{"id":414952,"date":"2020-02-17T20:00:16","date_gmt":"2020-02-17T20:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?p=414952"},"modified":"2020-02-17T20:01:52","modified_gmt":"2020-02-17T20:01:52","slug":"litecoin-slams-ethereum-use-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/litecoin-slams-ethereum-use-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Litecoin Founder Slams Ethereum&#8217;s Fastest Growing Use Case in DeFi Hack&#8217;s Wake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/tags\/defi\">DeFi<\/a> smart contract compromise, Charlie Lee has attacked the sector for being centralised. The Litecoin founder called the decentralised finance industry, growing fastest on Ethereum, &#8220;decentralization theatre&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The most recent application to succumb to a smart contract security breach is the non-custodial crypto margin trading service Fulcrum. Following the compromise, developers at Fulcrum have frozen the affected contract.<\/p>\n<h2>Is it Really Decentralised if Someone Can Shut it Off?<\/h2>\n<p>Litecoin Founder Charlie Lee has criticised the rapidly <a href=\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/2020\/01\/09\/as-ethereum-use-in-defi-continues-to-skyrocket-will-price-follow\/\">expanding<\/a> DeFi sector for being centralised. Lee called the industry &#8220;decentralization theatre&#8221; in response to a recent smart contract compromise.<\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend, an attacker managed to breach the Ethereum-based margin trading application, <a href=\"https:\/\/fulcrum.trade\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Fulcrum<\/a>. Although not officially disclosed, some believe as much as $350,000 in ETH is missing.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">1\/ \u26a0\ufe0f Mini-thread on the Fulcrum situation \u26a0\ufe0f<br \/>TLDR:<br \/>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bZxHQ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">@bzxHQ<\/a> took Fulcrum down for maintainence late last night<br \/>&#8211; Shortly after, team member Kyle Kistner disclosed that an exploit caused the loss of a portion of Fulcrum&#39;s ETH<br \/>&#8211; Fulcrum contract is frozen, remaining funds are safe <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TLUnbxLooh\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/TLUnbxLooh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; DeFi Pulse (@defipulse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/defipulse\/status\/85362689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">February 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As detailed in the above <a href=\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/tags\/twitter\">tweet<\/a>, developers from bZx have since disabled most elements of the impacted smart contract. The team is yet to deliver an official report on the situation but says the remaining funds are safe.<\/p>\n<p>It stated that it would publish more details later today:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/bzxHQ\/status\/73282048<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Largely based on Ethereum, DeFi refers to a growing network of decentralised financial applications. They offer a range of services like those found in traditional markets. Built on public blockchain networks, applications like Synthetix or MakerDAO seek to promote greater financial inclusion.<\/p>\n<p>Litecoin founder Charlie Lee was amongst the voices critical of the handling of the recent security breach. Calling DeFi &#8220;the worst of both worlds&#8221;, he attacked the blatant lack of decentralisation on display:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is why I don&#39;t believe in DeFi. It&#39;s the worst of both worlds. Most DeFi can be shut down by a centralized party, so it&#39;s just decentralization theatre. And yet no one can undo a hack or exploit unless we add more centralization.<\/p>\n<p>So how is this better than what we have now? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F1HMSeqb6q\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/F1HMSeqb6q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Charlie Lee \u24c2\ufe0f\ud83d\udd78\ufe0f (@SatoshiLite) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SatoshiLite\/status\/27326976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">February 16, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Lee stated that if a developer can terminate some aspect of an application, it&#8217;s not really decentralised at all. However, because decentralised financial applications purport to be leaderless systems, those trusted with the all powerful kill switches cannot actually do anything following a hack:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;&#8230;\u00a0yet no one can undo a hack or exploit unless we add more centralization.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Ethereum and Other Smart Contracts Prone to Compromise<\/h2>\n<p>Often incredibly complex pieces of programming, smart contracts have fallen victim to <a href=\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/2018\/09\/15\/hackers-steal-200000-worth-of-eos-dapp-had-smart-contract-flaw\/\">compromise<\/a> many times before. Being financial by their very nature, they provide an enticing honeypot to hackers.<\/p>\n<p>Right at the beginning of its very existence, Ethereum itself suffered such a <a href=\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/2016\/06\/18\/dao-hack-attacker-sends-open-letter-to-ethereum-community\/\">compromise<\/a>. The DAO incident saw around $50 million in funds compromised in summer 2016.<\/p>\n<p>This led to a hard fork to return missing funds to investors and created the cryptocurrency Ethereum Classic (ETC). The latter digital asset representing those wanting to continue building on and using Ethereum but who disagreed with the arguably centralised handling of the situation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Related Reading:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/2020\/02\/17\/this-simple-factor-shows-bitcoins-selloff-not-as-bearish-as-it-seems\/\">This Simple Factor Shows Bitcoin\u2019s Selloff Not as Bearish as it Seems<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<pre>Featured Image from Shutterstock.