{"podcast":{"title":"Bankless","slug":"bankless-357756","podcast_index_feed_id":357756,"rss_url":"https://feeds.flightcast.com/p83fuj0y0u58o82l41xei7zo.xml","website_url":"http://podcast.banklesshq.com/","image_url":"https://assets.flightcast.com/workspaces/vzyepv1wunc8uo4au6e1tld4/podcasts/p83fuj0y0u58o82l41xei7zo/qytiwwt972ormowswu9ysv65.png","author":"Bankless","episode_count":1287,"summary":"The Ultimate Guide to Crypto Finance. DeFi, NFTs, and cryptocurrencies. Level up. Go bankless.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bankless-357756"},"episode":{"title":"Why North Korea Is Winning Crypto Crime and How to Fight Back | Ari Redbord, TRM Labs","slug":"why-north-korea-is-winning-crypto-crime-and-how-to-fight-back-ari-redbord-trm-labs","published_at":"2026-05-11T10:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bankless-357756/why-north-korea-is-winning-crypto-crime-and-how-to-fight-back-ari-redbord-trm-labs","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bankless-357756","url":"https://episode.flightcast.com/01KRB5M8QRN66KV1RHTZE63JHS.mp3","audio_url":"https://episode.flightcast.com/01KRB5M8QRN66KV1RHTZE63JHS.mp3","summary":"North Korea isn’t just hacking crypto anymore, it’s studying it, infiltrating it, and turning DeFi’s weakest links into a state-run revenue machine. This time around, Ryan and David sit down with Ari Redbord of TRM Labs to unpack the Drift hack, the $6B DPRK crypto crime machine, how stolen funds move through THORChain, Bitcoin, OTC desks, and Chinese laundering networks, and why the fightback may require everything from better DeFi security to real-time Beacon alerts and offensive cyber. --- 🎬 DEBRIEF | RYAN & DAVID BREAKDOWN THE EPISODE https://www.bankless.com/podcast/debrief-why-north-korea-is-winning-crypto-crime-and-how-to-fight-back-ari-redbord-trm-labs --- BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: 🔮POLYMARKET | #1 PREDICTION MARKET https://bankless.cc/polymarket-podcast 🟦 COINBASE ONE | GET 20% OFF https://bankless.cc/coinbase-one 🧭OKX | TRADE, EARN, PAY to OKX | 120M+ USERS WORLDWIDE https://app.okx.com/join/USBANKLESS 🦊 METAMASK | DOWNLOAD NOW https://go.metamask.io/BL-Pod-Download 🌐BRIX | EMERGING MARKET YIELD https://bankless.cc/brix 💰NEXO | Get your 30-day access to Wealth Club Premier https://bankless.cc/nexo --- TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 2:16 The Drift Hack 5:15 Human Weak Points 11:16 The DPRK Hacker Network 14:56 The $6B Machine 20:32 Fighting Back 28:11 Seizures and Victims 38:58 Inside TRM Labs 47:01 Laundering Rails 52:51 The Beacon Network 58:06 Privacy vs Security 1:10:20 Code and Crime 1:14:49 Iran on Tron 1:22:55 Bitcoin and Power 1:28:49 Hardening DeFi --- RESOURCES Ari Redbord https://x.com/ARedbord TRM Labs https://www.trmlabs.com/ TRM’s DPRK Report https://www.trmlabs.com/resources/blog/north-korea-stole-76-of-all-crypto-hack-value-in-2026-with-just-two-attacks Ari’s Homeland Security Testimony https://www.congress.gov/119/meeting/house/119126/witnesses/HHRG-119-…","meta_description":"North Korea isn’t just hacking crypto anymore, it’s studying it, infiltrating it, and turning DeFi’s weakest links into a state-run revenue machine. This…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5648,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bankless-357756/episodes/why-north-korea-is-winning-crypto-crime-and-how-to-fight-back-ari-redbord-trm-labs/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bankless-357756/why-north-korea-is-winning-crypto-crime-and-how-to-fight-back-ari-redbord-trm-labs.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}