Rock Center Student Lunch on Crypto Hacks and Regulation with SLS Alum, Jessi Brooks, JD ’11

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Note: This event is open to SLS and GSB Students
In 2016, Bitfinex—one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges at the time—suffered a massive security breach that sent 119,754 Bitcoin worth $72 million then, but $4.5 billion now, to a single wallet. The alleged money laundering scheme, and the story of how the culprits got caught, highlights both the promises and the risks of blockchain technology. Join a conversation with Jessi Brooks, Chief Compliance Officer at Ribbit Capital and former prosecutor with the DOJ’s National Security Section, to learn more about the biggest financial seizure in the history of the DOJ, the risks and opportunities of crypto, and the future of crypto regulation.