About this episode
Crypto’s newest threat isn’t a smart contract exploit, it’s a knock at your door. In this episode, Ryan sits down with Jameson Lopp (Casa) and Beau (former CIA, now safety at Pudgy Penguins) to map the real security landscape for crypto holders in 2026: the phishing traps you’ll see daily, the physical “wrench attacks” that terrify the community, and the practical systems that can make both dramatically less effective. If going bankless is about freedom, this is the playbook for keeping that freedom without turning into your own security team.---?ROCKET POOL | PERMISSIONLESS STAKINGhttps://bankless.cc/Rocketpool---BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:?POLYMARKET | #1 PREDICTION MARKEThttps://bankless.cc/polymarket-podcast?GALAXY | INSTITUTIONAL DIGITAL FINANCEhttps://bankless.cc/galaxy-podcast? EUPHORIA | REAL-TIME ONE-TAP TRADINGhttps://bankless.cc/euphoria?BRIX | EMERGING MARKET YIELDhttps://bankless.cc/brix?BITGET TRADFI | TRADE GOLD WITH USDThttps://bankless.cc/bitget?THE DEFI REPORT | ONCHAIN INSIGHTShttps://bankless.cc/TDRpro---TIMESTAMPS0:00 Intro2:45 The 2026 threat landscape: third parties, privacy, then physical8:07 Most likely vs most dangerous: phishing vs wrench attacks17:23 Minimize attack surface + separate your money by risk20:27 The “3-wallet” model: daily spend, risky ops, deep cold vault25:08 Hot vs cold: the $1k rule + don’t sign when you’re not sharp30:01 Social engineering defense: authenticate everything, trust nothing inbound36:22 Password managers + the 2FA ladder (passkeys/YubiKeys win)45:05 “Dedicated signing machine” and air-gapped thinking47:30 Wrench attacks: how targets are found + what the attacks look like52:50 Why France stands out (and what Dubai’s data shows)57:37 “Zero Crypto at Home”: multisig + geography + time delays1:12:27 Duress wallets: why they don’t reliably work1:16:38 Home hardening checklist: cameras, lights, panic buttons, doors/windows1:30:59 Onchain privacy reality + tax software pitfalls1:37:40 Is this a setback for the Bankless vision?---RESOURCESJameson Lopp
