#148 - Former DOJ attorney Jessi Brooks on unhosted wallets and crypto tracing tools

Jessi Brooks is the General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer at Ribbit Capital. Prior to Ribbit, Jessi was an attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice, where she worked on high-profile crypto and national security cases.

Jessi explains the blockchain tools used in the Bitfinex hack, why crypto > cash, how the DOJ works with stablecoin issuers, and much more.

The conversation also covers Jessi’s journey from prosecuting domestic violence cases to crypto, and her perspective on building bridges between regulators and the industry.

Timestamps:

➡️ 00:57 Lessons from the Bitfinex hack

➡️ 06:28 Unhosted wallets and the DOJ

➡️ 09:42 The role of seizure & forfeiture

➡️ 13:44 Increase in crypto-related cases

➡️ 19:18 Jessi’s early DOJ crypto cases

➡️ 23:23 Al-Qassam Brigades operation

➡️ 31:31 How DOJ and industry can align

➡️ 35:49 Her work at Ribbit Capital and advising startups

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