Crypto & National Security Ep #66

Welcome to a special episode of the Solana Podcast focusing on Crypto & National Security featuring Ari Redbord (Head of Legal and Government Affairs, TRM Labs) and Sigal Mandelker (former Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence). Amira Valliani (Policy Lead, Solana Foundation) guest hosts. 00:09 - Intros 02:11 - Origin Story 05:53 - Correspondent Banks 07:37 - Why crypto resonates personally 09:54 - Use cases of Crypto in humanitarian applications 12:13 - Looking at the opportunity vs the risk 16:06 - Typical Day at Treasury 17:14 - What it takes to stop bad actors in Crypto 24:53 - BitFinex Hack and Large seizures 29:05 - Compliance and self-policing 31:13 - Advice to other people in regulation