This week we talk with David Theodore, a Security Researcher at the Ethereum Foundation, about how they pulled off the merge securely, Proof of Stake, and various other topics.
Nov 15, 2022
57 min
This week we get into the strange and confusing story of the Gala Games hack, the 50K BTC Silkroad hacker, and a bunch of other crypto security news.
Nov 8, 2022
43 min
October is finally over, and we’re going a mile wide and an inch deep on this week's crypto security news. If it weren’t for the ongoing profanity attacks, it would have been a relatively calm week. Let's dig in.
Nov 1, 2022
45 min
Things calmed a bit this week, but we weren't without DeFi hacks. We dig into the week's crypto hacks and hunt for gems in Devcon 6 security talks. One of those talks leads down the Forta Network rabbit hole, and we explore the possibility of deriving alpha from decentralized threat intel data.
Oct 21, 2022
1 hr 4 min
It's been another big week of hacks in crypto land, and depending on how you keep score, it might be the biggest ever. We saw multiple chains and bridges get hacked, price oracle manipulation, wallet exploits, etc. From the Binance bridge attack to Mango Markets, Sovryn, QANplatform, Sybil attacks on XEN, Temple DAO, and more.
Oct 14, 2022
1 hr 4 min
This week we'll do our usual weekly review of crypto security-related topics. We're going to dig into the issue of conference OPSEC, or operational security, as we're less than a week out from Ethereum's flagship developer conference, and rumors swirl about security concerns in Bogota.
Oct 6, 2022
54 min
This week we discuss the draft of the US House’s Stablecoin bill. CFTC’s 250k fine for BzX & the Ooki DAO. We talk about the 0xBAD MEV bot getting owned, and we dig into the recent paper on reversible ERC20 and ERC721 transactions.
Oct 1, 2022
1 hr 13 min
In this episode, we hunt for Do Kwon and look at the White House's comprehensive framework for the responsible development of digital assets. Then we look into Wintermute's 160M key generation issue. We discuss emerging post-merge Ethereum narratives and the Omni bridge replay attack. We also get into an IRL customs scam for our hack attempt of the week.
Sep 21, 2022
57 min
All eyes are on Ethereum - we are now less than four days out from the merge. We’ll talk about some possible scenarios the merge might bring and what you can do to stay safe during the merge. We’ll also look into recent updates on the Tornado Cash sanctions, a new report on fraudulent crypto trading volume, and other crypto security-related news.
Sep 11, 2022
51 min
On this episode of I, Degen, we chat with Kevin Seagraves and Zach Herring from NiftyApes. They recently came out of stealth mode to launch their NFT lending platform and bravely agreed to an open-source audio audit with us. Join us to learn from an OG Ethereum security researcher on how he approaches securing a feature-rich DeFi application in a sea of ruthless blackhats.
Sep 1, 2022
1 hr 17 min
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