Protecting against DeFi hacks and exploits using AI, with Chaos Labs CEO Omer Goldberg

Episode 47 of The Crypto Beat was recorded with The Block's Kelvin Sparks & Tim Copeland, and Chaos Labs Founder and CEO Omer Goldberg.

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In this episode of the Crypto Beat, Tim Copeland and Kelvin Sparks were joined by Chaos Labs Founder and CEO Omer Goldberg to discuss how data-driven risk modeling, on-chain oracles, and AI can harden DeFi, from smoothing thin markets to stress-testing stablecoins.

Outline

00:00 - Introduction
00:57 - Omer’s path to crypto
07:36 - What “risk” means in DeFi
11:48 - Oracles to mitigate thin-market volatility
15:02 - Do smart contracts end counterparty risk?
19:24 - Institutions, Ethereum dominance, and security maturity
21:19 - Why stablecoins are surging (and likely to persist)
22:47 - Oracles as the biggest hidden risk
25:34 - Making on-chain data usable
31:56 - DeFi agents and the need for guardrails
35:52 - Today’s stablecoin risks vs algos
39:56 - Wrap-up & sign-off

Guest links:
Omer Goldberg - ⁠https://x.com/omeragoldberg⁠

Chaos Labs - ⁠https://x.com/chaoslabs

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