Beyond the Code
by Yitzy Hammer
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E110: Mark Karpelès on Ledger Implants & the Real Mt. Gox Story
E110: Mark Karpelès on Ledger Implants & the Real Mt. Gox Story
About this podcast
Welcome to Beyond the Code, the podcast where we dive into the legal, regulatory, and ethical issues surrounding emerging technologies. Each week, we bring you in-depth conversations with industry experts, discussing the latest advancements in technology and their implications on society and the legal system. From artificial intelligence to blockchain, we'll be exploring all the hot topics in the field. Your host, Yitzy Hammer, a lawyer and tech enthusiast, is joined by a diverse group of experts, providing valuable insight into the complex and ever-evolving world of technology.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 105 episodes
- E110: Mark Karpelès on Ledger Implants & the Real Mt. Gox Story · 1 h 5 min · Episode 110Mark Karpelès bought a half-price Ledger Nano X, opened it, and found a mass-produced spy implant. The former Mt. Gox CEO explains what he found, and how to check your own…
- E109: Zohar Fisher on AI, the Future of Lawyers & the End of Hourly Billing(?) · 57 min · Episode 109I’ve told my wife I might need to retire in five years. Not because I want to stop working—but because I’m wondering whether AI will leave commercial lawyers with a profession…
- E108: Diego Borgo | How Great Brands Make You Believe · 50 min · Episode 108Diego Borgo helped bring Adidas into the NFT and metaverse world during one of the wildest moments in crypto history. In this episode, Diego takes us behind the scenes of Adidas’…
- E107: Geoff White | Inside Ransomware Gangs, Nation-State Hackers, and AI Crime · 55 min · Episode 107Geoff White has spent over a decade at the intersection of technology and organized crime. As Channel 4 News' technology correspondent, he reported on the Snowden leaks, exposed…
- E106: CJ Hetherington (Limitless): Prediction Markets, the World Cup & Crypto's Next Decade · 43 min · Episode 106In this episode, we cover CJ Hetherington's path from a self-taught teenager trading crypto in the UK's Lake District to Co-Founder and CEO of Limitless, one of the…
- CS8: Michael Terpin on Bitcoin Cycles, Halvings, and the Road to the Next All-Time High · 13 min · Episode 102In this episode, we cover Michael Terpin's journey from early internet PR (founding Globe Newswire, working with Motley Fool, Earthlink, and AOL) to becoming one of crypto's…
- E105: Reuven Rivlin — Israel's 10th President on Crypto, Regulation & Building Trust in a New Financial System · 28 min · Episode 105In one of the most unique conversations in Beyond the Code history, Yitzy sits down with Reuven "Ruby" Rivlin — the 10th President of the State of Israel — to talk about why, at…
- CS7: From Big Law to Crypto Policy | Jonathan "Birdnals" Schmalfeld · 15 min · Episode 104This episode was recorded live at Consensus Miami 2026. Jonathan Schmalfeld — known as 'Birdnals' across Crypto Twitter — is Policy Director at The Digital Chamber. He came up…
- CS6: Mike Bacina (NXT Law) on Why Boutique Law Firms Are Winning the AI Race & Our First-Ever Sponsor · 18 min · Episode 103A milestone episode, recorded live at Consensus Miami 2026: after three years, Beyond the Code has its first sponsor — and there's a good story behind why it's FirstRead. Yitzy…
- E102: From Celsius Crash to Crypto Compliance: Snir Levi on Building Nominis · 40 min · Episode 102Snir Levi is the founder and CEO of Nominis — a crypto compliance and blockchain intelligence platform. Before building Nominis, Snir was inside Celsius Network during its rise…
- CS4: Shiba Inu Co-Founder Russ Davis on Meme Coins, Vitalik & What's Next · 14 min · Episode 100Live from Consensus 2026 in Miami, we're joined by Russ Davis - "In Russ We Trust" - one of the co-founders of Shiba Inu, the meme coin that changed everything. Russ tells the…
- CS3: Crypto Law & Lessons Learned: Jacqueline Cooper on Bitcoin Mining Hacks, Legal Education & Digital Estate Planning · 13 min · Episode 99Live from Consensus 2026 in Miami, we're joined by Jacqueline Cooper , also known as CryptoMom2 (we already had CryptoMom No. 1 on this show) ,— partner at Cogent Law Group…
- E98: After 25 Years Fighting Crime at the MET, Jonathan Benton is Recovering Your Stolen Crypto · 1 h 14 min · Episode 98Jonathan Benton spent 25 years at London's Metropolitan Police - running undercover operations straight out of "The Wire," investigating homicide and counterterrorism, and…
- CS2: Karen Knox on Converting to Judaism, Living in Israel & Insuring Crypto · 15 min · Episode 96Recorded live at Consensus Miami 2026, I sat down with Karen Knox, digital assets insurance specialist at Howden, for one of the most unexpected origin stories I've heard on this…
- E95: Delphine Forma on Crypto Compliance, DeFi Regulation & Why Degens Need to Grow Up · 53 min · Episode 99I sat down with Delphine Forma — Head of Policy Europe at Solidus Labs, founder of the largest crypto compliance Telegram group in existence, and one of the most well-traveled…
- CS1: Ari Redbord on Crypto Crime, Compliance & Building TRM Labs · 26 min · Episode 95Recorded live at Consensus Miami 2025, I sat down with Ari Redbord — Global Head of Policy at TRM Labs and former federal prosecutor at the DOJ — to talk about following illicit…
- E94: Itai Kanot: How BeeHero Is Using AI to Save Bees and Reinvent Agriculture · 1 h 13 min · Episode 94In this episode, Yitzy sits down with Itai Kanot, CGO and Co-Founder of BeeHero, the company using IoT sensors, AI, and machine learning to monitor beehives and deliver precision…
- Building “Compliant Privacy” for Crypto: Avishay Yanai’s Founder Story · 56 min · Episode 93After a six-week hiatus spent between reserve duty and bomb shelters, Beyond the Code is back with Avishay Yanai, co-founder and CEO of Soda Labs. In this episode, Yitzy sits…
- E92: From Lawyer to Founder: Scott Thiel’s Tokinvest Journey · 55 min · Episode 92In this episode of Beyond the Code, Yitzy Hammer sits down with Scott Thiel, CEO and founder of Tokinvest, to explore how real-world asset tokenization is moving from hype to…
- E91: Erin West on the Global Scamdemic · 41 min · Episode 91Erin West returns to Beyond the Code to unpack the terrifying scale of today’s global scam economy. A former prosecutor and founder of Operation Shamrock, Erin explains how…
