Feb 20, 2024

TRM Labs Head of Legal and Government Affairs Ari Redbord answers five rapid fire questions from CoinDesk including the major concern in the crypto sector in 2024, his crypto hack education outlook and the runs he has been on with crypto folks.

Video transcript

What's your biggest concern for the crypto sector this year? North Korea attacking the crypto ecosystem? We've seen significant progress in 2023. Looking forward to seeing more of that in 2024. What do you think the biggest advancement is going to be? I think coming off of a big 2023 with ETF S, we're going to continue to see institutions really dive into the space. Do you have a favorite crypto related book? I love Tracers in the Dark Chrissy who leads Tr M's Global investigations team is the protagonist in Andy Greenberg's book from Wired Magazine. Really tells the story of what we do when it comes to hack education. What's your professional goal for the rest of the year? I think it's to really ensure that crypto businesses as they build, are building cybersecurity as foundational infrastructure. And we've seen your posts on X running. What's the farthest distance that you've run? And have you run with any crypto folks? I have run about 31 marathons and counting and yes, uh I have run all over the world with crypto folks, which is so fun.

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