How a Bug Bounty Can Buy a Lambo Without the Jail Risk

Quick favor: We’re deciding what Unchained does next; new shows, stream times, what’s worth paying for. Our listener survey (https://unchainedcrypto.com/survey) takes five minutes, it’s anonymous, and I read the write-in answers myself. Everyone who takes it can enter a drawing for a free year of Unchained Premium or Bits + Bips Premium. Open through Sunday, October 18. — Laura ======================================================================== After NEAR Intents' $3.8 million exploit, GM Alex Shevchenko publicly urged hackers to use bug bounties instead of disrupting services. He tells Laura Shin why he sees hacking as a bad trade: black liquidity, a high chance of being traced, the risk of jail, and a story you can't tell anyone, versus a bounty big enough to buy a Lambo. ======================================================================== Host: 👉 Laura Shin - Founder, CEO and Host of Unchained - https://x.com/laurashin Guest: 👉 Alex Shevchenko - GM of NEAR Intents - https://x.com/AlexAuroraDev ======================================================================== This clip is from a longer conversation on the NEAR Intents exploit, its recovery, and blocking stolen funds. Full episode here: https://youtu.be/SHFrG_qOzQM We go live twice every week - subscribe to catch it live. ======================================================================== 👉 Visit 1inch to swap tokenized securities, crypto and more. Simple. Secure. Self-custodial. Whatever asset you’re buying - swap it at https://unchainedcrypto.com/go/1inch-yt ======================================================================== Chapters: 📣 00:00 Did Alex's public plea to hackers spur new bug bounty submissions? 🚔 01:01 His message to young hackers: black liquidity, tracing, and jail 🏎️ 02:02 The Lambo pitch: why reporting the bug makes the better story 👀 03:14 Why stolen money is hard to use, and his plea to white hat hackers ======================================================================== #bitcoin #ethereum #crypto #cryptocurrencies ======================================================================== Subscribe to our channel! Website → https://unchainedcrypto.com Unchained Daily Newsletter (FREE!)→ https://unchainedcrypto.beehiiv.com/subscribe/ Unchained X → https://x.com/unchained_pod Apple → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1123922160?ls=1 Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/1cJrrfGY1SKBIRn5noKSAf?si=6SI4qIcRTEO7EhOe0V9n4w RSS Feed → https://feeds.megaphone.fm/LSHML4761942757 Unchained: Your no-hype resource for all things crypto!