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- Today53 min
E95: Delphine Forma on Crypto Compliance, DeFi Regulation & Why Degens Need to Grow Up
I 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 compliance professionals in the space. From Sciences Po in France, to finding loopholes in French tax law, to moving to Tokyo for a guy who dumped her three months later — this one is a ride.This episode is sponsored by FirstRead — the AI-powered legal assistant that reads, marks up, and chats through contracts right inside your Word document. If you're a founder, builder, or anyone dealing with legal agreements, FirstRead is a game-changer.🔗 Try FirstRead here and use code BYNDTHECODE10 at signup for 10% off.
- Today25 min
CS1: Ari Redbord on Crypto Crime, Compliance & Building TRM Labs
Recorded 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 money through the blockchain, the Beacon Network, AI in law, and why human connection matters more than ever in the age of automation. Plus: shoes.This episode is sponsored by FirstRead — the AI-powered legal assistant that reads, marks up, and chats through contracts right inside your Word document. If you're a founder, builder, or anyone dealing with legal agreements, FirstRead is a game-changer.🔗 Try FirstRead here and use code BYNDTHECODE10 at signup for 10% off.
- 3 weeks ago1h 13m
E94: Itai Kanot: How BeeHero Is Using AI to Save Bees and Reinvent Agriculture
In 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 pollination at global scale. Itai grew up in southern Israel as the son of the country’s largest beekeeper. What started as a childhood surrounded by hives, honey, and long days on the farm eventually became BeeHero: an agtech company tackling one of the least appreciated but most important systems in the global food supply.They discuss why bees are far more than honey producers, how pollination underpins a huge share of modern agriculture, and what most people still do not understand about the “superorganism” inside a hive. Itai also shares the origin story of BeeHero, how the company evolved from precision beekeeping to pollination-as-a-service, and why selling into agriculture requires much more than good software.They also get into colony collapse, varroa mites, why beekeeping is under real pressure, and what BeeHero is building next.Topics covered:Why bees are one of nature’s most extraordinary creaturesThe role of pollination in global food productionItai’s upbringing in a commercial beekeeping family;How BeeHero was born at Reichman University;The shift from serving beekeepers to serving growers;What “precision pollination” actually means;Why agtech is a trust business, not just a software business;The challenges facing bees, including varroa mites and rising colony losses;Building a global company while raising a family far from home;
- 4 weeks ago56 min
Building “Compliant Privacy” for Crypto: Avishay Yanai’s Founder Story
After 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 down with one of Israel’s top cryptography minds to unpack the founder journey from academia and VMware to building a startup at the frontier of blockchain privacy. They discuss why most on-chain privacy tools are either fully transparent or regulatorily radioactive, and how Soda Labs is trying to build something different: privacy that institutions can actually use. Avishay explains the technical and commercial thinking behind “compliant privacy,” why they passed on the crowded MPC wallet space, and what it really feels like to go from researcher to startup CEO.
- Mar 16, 202655 min
E92: From Lawyer to Founder: Scott Thiel’s Tokinvest Journey
In 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 reality.Scott shares his path from award-winning lawyer and legal innovator to startup founder building regulated on-chain investment products in Dubai. He reflects on his years at DLA Piper, his early fascination with the intersection of law and technology, his exposure to China’s fast-moving tech ecosystem, and how that journey ultimately led him into blockchain, Hedera, and the world of tokenization.The conversation dives deep into Tokinvest’s mission to make high-value assets more accessible through fractional ownership, from racehorses and art to commodities and real estate. Scott explains why regulation has been the missing piece for RWAs, how Dubai’s VARA framework created the right environment for innovation, and why Tokinvest’s latest approved real estate product marks a major step forward for retail access to tokenized finance.They also discuss the hard realities of building in crypto, what it takes to bring compliant products to market, why not every asset should be tokenized, and what the next wave of adoption could look like as RWAs finally begin to scale.
- Mar 9, 202641 min
E91: Erin West on the Global Scamdemic
Erin 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 organized criminal networks built massive scam compounds across Southeast Asia, how human trafficking fuels these operations, and why scams like pig butchering, fake investment platforms, and extortion schemes are affecting far more people than most of us realize.We also talk about victim support, crypto tracing, Bitcoin ATMs, public awareness, and why this crisis is as much about loneliness and trust as it is about technology and crime.A powerful conversation about one of the most urgent and underappreciated threats of the digital age.Also, make sure to check out Erin’s podcast, Stolen.
- Feb 23, 20261h 5m
Crypto Compliance’s Content King: Stephen Sargeant on Investigations, LinkedIn, and Building Airdropd
Stephen Sargeant (Airdropd) breaks down what crypto compliance actually looks like from the inside: five years at Bitfinex handling investigations and law enforcement requests, why the compliance community is tighter (and more welcoming) than people assume, and how a single 20-minute video to Chainalysis turned into producing their podcast, Public Key.We also get practical on content: why “AI slop” is making real creators stand out, why LinkedIn is a “value piggy bank,” and what crypto Twitter natives get wrong when they try to port their influence over. Plus: surviving trolls, building narrative in a chaotic industry, and how early-stage founders can approach compliance without killing the business.
- Feb 16, 20261h 14m
E89: eToro CEO Yoni Assia on 2008 Survival, Ethereum’s Origins, and the AI Trading Future
I sat down with Yoni Assia, co-founder & CEO of eToro, for a wide-ranging conversation that spans Bitcoin’s earliest days, eToro’s journey through the 2008 crisis, and why Yoni thinks AI agents will soon trade more than humans.We talk about Yoni’s early path into tech, his first startup (and the tough realities of unit economics), and how eToro evolved from a trading product into a mass-market platform powered by social investing and CopyTrader. Yoni also shares the inside story of his early crypto conviction - board fights, Mt. Gox, Colored Coins, and his reaction to the Ethereum whitepaper - plus thoughts on NFTs, UBI via GoodDollar (and who's still using it - someone! shocking!) , prediction markets, geopolitics, and whether quantum computing is a real Bitcoin risk (it is, and it isn't - Yoni spells it out real clearly, probably yet another Yoni prophesy).
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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.
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