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

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

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Guest links:

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

Chaos Labs - https://x.com/chaoslabs

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