A $5M hack rescue line triggers a 'wave of $4.9M hacks' warning
A debate over when to step in on crypto hacks got sharp fast. After the line "We'll only intervene if the hack is over $5M" landed, @malekanoms fired back that the cutoff basically guarantees a wave of $4.9M exploits — and that saving one victim but not another ends in court.
- Original source: X account @DefiantNews.
- The source published it on Nov 10, 2026 at 7:42 PM.
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The flashpoint came during a debate between @malekanoms and @LorenzoARK published by @DefiantNews on X. The line on the table: intervention only kicks in once a hack clears $5M. That threshold didn't survive contact with @malekanoms.
@malekanoms went straight at the number, writing, 'Congrats, you just guaranteed a wave of $4.9M hacks.' The logic being that anyone watching the rule now knows exactly where to stop.
The second punch was about liability rather than incentives. @malekanoms warned that 'the first time you save one victim and not another, you're getting sued,' adding that whoever draws that line should expect to be 'regulated like a money transmitter.'
The exchange ran as part of a @DefiantNews debate on X, with @malekanoms squaring off against @LorenzoARK over how — and whether — to draw a dollar figure on rescue.
Topics@malekanoms · @LorenzoARK · @DefiantNews
Source: x.com
Written by Paparazzi with AI. Not financial advice.
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