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Crypto Native Cybersecurity with Gal Sagie at Hypernative

To learn more about Hypernative, check out their profile on Counterparty Catalogue:  https://counterpartycatalogue.com/service_providers/hypernative Phill Moran, and co-host Dalton sit down with Gal Sagie—co-founder and CEO of Hypernative—to unpack how real-time threat intelligence is reshaping crypto security. From North-Korean bridge hacks to stable-coin fraud, we explore why legacy cybersecurity controls fall short and what institutions need before moving serious capital on-chain. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Intro – why blockchains are not automatically secure 01:40 Wallets, MPC, and access-control basics 05:25 The 1.5 B USD Bybit cloud breach autopsy 08:30 Detecting exploits before they fire (99 percent hit-rate) 12:45 “Safe-room” withdrawals and automated incident response 14:40 Bridges, lending protocols, and the riskiest DeFi rails 18:30 Founder-laptop hacks and the human weak link 22:55 Investor due diligence: security as a must-have 28:05 Stable-coin fraud and compliance gaps 34:00 Bitcoin treasuries, tokenization, and AI-agent payments 38:45 How Hypernative will deploy its 40 M USD Series A 47:50 Regulation, innovation, and why it’s a great time to build KEY TAKEAWAYS Different tech stack, different threats — endpoint AV won’t protect a multi-sig. Seconds matter — Hypernative flags 99 percent of attacks minutes ahead of the exploit. Operational risk now outweighs code risk — cloud misconfigs and compromised laptops topple well-audited protocols. Fraud is the next frontier — stable-coin issuers need proactive actor-classification, not just compliance blacklists. Institutional bar is rising — real-time monitoring and automated policy enforcement are becoming investor requirements.

Institutional Crypto Playbook with Christian at Alpha FMC

Institutional Crypto Strategy — Operational & Regulatory Roadmap with Alpha FMC Traditional asset managers control the world’s largest pools of capital. How—and when—will they deploy it into digital assets? Phill Moran and Dalton Cole interview Christian Pellegrino, Director & Head of Digital Assets at Alpha FMC, to map the exact operational, regulatory, and economic triggers that move institutions from research to execution.

Institutional Crypto Security and the CCSS with Marc Krisjanous at SixBlocks Audit

Marc Krisjanous, Associate Director of Audit at SixBlocks Audit, joins to talk about crypto security for institutions. Marc has a deep background in the world of traditional security audits and is one of the core developers of the CCSS audit, the only audit specifically built for the management of private keys in the context of cryptocurrency custody. We discuss how the CCSS compares to traditional frameworks, like PCI DSS.

Bybit Hack and Crypto Custody Security with Dfns

We spoke with Christopher Grilhault des Fontaines and Thibault de Lacheze-Murel at Dfns, a cryptocurrency custody technology provider, to hear their perspective on the recent Bybit hack and security related to crypto custody.

Building a Regulated Custodian with Jose at Tungsten

Building regulated custody in crypto is a challenging subject. International jurisdictions have their own unique approaches to qualifying a custody solution as "regulated", or "qualified". Jose joins us to talk through how they are tackling this at Tungsten Custody Solutions.