Unchained

Is Code Law? Should the Hacker Be Punished? The DAO Creators Disagree - Ep.325

Mar 1, 2022

Christoph Jentzsch, co-founder of Slock.it and early Ethereum developer, joins fellow DAO creators Lefteris Karapetsas and Griff Green to dive deep into The DAO's creation and its infamous hack. They discuss the ambitious goals of The DAO and their initial reactions to the security breach. The trio debates whether 'code is law' and shares fascinating insights on community dynamics during the chaos. They also reflect humorously on how they would be portrayed in a movie, revealing the human side behind the blockchain innovation.

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Griff Green

Lefteris Karapetsas

Christoph Jentzsch

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Episode notes

Intro

4min

Exploring the Origins and Impacts of the DAO

4min

Journey Through the Early Ethereum Ecosystem

2min

The DAO Journey: Hopes, Risks, and Reflections

17min

Improving the DAO: Security Challenges and Community Reactions

2min

Voting Challenges and Insights into DAO Vulnerabilities

4min

Crisis in the DAO

8min

Aftermath of the DAO Hack

9min

Navigating Ethereum's Hard Fork: Misunderstandings and Revelations

12min

10.

Navigating DAO Challenges and Hacking Controversies

16min

11.

Reflections on the DAO Hack

5min

During my research for The Cryptopians, I found information that I believe identifies the perpetrator behind The DAO hack on Ethereum. Three founding members of The DAO and Slock.it (Christoph Jentzsch, Lefteris Karapetsas, Griff Green) discuss how and why they created The DAO, how they helped save the funds being siphoned off by black hat hackers, their personal feelings about The DAO, along with their reaction to the news about who I believe was The DAO attacker. Show topics:

Part 1: Background on The DAO

Christoph, Lefteris, and Griff’s background and how they came to Slock.it
what Slock.it was and why the Slock.it team decided to create The DAO
what The DAO has to do with venture capital funding
why the Slock.it team did not cap The DAO sale
what made The DAO such a popular investment vehicle
why The DAO developers were scared at the amount of money they raised

Part 2:

what Christoph, Lefteris, and Griff’s initial reaction to The DAO was
saving funds from The DAO via a hard fork versus white hat hacking
whether they thought Ethereum Classic would survive a hard fork
how the Ethereum community has treated Christoph, Griff, and Lefteris in the wake of The DAO attack

Part 3: