Trustless
- Trustless Systems: ZK, DAOs, and the Architecture of Unstoppable Code
Tracking the development of trustless infrastructure: zero-knowledge proofs, zkEVM scaling, DAO governance experiments, smart contracts as programmable law, and the convergence of AI and cryptographic verification. This week: Drift Protocol lost $285M to an admin key compromise combined with oracle manipulation -- the largest DeFi exploit of 2026, and a clear demonstration of how trustless code fails when the control layer isn't trustless.