<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following a recent DeFi smart contract compromise, Charlie Lee has attacked the sector for being centralised. The Litecoin founder called the decentralised finance industry, growing fastest on Ethereum, &#8220;decentralization theatre&#8221;. The most recent application to succumb to a smart contract security breach is the non-custodial crypto margin trading service Fulcrum. Following the compromise, developers at Fulcrum have frozen the affected contract. Is it Really Decentralised if Someone Can Shut it Off? Litecoin Founder Charlie Lee has criticised the rapidly expanding DeFi sector for being centralised. Lee called the industry &#8220;decentralization theatre&#8221; in response to a recent smart contract compromise. Over the weekend, an attacker managed to breach the Ethereum-based margin trading application, Fulcrum. Although not officially disclosed, some believe as much as $350,000 in ETH is missing. 1\/ \u26a0\ufe0f Mini-thread on the Fulcrum situation \u26a0\ufe0fTLDR:&#8211; @bzxHQ took Fulcrum down for maintainence late last night&#8211; Shortly after, team member Kyle Kistner disclosed that an exploit caused the loss of a portion of Fulcrum&#39;s ETH&#8211; Fulcrum contract is frozen, remaining funds are safe pic.twitter.com\/TLUnbxLooh &mdash; DeFi Pulse (@defipulse) February 15, 2020 As detailed in the above tweet, developers from bZx have since disabled most elements of the impacted smart contract. The team is yet to deliver an official report on the situation but says the remaining funds are safe. It stated that it would publish more details later today: https:\/\/twitter.com\/bzxHQ\/status\/73282048 &nbsp; Largely based on Ethereum, DeFi refers to a growing network of decentralised financial applications. They offer a range of services like those found in traditional markets. Built on public blockchain networks, applications like Synthetix or MakerDAO seek to promote greater financial inclusion. Litecoin founder Charlie Lee was amongst the voices critical of the handling of the recent security breach. Calling DeFi &#8220;the worst of both worlds&#8221;, he attacked the blatant lack of decentralisation on display: This is why I don&#39;t believe in DeFi. It&#39;s the worst of both worlds. Most DeFi can be shut down by a centralized party, so it&#39;s just decentralization theatre. And yet no one can undo a hack or exploit unless we add more centralization. So how is this better than what we have now? https:\/\/t.co\/F1HMSeqb6q &mdash; Charlie Lee \u24c2\ufe0f\ud83d\udd78\ufe0f (@SatoshiLite) February 16, 2020 Lee stated that if a developer can terminate some aspect of an application, it&#8217;s not really decentralised at all. However, because decentralised financial applications purport to be leaderless systems, those trusted with the all powerful kill switches cannot actually do anything following a hack: &#8220;&#8230;\u00a0yet no one can undo a hack or exploit unless we add more centralization.&#8221; Ethereum and Other Smart Contracts Prone to Compromise Often incredibly complex pieces of programming, smart contracts have fallen victim to compromise many times before. Being financial by their very nature, they provide an enticing honeypot to hackers. Right at the beginning of its very existence, Ethereum itself suffered such a compromise. The DAO incident saw around $50 million in funds compromised in summer 2016. This led to a hard fork to return missing funds to investors and created the cryptocurrency Ethereum Classic (ETC). The latter digital asset representing those wanting to continue building on and using Ethereum but who disagreed with the arguably centralised handling of the situation. &nbsp; Related Reading: This Simple Factor Shows Bitcoin\u2019s Selloff Not as Bearish as it Seems Featured Image from Shutterstock.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":382,"featured_media":414957,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,13625],"tags":[54512,1946,10],"class_list":["post-414952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-ethereum","tag-defi","tag-ethereum","tag-litecoin"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n<title>Litecoin Founder Slams Ethereum&#039;s Fastest Growing Use Case in DeFi Hack&#039;s Wake<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Charlie Lee has called the decentralised finance industry, growing fastest on the Ethereum network, &quot;decentralization theatre&quot;.\u00a0\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/litecoin-slams-ethereum-use-case\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Litecoin Founder Slams Ethereum&#039;s Fastest Growing Use Case in DeFi Hack&#039;s Wake\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Charlie Lee has called the decentralised finance industry, growing fastest on the Ethereum network, &quot;decentralization theatre&quot;.\u00a0\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/litecoin-slams-ethereum-use-case\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"NewsBTC\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/newsbtc\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-02-17T20:00:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-02-17T20:01:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_96569173.