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The Crypto Beat is a live streaming podcast focused on topical crypto news events. The podcast will feature multiple guests who are deep in the crypto industry sharing their views on the topic of the day. It will be available across X, Twitch and YouTube and made available afterwards on popular audio platforms.
Protecting against DeFi hacks and exploits using AI, with Chaos Labs CEO Omer Goldberg
The Crypto Beat
40 minutes
3 weeks ago
Protecting against DeFi hacks and exploits using AI, with Chaos Labs CEO Omer Goldberg
In this episode of the Crypto Beat, Tim Copeland and Kelvin Sparks were joined by Chaos Labs Founder and CEO Omer Goldberg to discuss how data-driven risk modeling, on-chain oracles, and AI can harden DeFi, from smoothing thin markets to stress-testing stablecoins.
OUTLINE
00:00 - Introduction
00:57 - Omer’s path to crypto
07:36 - What “risk” means in DeFi
11:48 - Oracles to mitigate thin-market volatility
15:02 - Do smart contracts end counterparty risk?
19:24 - Institutions, Ethereum dominance, and security maturity
21:19 - Why stablecoins are surging (and likely to persist)
22:47 - Oracles as the biggest hidden risk
25:34 - Making on-chain data usable
31:56 - DeFi agents and the need for guardrails
35:52 - Today’s stablecoin risks vs algos
39:56 - Wrap-up & sign-off
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Guest links:
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Chaos Labs - https://x.com/chaoslabs
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The Crypto Beat
The Crypto Beat is a live streaming podcast focused on topical crypto news events. The podcast will feature multiple guests who are deep in the crypto industry sharing their views on the topic of the day. It will be available across X, Twitch and YouTube and made available afterwards on popular audio platforms.
