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- Exploit: A security breach that takes advantage of a vulnerability in code or protocol design to extract funds or disrupt operations.
- Protocol: A blockchain-based application or ruleset, often used in decentralized finance to provide services such as trading, lending, or payments.
- DeFi (decentralized finance): Blockchain-based financial services that operate through smart contracts (self-executing blockchain code) rather than traditional intermediaries.