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Podcast: Unchained
Episode: What Does Mango Markets Exploiter Avi Eisenberg's Arrest in Puerto Rico Mean for DeFi?
Description: Gabriel Shapiro, general counsel at Delphi Labs, and Collins Belton, managing partner at Brookwood P.C., dive into the controversial case of Avi Eisenberg, the self-described “applied game theorist” who was arrested in Puerto Rico on Dec. 26 on market manipulation and fraud charges. The two crypto lawyers discuss the case’s potential impact on DeFi and DAO governance — and whether “code is law” stands a chance in the courtroom.Show highlights:
whether Avi’s manipulation of the markets constitutes fraud
debating the crypto maxim “code is law”
whether it’s wrong to use DeFi code in a “smart...