I, Degen

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Welcome! I, Degen is a podcast about crypto technology, security, and culture. With a healthy balance of enthusiasm and skepticism, we cut through the misinformation and hype in search of a signal in the noise. Our weekly round-up will keep you updated on the latest in crypto hacks and security. With our open-source audio audits, we interview founders and hackers to surface relevant info about how to stay safe in crypto land.

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E22 - Securing the Merge W/David Theodore From The Ethereum Foundation - 11/15/2022

Nov 15 2022 57 mins  
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.

E21 - Gala Games Attacked By A Whitehat & 50K BTC Silkroad Hacker Pleads Guilty

Nov 08 2022 43 mins  
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.

E20 - Team Finance, FriesDAO, & Layer2DAO Hacked - Profanity Woes Continue - 11/1/2022

Nov 01 2022 45 mins  
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.

E19 - Alpha Hunting w/Threat Intel Bots & Devcon 6 Security Talk Gem Hunt 1 - 10/21/2022

Oct 21 2022 64 mins  
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.

E18 - Patriarch Glossy Manohar, you are being liquidated! - 10/14/2022

Oct 14 2022 64 mins  
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.

E17 - OPSEC at DEVCON 6 - 10/6/2022

Oct 06 2022 54 mins  
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.

E16 - Reversible Transactions - 10/1/2022

Oct 01 2022 73 mins  
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.

E15 - Wintermute's 160 Million Dollar Key Generation Lesson - 9/20/2022

Sep 20 2022 57 mins  
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.

E14 - All Eyes On Ethereum - 9/11/2022

Sep 11 2022 51 mins  
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.

E13 - NiftyApes Open Source Audit w/Kevin Seagraves & Zach Herring - 9/1/2022

Sep 01 2022 77 mins  
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.