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Missed the CORE.3 AMA? Here's what we covered:

- What CORE.3 is and who should use it
- Probability of Loss scoring explained
- How to contribute through Proof of Opinion

Watch the full recording 👆

Hacken Alpha Intelligence Weekly Digest #45
While most crypto chases users, these 4 build the infrastructure adoption depends on: cross-chain lending with 693K users, $300M ARR energy grids, FHE computing with 100M+ transactions, and AI audits beating traditional tools. Real execution, real metrics—but anonymous teams, missing audits, and pre-token risks still lurk.

See what stood out 👉 https://x.com/hackenai/status/2004570379952513461?s=20

Drop a like, repost, and comment - let's push this research to more people who need to see it 🔥

2025 HackPot FlashPools WRAPPED

Volume staked: 81M $HAI
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Together, we proved that the Security prediction market works.

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2025 TrustArmy/DYOR WRAPPED

Most crypto is noise. Our community learned to filter it.

4,775 Trust Army lessons completed.
175 lessons mastered by our top researcher.
1,200+ DYOR reports validated inside the community.
395+ TrustArmy reports submitted.

The largest DYOR research community, changing the way crypto is perceived.

2026 prediction: DYOR-certified researchers contributing to CORE.3 to change the way people use crypto.

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Proof-of-Opinion is Live on CORE3 🧑‍🎓

Proof-of-Opinion (PoO) is the expert, human layer on top of CORE3’s quantitative risk scoring.

Only a human expert can tell whether protocol matters and is used.

PoL: “Here is what the data shows.”
PoO: “Here is how an expert interprets it.”

Reviews from DYOR-certified experts include:
Objective analysis of the project’s utility;
Insights on funding, utility, and community sentiment;
Real-time project vitality and momentum.

Although PoO does not contribute to Probability-of-Loss, it lets users compare a project's risk exposure with its current heartbeat.

Expert PoO reviews are now available on app.core3.io

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Hacken Alpha Intelligence Weekly Digest #46

Everyone is farming the shiny coins.
DYOR Alpha went for the stuff behind the coins.

Our community dug into 4 infra plays that keep showing up on radars: Nockchain $NOCK, Union Build $U, Fuse Network $FUSE, ChintaiNexus $CHEX.

What they do, main areas to monitor, and why they might be worth a watchlist.

See what stood out 👉 https://x.com/hackenai/status/2009656745270907274?s=20

Drop a like, repost, and a comment - let's push this research to more people who need to see it🚀

Hacken Alpha Intelligence Weekly Digest #47
Instead of another list of tickers, today’s DYOR Alpha thread looks at the invisible infrastructure holding a lot of narratives together.

Four names the community spent time on: ZenChain, IXS, Aligned Layer, Frax Finance.

What they actually power and where the risks sit 👇
https://x.com/hackenai/status/2012178702507934132?s=46&t=t0Kkpgc_rykh5v8m2pdzuA

~$4B lost in 2025, up 37% from 2024.
That’s how brutal 2025 was for Web3 security.

From CEX breaches to DeFi exploits and operational slip-ups – Web3 faced a year of painful (but valuable) lessons.

Dive into Hacken’s 2025 Yearly Security Report for the full breakdown 👇
https://hacken.io/insights/2025-security-report/

Have you ever thought DYOR could pay bills?

Passing TrustArmy missions and getting DYOR certified hides something behind.

That's an obstacle course in how real crypto analysts operate.

The kind of mindset teams hire for – in fiat, not likes on CT.

5 Careers that have DYOR in their DNA:
- Research Analyst $70–130k
- Risk Analyst $80–150k
- Protocol Analyst $90–170k
- Security Research $100–200k
- Market Intel $70–130k

Next up is how Trust Army maps into each role.

Starting as a Crypto Research Analyst.

No guessing games here – only laser focus and structured thinking.

Funds, Ventures, and exchanges hire people who can turn new tokens into clear theses, map out the risks, and make weighted decisions, not just LFG’s.

If you haven’t written a DYOR report, you have never touched this job.

Reading through docs, tokenomics, and asking hard questions.

Trust Army’s 13 missions simulate that workflow.
Now you focus on researching like an expert.

We’re sad to announce that the I-Hack NFT project will be discontinued, as the launch did not meet expectations. Thank you to everyone who supported us.

We will be refunding all Hacken community members who participated in the pre-mint. Refunds will be issued in USDC on the Base network.

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If you have not received your refund or believe there is an error, please contact us at support@hacken.io or open a ticket through our Discord support system.

Mawari Trilogy is live on Flash Pools

Part I closes in 48 hours—parts II and III in 8 days.

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⚠️Flash Pools are high-risk, high-yield instruments in security prediction markets.

Hacken Alpha Intelligence Weekly Digest #48
Our DYOR experts went all out on today’s Digest. DYOR Alpha looks at where usage meets risk.

Four project the community dug into: Vultisig, Hana Network, XX Network, 4AI

What they actually do, and what’s worth watching over time👇
https://x.com/hackenai/status/2014725229377900842?s=20

Mawari Trilogy = 3 Hacken‑audited FlashPools

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⚠️Flash Pools are high-risk, high-yield instruments in security prediction markets.

Second on the career ladder is the analyst who doesn’t know what ATH means.

Crypto Risk Analyst defines “how bad it can get”.

Found in funds, foundations, exchanges, and intel firms – focused on capital preservation, that’s it.

Forget about upside, now you live in the trenches of probability of loss: protocol, token, systemic risk.

Focused on risks involved, price is just an opinion; risk is math.

CORE3 is based on Probability of Loss as the main metric.

If you think, “What's the worst that can happen?”, this is your path.

Everything works perfectly, until it doesn’t.

Protocol analyst sits in DeFi, infra, L1/L2 teams.

The main goal is to map how a system actually works – architecture, dependencies, failure points.

Unfortunately, it’s not a callout of your favorite KOL.

Understanding from the inside out > believing random CT influencers.

You have to analyze and design risk, not just bugs. Pros, cons and trade-offs across incentives and upgrades.

Here, CORE3 works around Proof of Opinion – structured arguments, reasoning. Leave CT drama on the side.

Trust Army missions train that exact mindset.