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"667\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Rick Delafont\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@newsbtc\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@newsbtc\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Rick Delafont\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/litecoin-slams-ethereum-use-case\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/litecoin-slams-ethereum-use-case\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Rick Delafont\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/#\/schema\/person\/fa5efd3c7bb4773a2a8342e06d3282de\"},\"headline\":\"Litecoin Founder Slams Ethereum&#8217;s Fastest Growing Use Case in DeFi Hack&#8217;s Wake\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-02-17T20:00:16+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-02-17T20:01:52+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/litecoin-slams-ethereum-use-case\/\"},\"wordCount\":461,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/litecoin-slams-ethereum-use-case\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_96569173.jpg?fit=1000%2C667\",\"keywords\":[\"DeFi\",\"ethereum\",\"Litecoin\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Cryptocurrency Market News\",\"Ethereum\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/litecoin-slams-ethereum-use-case\/#respond\"]}],\"copyrightYear\":\"2020\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/litecoin-slams-ethereum-use-case\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/litecoin-slams-ethereum-use-case\/\",\"name\":\"Litecoin Founder Slams Ethereum's Fastest Growing Use Case in DeFi Hack's Wake\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/litecoin-slams-ethereum-use-case\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/litecoin-slams-ethereum-use-case\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_96569173.jpg?fit=1000%2C667\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-02-17T20:00:16+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-02-17T20:01:52+00:00\",\"description\":\"Charlie Lee has called the decentralised finance industry, growing fastest on the Ethereum network, \\\"decentralization theatre\\\".\u00a0\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/litecoin-slams-ethereum-use-case\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/litecoin-slams-ethereum-use-case\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/litecoin-slams-ethereum-use-case\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_96569173.jpg?fit=1000%2C667\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_96569173.jpg?fit=1000%2C667\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":667,\"caption\":\"defi litecoin ethereum\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/litecoin-slams-ethereum-use-case\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Litecoin Founder Slams Ethereum&#8217;s Fastest Growing Use Case in DeFi Hack&#8217;s Wake\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/\",\"name\":\"NewsBTC\",\"description\":\"Bitcoin &amp; Cryptocurrency News Today\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"NewsBTC\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/logo-min.png?fit=157%2C46\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/logo-min.png?fit=157%2C46\",\"width\":157,\"height\":46,\"caption\":\"NewsBTC\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/newsbtc\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/newsbtc\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC9v9erBEru5y4c3FA0wehEw\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/#\/schema\/person\/fa5efd3c7bb4773a2a8342e06d3282de\",\"name\":\"Rick Delafont\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c8d670c5ace3fefdd9c2b09519d3b3c7?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c8d670c5ace3fefdd9c2b09519d3b3c7?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Rick Delafont\"},\"description\":\"Based in Europe, Rick has written about the cryptocurrency industry since 2016. He was first drawn to Bitcoin as a means of payment but quickly became fascinated by its wider potential implications. His interests lie in the political, economic, and social impact of the unfolding digital asset revolution.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/wncen.com\/author\/richarddelaney\/\"}]}<\/script>\n","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Litecoin Founder Slams Ethereum's Fastest Growing Use Case in DeFi Hack's Wake","description":"Charlie Lee has called the decentralised finance industry, growing fastest on the Ethereum network, \"decentralization theatre\".\u00a0","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/litecoin-slams-ethereum-use-case\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Litecoin Founder Slams Ethereum's Fastest Growing Use Case in DeFi Hack's Wake","og_description":"Charlie Lee has called the decentralised finance industry, growing fastest on the Ethereum network, \"decentralization theatre\".\u00a0","og_url":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/litecoin-slams-ethereum-use-case\/","og_site_name":"NewsBTC","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/newsbtc","article_published_time":"2020-02-17T20:00:16+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-02-17T20:01:52+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1000,"height":667,"url":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_96569173.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Rick Delafont","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@newsbtc","twitter_site":"@newsbtc","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Rick Delafont","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/litecoin-slams-ethereum-use-case\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/litecoin-slams-ethereum-use-case\/"},"author":{"name":"Rick Delafont","@id":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/#\/schema\/person\/fa5efd3c7bb4773a2a8342e06d3282de"},"headline":"Litecoin Founder Slams Ethereum&#8217;s Fastest Growing Use Case in DeFi Hack&#8217;s Wake","datePublished":"2020-02-17T20:00:16+00:00","dateModified":"2020-02-17T20:01:52+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/litecoin-slams-ethereum-use-case\/"},"wordCount":461,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/litecoin-slams-ethereum-use-case\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_96569173.jpg?fit=1000%2C667","keywords":["DeFi","ethereum","Litecoin"],"articleSection":["Cryptocurrency