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Investigating DeFi hacks with ‘Code is Law’ director and Wildcat Finance co-founder Laurence Day
The Crypto Beat
51 minutes
1 month ago
Investigating DeFi hacks with ‘Code is Law’ director and Wildcat Finance co-founder Laurence Day
In episode 51 of the Crypto Beat, Kelvin Sparks was joined by "Code is Law" co-director James Craig and Wildcat Finance co-founder Lawrence Day discuss the real human, technical, and legal fallout of major DeFi hacks, and the origins and making of the documentary.
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00:00 – Introductions
03:00 – The Hack That Sparked the Film
07:00 – Idealists vs. Pragmatists in Early Crypto
10:00 – Emotion, Trauma, and Recalling Major Hacks
13:00 – Two Lines of Code and the Fragility of Money
18:30 – The Psychological Toll of Exploits
20:50 – Rise of White Hats
23:00 – Law Enforcement’s Blind Spots
24:30 – Internet Culture: Schadenfreude and Chaos
28:00 – The Ogle Interview Story
32:00 – Why Builders Keep Building After Being Hacked
38:00 – Code vs. Law: The New Legal Battleground
Guest links:
James Craig - https://x.com/jamescraig1111
Code is Law - https://x.com/CodeIsLawFilm
Laurence Day - https://x.com/functi0nZer0
Wildcat - https://x.com/wildcatfi
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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.
