These are sophisticated heists. They’re sitting in the systems for weeks and weeks and weeks.” SEAL researcher @tayvano_ joins @renato_mariotti and @RebeccaRettig1 on this week’s @CoinDesk Policy Protocol to break down the $6.3B Binance hack, the industry’s race to freeze stolen funds, and how fake IT workers get hired. 00:00 - Welcome to The Policy Protocol 01:15 - Unpacking the Midterms: Is the CLARITY Act Dead? 03:12 - A 'Terrible Night for Crypto'? 06:16 - A 'Rump CLARITY' in the Lame Duck? 07:20 - CFTC Approves Stock Perps 10:28 - The $6.3B Binance Hack: SEAL's Taylor Monahan Joins 11:11 - Could Any Rulebook Have Stopped the Binance Hack? 13:01 - Why Hackers Target Crypto, and Why Banks May Be Next 15:20 - Keeping North Korean IT Workers Out 18:52 - Tether, Circle and the Industry-Wide Freeze 22:54 - Why the Feds Want Freezes Without Court Orders 25:00 - Person of the Week: ZachXBT