A senior detective at Scotland Yard once had a counterpart in Nigeria taken to a basement.
On the floor: $18 million in cash.
The message: shut the investigation down.
He didn't.
What happened next is one of the wildest stories I've heard on @byndthecode 🧵
@byndthecode Now he runs a startup doing something I'd never seen before: Serving court orders directly onto the blockchain. Embedded into NFTs. Visible on Etherscan. Tracking the IP of anyone who looks at them. In one case it led police straight to a fraudster's apartment in Paris.
The guest is Jonathan Benton - 25 years at the Met. Homicide, counterterrorism, undercover units that looked like "The Wire," international corruption cases that took down politicians laundering hundreds of millions through London. Then he advised George Clooney's NGO on war crimes in South Sudan.
So good to be back in Miami! Especially nice to be staying in the same hotel as my good friend @travelsxm! If you are traveling anywhere, you should be talking to this guy and booking through @itsswivul! Travel will never be the same again!
A long-time Pocket Universe user lost $17,000 after signing a malicious transaction
We covered every cent through our up to 30,000 USDC coverage
Here's exactly how it unfolded 👇
Wow! @eToro just acquired my favorite crypto company, @ZenGo!
So so happy for my friends and favorite Israeli entrepreneurs (and @byndthecode podcast alumni) @OurielOhayon and @yoniassia!
Can't wait to see what you guys are going to build together!
Lawyer. Legal innovator. Founder.
Scott Thiel has spent years working at the intersection of regulation, technology, and entrepreneurship, from DLA Piper to helping shape Dubai’s virtual asset framework to now building @Tokinvest_Cap.
Today on @byndthecode, we discussed:
• his move from law firm partner to founder
• why RWAs became his big conviction
• what real execution in tokenization actually looks like
• and why this may finally be the breakout moment for tokenized real estate, art, commodities, and more.
Full episode here:
YouTube: https://t.co/toJGjmjZnI
Spotify: https://t.co/rY5cu0IoZ1
OmegaX Protocol is now public and live.
We’ve opened the core repo for the infrastructure behind Web3 healthcare financing:
https://t.co/Q6fNtnYBNl
It’s practical protocol infrastructure for bringing healthcare-related capital, coverage, and incentive systems on-chain.
More decentralization work is coming, along with bounties for contributors who want to help build the foundation of this space.
Ive been working with agents for 49 days. Every AI agent today has amnesia. They forget everything between sessions. Your agent fleet is solving the same problems over and over.
We built MemClawz — Redis for AI agents. A shared memory layer where your entire agent fleet stores, searches, and learns from each other's experiences.
Open source. MIT licensed. Running in production.
https://t.co/IXEfbbvzlZ
When you are a kid, you read comics about Batman, Wonder Woman and other crimefighters, but rarely do you get to meet one in real life.
Erin West is a legit crime fighter - she has been spreading the gospel on the global "spamdemic" for years and she doesn't just post about it - she is making a real difference.
Tune in to the full convo with Erin on @byndthecode, here:
Spotify: https://t.co/1aBTMIGG5V
YouTube: https://t.co/LlmL0Vr6ZH
Apple: https://t.co/qJhlqO1mgc
Welcoming @dltlaw_ as a Partner of MonkeFoundry
MonkeFoundry is the official incubator of MonkeDAO, supporting early-stage teams building on Solana through mentorship, advisory support, and long-term community connections.
As part of this partnership, DLT Law will support our cohorts with:
• founder advisory sessions
• founders’ agreements support
• startup-friendly rates for deeper legal work
• educational sessions on legal and regulatory considerations for Web3 builders
In a space that moves fast, strong legal foundations matter. This partnership helps ensure our builders are set up to scale with greater clarity, structure, and confidence.
@MonkeFoundry@dltlaw_ Excited for this partnership and to work with your cohorts! For previous MF cohorts, feel free to reach out and we'd be happy to provide you all free discovery calls as well, to see how we can assist you.
@a1lon9 What abt working with external counsel providing you dedicated, global, crypto-centric general counsel as-a-service advice? We move fast and understand your business needs?
Just recorded a fun @byndthecode episode w/ @eToro's @yoniassia.
Yoni has been almost prophetic when it comes to tech advancement and he's now making big calls about AI and the future of trading.
Tune in to to hear Yoni's full origin story and predictions for where we are headed, as humans...and beyond?
Spotify🎧: https://t.co/nu7nmT5zlg
YouTube📺: https://t.co/nHeANOlXEe