Episodes 98
Avg. Duration 45m
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Apple Rating 5.0 (3)
Since Feb 2023
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Welcome to Beyond the Code, the podcast where we dive into the legal, regulatory, and ethical issues surrounding emerging technologies. Each week, we bring you in-depth conversations with industry experts, discussing the latest advancements in technology and their implications on society and the legal system. From artificial intelligence to blockchain, we'll be exploring all the hot topics in the field. Your host, Yitzy Hammer, a lawyer and tech enthusiast, is joined by a diverse group of experts, providing valuable insight into the complex and ever-evolving world of technology.

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CS6: Mike Bacina (NXT Law) on Why Boutique Law Firms Are Winning the AI Race & Our First-Ever Sponsor

Jun 11, 2026 17m Bonus

A milestone episode, recorded live at Consensus Miami 2026: after three years, Beyond the Code has its first sponsor — and there's a good story behind why it's FirstRead. Yitzy is joined by returning…

E102: From Celsius Crash to Crypto Compliance: Snir Levi on Building Nominis

Jun 09, 2026 39m

Snir Levi is the founder and CEO of Nominis — a crypto compliance and blockchain intelligence platform. Before building Nominis, Snir was inside Celsius Network during its rise and sudden collapse,…

CS5: Sam & Sarah (Swivul) — Mariah Carey, a Token Dump, and Building the Travel Platform for Web3 | Consensus Miami 2026

Jun 08, 2026 22m

Sam Krichevsky and Sarah Figueroa are married, co-founders, and some of the most fun people I've met in this space. We sat down at Coindesk's Consensus Miami 2026 to talk about their whole journey -…

CS4: Shiba Inu Co-Founder Russ Davis on Meme Coins, Vitalik & What's Next

Jun 04, 2026 14m Bonus

Live from Consensus 2026 in Miami, we're joined by Russ Davis - "In Russ We Trust" - one of the co-founders of Shiba Inu, the meme coin that changed everything.Russ tells the full story: from passing…

CS3: Crypto Law & Lessons Learned: Jacqueline Cooper on Bitcoin Mining Hacks, Legal Education & Digital Estate Planning

Jun 03, 2026 12m

Live from Consensus 2026 in Miami, we're joined by Jacqueline Cooper , also known as CryptoMom2 (we already had CryptoMom No. 1 on this show) ,— partner at Cogent Law Group, co-founder of the…

E98: After 25 Years Fighting Crime at the MET, Jonathan Benton is Recovering Your Stolen Crypto

May 25, 2026 1h 14m

Jonathan Benton spent 25 years at London's Metropolitan Police - running undercover operations straight out of "The Wire," investigating homicide and counterterrorism, and ultimately leading…

CS2: Karen Knox on Converting to Judaism, Living in Israel & Insuring Crypto

May 20, 2026 15m Bonus

Recorded live at Consensus Miami 2026, I sat down with Karen Knox, digital assets insurance specialist at Howden, for one of the most unexpected origin stories I've heard on this show. From Andy…

E95: Delphine Forma on Crypto Compliance, DeFi Regulation & Why Degens Need to Grow Up

May 19, 2026 53m

I sat down with Delphine Forma — Head of Policy Europe at Solidus Labs, founder of the largest crypto compliance Telegram group in existence, and one of the most well-traveled compliance…

CS1: Ari Redbord on Crypto Crime, Compliance & Building TRM Labs

May 18, 2026 25m Bonus

Recorded live at Consensus Miami 2025, I sat down with Ari Redbord — Global Head of Policy at TRM Labs and former federal prosecutor at the DOJ — to talk about following illicit money through the…

E94: Itai Kanot: How BeeHero Is Using AI to Save Bees and Reinvent Agriculture

Apr 27, 2026 1h 13m

In this episode, Yitzy sits down with Itai Kanot, CGO and Co-Founder of BeeHero, the company using IoT sensors, AI, and machine learning to monitor beehives and deliver precision pollination at…

Building “Compliant Privacy” for Crypto: Avishay Yanai’s Founder Story

Apr 20, 2026 56m

After a six-week hiatus spent between reserve duty and bomb shelters, Beyond the Code is back with Avishay Yanai, co-founder and CEO of Soda Labs. In this episode, Yitzy sits down with one of…

E92: From Lawyer to Founder: Scott Thiel’s Tokinvest Journey

Mar 16, 2026 55m

In this episode of Beyond the Code, Yitzy Hammer sits down with Scott Thiel, CEO and founder of Tokinvest, to explore how real-world asset tokenization is moving from hype to reality.Scott shares his…

E91: Erin West on the Global Scamdemic

Mar 09, 2026 41m

Erin West returns to Beyond the Code to unpack the terrifying scale of today’s global scam economy.A former prosecutor and founder of Operation Shamrock, Erin explains how organized criminal networks…

Crypto Compliance’s Content King: Stephen Sargeant on Investigations, LinkedIn, and Building Airdropd

Feb 23, 2026 1h 5m

Stephen Sargeant (Airdropd) breaks down what crypto compliance actually looks like from the inside: five years at Bitfinex handling investigations and law enforcement requests, why the compliance…

E89: eToro CEO Yoni Assia on 2008 Survival, Ethereum’s Origins, and the AI Trading Future

Feb 16, 2026 1h 14m

I sat down with Yoni Assia, co-founder & CEO of eToro, for a wide-ranging conversation that spans Bitcoin’s earliest days, eToro’s journey through the 2008 crisis, and why Yoni thinks AI agents…

E88: Crypto Lawyer to Market Maker Exec: Daniel Lo on MAS Licensing, Compliance & AI Workflows

Feb 15, 2026 27m

Crypto lawyer-turned-operator Daniel Lo shares an “alternative legal career” journey, sharing how he wen from M&A in Calgary to Managing Director, GM and CLO at Acheron Trading in Singapore. He…

E87: AttentionFi Explained: Betting on Taylor Swift, Trump & Elon (Trendle CEO Philipp Tsagolov)

Feb 04, 2026 34m

Prediction markets are booming - but Philipp Tsagolov, CEO & co-founder of Trendle, believes the next frontier is attention. In this episode, we talk about “AttentionFi”: markets that let you…

E86: How Ran Neuner Built Crypto Banter: Hate Comments, Bull Markets, and a $130M Lesson

Jan 13, 2026 1h 7m

In Episode 86, Yitzy Hammer interviews Ran Neuner (aka “Crypto Man Ran”), co-founder of Crypto Banter, to unpack the real story behind the brand: the childhood hustle that revealed his…

E85: CowSwap’s Anna George: Coincidence of Wants, Intent-Based Trading, and the Next Wave of DeFi UX

Jan 01, 2026 50m

This episode is with Anna George, co-founder & CEO of CowSwap / Cow Protocol (originally built inside Gnosis, spun out in 2022). What’s wild is Anna spent about a decade in humanitarian/UN work…

E84: ZK Identity, Compliance and MiCA: A Conversation with zkMe CEO Alex Scheer

Dec 08, 2025 32m

In this episode of Beyond the Code, Yitzy sits down with David Alexander “Alex” Scheer, founder and CEO of zkMe, a zero-knowledge identity network that lets users prove who they are - and meet…

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