Inside the $6 Billion Binance Hack | Ari Redbord

Binance was hit by a $6 billion hack. What happens when the stolen crypto starts moving? TRM Labs' Ari Redbord joins David Hoffman to unpack the frantic first hours of the response, how stablecoin issuers froze billions, and the clues pointing investigators toward North Korea.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 The $6B Binance Hack
01:38 Inside TRM's War Room
03:29 Freezing Billions and Tracking Funds
08:51 Law Enforcement and Attack Clues
13:50 Why North Korea Is Different
21:26 The Regulatory Fallout for Crypto
24:53 AI and the Next Cyber Threat
27:43 Securing Crypto After the Attack

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RESOURCES

Ari Redbord
https://x.com/ARedbord

TRM Labs
https://www.trmlabs.com/

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