Exclusive: Cryptos Biggest Whodunnit: Who Was Behind the 2016 DAO Attack on Ethereum? - Ep.322

Published: Feb. 22, 2022, 11:30 a.m.

b'While researching for my book, The Cryptopians: Idealism, Greed, Lies, and the Making of the First Big Cryptocurrency Craze, I found evidence that I believe resolves the biggest whodunnit in crypto: who hacked The DAO? This podcast is coming out in conjunction with an article in Forbes revealing the prime suspect\\u2019s identity.\\xa0\\n \\xa0\\n Part 1: Who Attacked the DAO? Here\\u2019s the Evidence\\n To document the process of finding the alleged attacker, I wrote an article for Forbes, with which I opened the podcast. In it, I reveal\\xa0\\n who, evidence indicates, attacked the DAO\\n how my sources and I uncovered this person\\u2019s identity\\n how a previously undisclosed technical capability by Chainalysis helped my sources and I identify the alleged hacker\\xa0\\n \\xa0\\n Part 2: Contextualizing the DAO Attack\\n Forbes\\u2019s Steven Ehrlich comes onto the pod to interview me about finding the DAO attacker. Topics\\n what is The DAO, and why is it important?\\xa0\\n who are the key players in The DAO\\u2019s story\\n how the attacker pulled off the hack\\n what legal questions surrounded the hack\\n why finding the attacker is important\\n the legal implications of identifying the attacker\\n what Laura\\u2019s interactions have been with the suspect\\n what the future of DAOs may hold\\n Thank you to our sponsors!\\n Crypto.com: https://crypto.onelink.me/J9Lg/unconfirmedcardearnfeb2021\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\n Beefy Finance: https://beefy.finance\\xa0\\xa0\\n Bosonic: https://bosonic.digital/\\n \\xa0\\n Episode Links\\n \\xa0\\n Laura Shin\\n https://twitter.com/laurashin\\n \\xa0\\n The Cryptopians\\n \\nhttp://bit.ly/cryptopians\\xa0\\n On Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Cryptopians-Idealism-Greed-Making-Cryptocurrency/dp/1541763017/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1645037311&sr=8-2\\n\\n On Barnes. &. Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-cryptopians-laura-shin/1138980345?ean=9781541763012\\xa0\\n On Bookshop.org:\\xa0 https://bookshop.org/books/the-cryptopians-idealism-greed-lies-and-the-making-of-the-first-big-cryptocurrency-craze/9781541763012\\n\\n \\xa0\\n Steven Ehrlich\\n \\n https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenehrlich/?sh=fb976542ce44\\xa0\\n \\nhttps://twitter.com/Steven_Ehrlich\\xa0\\n \\n https://www.forbes.com/newsletters/forbescryptoassetadvisor/\\xa0\\n \\xa0\\n The DAO Hack\\n https://www.coindesk.com/learn/2016/06/25/understanding-the-dao-attack/\\n https://www.gemini.com/cryptopedia/the-dao-hack-makerdao\\n https://unchainedpodcast.com/how-matthew-leising-confronted-his-suspects-in-the-dao-attacks/\\n \\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'