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b'While researching for The Cryptopians, I discovered that Andrey Ternovskiy, the founder of internet sensation Chatroulette, was heavily involved in The DAO back in 2016. In this episode, we skirt around revealing major spoilers from The Cryptopians and discuss Andrey\\u2019s experience founding Chatroulette, how he fell down the crypto rabbit hole, whether hacking smart contracts is ethical, and more. Show topics:\\n Andrey\\u2019s background\\xa0\\n how Andrey\\u2019s struggles with PayPal at Chatroulette led him to quickly understand the need for crypto\\xa0\\n what Andrey\\u2019s involvement at Chatroulette is\\n the different ways Andrey thinks crypto can disrupt middlemen\\n why Andrey became infatuated with the narrative behind the \\u201ccrypto\\u201d movement\\n why Andrey became a fan of Ethereum\\n why Andrey decided to tell me about his previously undisclosed involvement in The DAO and early Ethereum\\n whether hacking smart contracts is ethical (or legal)\\n what Andrey thinks about how Ukraine has used crypto in its fight against Russia\\u2019s invasion\\n why Andrey will most likely not decentralize Chatroulette\\xa0\\n what Andrey\\u2019s perspective is on decentralization in terms of DeFi and DAOs\\n Upcoming Book Events\\n For folks in the Bay Area: On Tuesday March 8, I\\u2019ll be doing a reading and signing at San Francisco\\u2019s Commonwealth Club, moderated by The Information\\u2019s Kate Clark. Doors open at 5:15 p.m. , the program begins at 6 p.m., and the book signing is at 7 p.m. https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2022-03-08/laura-shin-inside-first-cryptocurrency-craze\\n \\xa0\\n For people in Seattle: I\\u2019ll be doing a reading and signing as part of town Hall Seattle on Wednesday March 9, at 7:30pm at The Forum, moderated by Steve Scher, of Town Hall Seattle. https://townhallseattle.org/event/laura-shin/\\n \\xa0\\n And, I may also be at SXSW on March 12 \\u2014 details still TBD, and I may also be in Boston at Harvard the weekend of March 26. No promises on either score, but I guess if you feel strongly about either one, you can tweet at me, as that might tip the scales. On April 5th, I\\u2019ll be in Miami doing a reading, and on April 9th, I\\u2019ll be in Annapolis at the Annapolis Book Festival. Finally, on March 23rd, I\\u2019ll be doing a virtual reading with Powell\\u2019s bookstore at 8pm Eastern Time/5pm Pacific Time, and Jeff Roberts, executive editor of Decrypt and author of Kings of Crypto will be moderating.\\xa0\\n \\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\\xa0\\n Beefy Finance: https://beefy.finance\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\n Cross River Bank: https://crossriver.com/crypto\\xa0\\n \\n Episode Links\\n Andrey Ternovskiy: \\u200b\\u200bhttps://www.crunchbase.com/person/andrey-ternovskiy\\xa0\\n Chatroulette: https://chatroulette.com/\\xa0\\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 Unchained: https://unchainedpodcast.com/how-writing-the-cryptopians-shaped-my-views-on-ethereum/\\xa0\\n \\xa0\\n DAO Hacker Reveal:\\xa0\\n Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurashin/2022/02/22/exclusive-austrian-programmer-and-ex-crypto-ceo-likely-stole-11-billion-of-ether/\\n\\n Unchained: https://unchainedpodcast.com/exclusive-cryptos-biggest-whodunnit-who-was-behind-the-2016-dao-attack-on-ethereum/\\xa0\\n Medium: https://medium.com/@laurashin/who-hacked-the-dao-on-ethereum-heres-how-we-jumped-past-one-critical-step-60aec489a127\\n\\n Bulletin: https://laurashin.bulletin.com/who-was-behind-the-2016-dao-attack-on-ethereum-the-backstory-to-my-investigation\\n\\n Forbes on YouTube: \\u200bhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuICbAucfn0\\xa0\\n Daily Tech News Show: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1306972988\\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 \\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'