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Welcome to The Chopping Block \u2013 where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner chop it up about the latest news. This week, they are joined by Samczsun, an anonymous security researcher at Paradigm, who delves into the intricacies of crypto security, ethical hacking and the shifting landscape of smart contract vulnerabilities. He also discusses his strong feelings about the \u201cCode Is Law\u201d philosophy and gives tips on how people in crypto can best protect their online security.\xa0\nListen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Pandora, Castbox, Google Podcasts, TuneIn, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform.\nShow highlights:\xa0\n\nwhat led Sam to a career in crypto security and his current role at Paradigm\n\nhow Sam uncovered one of crypto's most legendary vulnerabilities\n\nwhy security experts like Sam choose the path of white hat hackers over black hats\n\nThe craziness of the KyberSwap hacker's proposal\n\nparallels that Robert draws between this case and Avi Eisenberg's Mango Markets exploit\n\nwhat advice Sam has for the KyberSwap hacker\xa0\n\nwhether Sam, as a security expert, trusts storing his money on-chain\n\nhow the Platypus hack ruling by a French judge challenges the 'Code Is Law' philosophy\n\nwhat the Security Alliance aims to achieve and its impact on the industry\n\nhow Sam suggests individuals should practice personal crypto security, including the importance of using password managers and hardware wallets, and avoiding SMS two-factor authentication\n\nHosts\n\n\nHaseeb Qureshi, managing partner at Dragonfly\xa0\n\n\nRobert Leshner, founder of Compound and Superstate\n\n\nTom Schmidt, general partner at Dragonfly\xa0\n\n\nDisclosures\nGuest:\xa0\n\nSamczsun, security researcher at Paradigm\nLinks\nHacks\n\nEpisode with Ogle: The Chopping Block: How This DeFi Hack Negotiator Gets Hackers to Return Stolen Money\n\n\nUnchained: $48 Million Drained from KyberSwap in Hack\xa0\n\n\nKyberswap hacker's latest message\n\n\nCointelegraph:\xa0\n\nKyberSwap hacker offers $4.6M bounty for return of $46M loot\n\nPlatypus exploiters walk free after claiming to be \u2018ethical hackers\u2019\n\nCode is law:\n\nThe Chopping Block: \u2018Code Is Law\u2019 Is \u2018Obviously Not How Anything Works Ever\u2019\n\nUnchained: The Mango Markets Attacker on Whether His 'Trade' Was Ethical or Not\n\n\n\nThread by Gabriel Shapiro on the topic and Vy Le\u2019s response\n\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices