Aerodrome DEX Hack Explained, Stablecoins on Optimism | Superchain Digest

If you’ve used Velodrome or Aerodrome recently — or build anywhere on the Superchain — this episode is critical.

A coordinated DNS front-end hijack drained user wallets and exposed a major weakness in the off-chain infrastructure that every DeFi protocol still relies on.

At the same time, the Aerodrome + Velodrome merger (AERO) and upcoming Optimism protocol upgrades are reshaping liquidity, routing, and developer economics across Optimism, Base, and the wider Ethereum L2 ecosystem.

This is your clear, technical breakdown of what actually happened, how to stay safe, and what’s coming next.

00:00 — Intro: Why this incident matters

00:28 — What Velodrome, Aerodrome, and AERO actually are

01:42 — The DNS attack explained (contracts safe, UIs compromised)

03:05 — How the attacker drained wallets throug ...