Market News","Ethereum"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/litecoin-slams-ethereum-use-case\/#respond"]}],"copyrightYear":"2020","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/litecoin-slams-ethereum-use-case\/","url":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/litecoin-slams-ethereum-use-case\/","name":"Litecoin Founder Slams Ethereum's Fastest Growing Use Case in DeFi Hack's Wake","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/litecoin-slams-ethereum-use-case\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/litecoin-slams-ethereum-use-case\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_96569173.jpg?fit=1000%2C667","datePublished":"2020-02-17T20:00:16+00:00","dateModified":"2020-02-17T20:01:52+00:00","description":"Charlie Lee has called the decentralised finance industry, growing fastest on the Ethereum network, \"decentralization theatre\".\u00a0","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/litecoin-slams-ethereum-use-case\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/litecoin-slams-ethereum-use-case\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/litecoin-slams-ethereum-use-case\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_96569173.jpg?fit=1000%2C667","contentUrl":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_96569173.jpg?fit=1000%2C667","width":1000,"height":667,"caption":"defi litecoin ethereum"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/litecoin-slams-ethereum-use-case\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Litecoin Founder Slams Ethereum&#8217;s Fastest Growing Use Case in DeFi Hack&#8217;s Wake"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/","name":"NewsBTC","description":"Bitcoin &amp; Cryptocurrency News Today","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/#organization","name":"NewsBTC","url":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/logo-min.png?fit=157%2C46","contentUrl":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/logo-min.png?fit=157%2C46","width":157,"height":46,"caption":"NewsBTC"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/newsbtc","https:\/\/x.com\/newsbtc","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC9v9erBEru5y4c3FA0wehEw"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/#\/schema\/person\/fa5efd3c7bb4773a2a8342e06d3282de","name":"Rick Delafont","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c8d670c5ace3fefdd9c2b09519d3b3c7?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c8d670c5ace3fefdd9c2b09519d3b3c7?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Rick Delafont"},"description":"Based in Europe, Rick has written about the cryptocurrency industry since 2016. He was first drawn to Bitcoin as a means of payment but quickly became fascinated by its wider potential implications. His interests lie in the political, economic, and social impact of the unfolding digital asset revolution.","url":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/author\/richarddelaney\/"}]}},"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Litecoin Founder Slams Ethereum&#8217;s Fastest Growing Use Case in DeFi Hack&#8217;s Wake","url":"http:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/litecoin-slams-ethereum-use-case\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/wncen.com\/news\/litecoin-slams-ethereum-use-case\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_96569173.jpg?resize=200%2C200","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_96569173.jpg?fit=1000%2C667"},"articleSection":"Ethereum","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Rick Delafont"}],"creator":["Rick Delafont"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"NewsBTC","logo":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/cropped-cropped-cropped-favicon.png?w=32"},"keywords":["defi","ethereum","litecoin"],"dateCreated":"2020-02-17T20:00:16Z","datePublished":"2020-02-17T20:00:16Z","dateModified":"2020-02-17T20:01:52Z"},"rendered":"<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"headline\":\"Litecoin Founder Slams Ethereum&#8217;s Fastest Growing Use Case in DeFi Hack&#8217;s Wake\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/wncen.com\\\/news\\\/litecoin-slams-ethereum-use-case\\\/\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/wncen.com\\\/news\\\/litecoin-slams-ethereum-use-case\\\/\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wncen.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/02\\\/shutterstock_96569173.jpg?resize=200%2C200\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wncen.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/02\\\/shutterstock_96569173.jpg?fit=1000%2C667\"},\"articleSection\":\"Ethereum\",\"author\":[{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Rick Delafont\"}],\"creator\":[\"Rick Delafont\"],\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"NewsBTC\",\"logo\":\"https:\\\/\\\/wncen.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/06\\\/cropped-cropped-cropped-favicon.png?w=32\"},\"keywords\":[\"defi\",\"ethereum\",\"litecoin\"],\"dateCreated\":\"2020-02-17T20:00:16Z\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-02-17T20:00:16Z\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-02-17T20:01:52Z\"}<\/script>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/wncen.com\/p.js"},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_96569173.jpg?fit=1000%2C667","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/382"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=414952"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414952\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/414957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=414952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=414952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wncen.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=414952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}