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WEB 4.0: The birth of superintelligent life
🚨1/9 In a new WP, @LichtingerGuy and I use detailed LinkedIn résumé + job-posting data on ~285k U.S. firms (2015–2025) to study a debated question: how does generative AI adoption affect entry-level employment?
E110: Bybit's Hack EMERGENCY EPISODE: How @Bybit_Official survived the biggest Crypto Theft of all time!
I sat down with @benbybit , the CoFounder & CEO of Bybit, just 72 hours after the largest heist ever in history affected his company
Ben opens up on what exactly happened in his mind during these 72 hours and how he and his team pulled an all nighter, and made the right decisions one by one to prevent another industry catastrophe
This is a must watch for anyone in crypto
Timestamps
0:00 Intro
2:00 Sponsors: @JupiterExchange ,
@bitwise , @SuiNetwork & @Mantle_Official
2:46 Bouncing Back in Three Days
4:50 The Fastest Crypto Comeback
6:58 The Secret to Laser Focus
7:56 How to Handle a $1.5B Hack
15:21 Self Custody with @Trezor
16:35 Judgment vs. Procedure: Making the Right Call
18:33 Why I Don’t Feel Stress
21:47 Handling PR in a Crisis
25:13 Ethereum Shortage: Restoring Stability
29:12 What’s a Great Leader?
33:14 The Only Thing That Stresses Me
34:48 Ben's Biggest Fear
35:50 The Only Time I Stop
36:25 Most Stressful Moment Ever
37:44 The Next Steps After a Crisis
41:01 How Long to Rebuild?
41:46 Buying Back 400,000 $ETH
43:45 Key Decisions that helped Bybit survive
47:53 Investing in a World-Class Team
52:06 Why Bybit Never Launched a Token
55:04 Rebuilding Trust After a Crisis
56:31 Lessons in Crypto Wallet Security
58:45 The Future of Crypto Self-Custody
1:05:03 ETFs vs. Exchanges: Security Risks
1:07:13 Bybit’s Assets Before & After Hack
1:08:50 The Future Is On-Chain
1:11:03 Crypto’s Image Problem
1:13:32 Key Lessons and Biggest Regrets
1:17:21 Message to Future Entrepreneurs
1:18:18 Why Crypto Hackers Keep Winning
1:22:04 Lazarus Bounty to help the industry with hacks
Now is the time for all CEXs and CT to stand together. Our enemy is the hacker, not each other. Hope this gets resolved soon🍀
#StrongerTogether@Bybit_Official@benbybit
As a result of corporate due diligence, as well as the latest news reports regarding mishandled customer funds and alleged US agency investigations, we have decided that we will not pursue the potential acquisition of https://t.co/FQ3MIG381f.