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Andre Cronje says someone stole his code to build a $1B DeFi project
Headline, Andrei Cronjay says someone stole his code to build a $1 billion DeFi project published at 639 p.m. UTC, October 3, 2024 on Protos.com. Andrei Cronjay, a senior developer responsible for some of the biggest DeFi-focused projects at phantombribe.crv, Yarn and Keeper, claims that someone stole his computer code for a billion dollar project. According to Cronjay, someone used his work to create an unauthorized copycat that somehow amassed seven figures of total value locked, TVL, and fully diluted value, FDV. He also claims the thief neglected to pay him a licensing fee and even went as far as slapping on a restrictive license. Subheading Cronjay seemingly names the culprit 1x, formerly Twitter user going by the name of Brad, speculated that the alleged culprit is Aerodrome finance built on Coinbase's base blockchain. If that guess is correct, the TVL matches Cronjay's $1 billion almost perfectly. "This is a really bad look for the project and team if true," said Brad. Year to date, Aerodrome has grown its TVL from $120 million to $1.08 billion. Cronjay responded directly to Brad's guess and seemingly confirmed it. An Aerodrome promoter subsequently claimed to be in conversation with Cronjay, "We're chatting. All is good." "Your team tilts me so much," lamented Cronjay. "You go to great lengths to lie and say it's a rewrite." Aerodrome hosted a live social audio space on Thursday morning. Protos listened to a substantial portion of the event but didn't hear any mention of Cronjay's allegation. Protos reached out to Cronjay for comment but had not received an immediate response prior to publication. This recording was AI-generated. Get more crypto news at Protos.com.