, with two very distinct hack attempts and a heartbreaking departure of a DeFi veteran. In this week’s newsletter, we will also look at derivative exchange dYdX’s…