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Ep. 770 Coinbase | Creating Quantum Security for Web3 (feat. Jeff Lunglhofer)

For episode 770 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Jeff Lunglhofer, CSO of Coinbase. As Chief Security Officer, Jeff leads Coinbase’s global cyber strategy, operations, engineering, and trust & safety efforts across both retail and institutional businesses, including Web3 and DeFi security through Coinbase’s Blockchain Security and Unit 0x research teams. Prior to Coinbase, he served as CISO at BNY Mellon, where he built and led a 500+ person global cybersecurity program, and previously headed commercial cyber practices at Booz Allen Hamilton. 📣 This episode is brought to you by Sumsub. Sumsub is a leading full-cycle verification platform purpose-built for the crypto industry, chosen by 8 out of 10 of the biggest global exchanges. It helps VASPs, exchanges, and DeFi platforms prevent fraud, stay compliant, and scale globally. From instant KYC and KYB to automated crypto transaction monitoring, as well as full Travel Rule compliance. With over 1,800+ VASPs in their Travel Rule ecosystem, their no-code platform adapts to evolving threats, market demands, and global regulations. Trusted by over 4,000 clients in fintech and crypto, Sumsub combines blockchain intelligence, identity verification, and behavioral fraud detection in a single orchestration layer. This allows you to screen, score, and monitor at every step of the customer journey without adding friction for trusted users. You can learn more about Sumsub at https://sumsub.com Check out the Sumsub Crypto Report here: https://sumsub.link/les Check out Sumsub’s YouTube channel here: https://bit.ly/SubscribeToSumsub ⏳ Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction (1:50) Who is Jeff Lunglhofer? (4:15) Coinbase quantum security report (6:45) Governance debate (11:19) How to protect Bitcoin from quantum (13:47) Policy measures for quantum (15:00) Sumsub (17:04) How Coinbase is preparing for quantum (19:54) Education around quantum security (21:28) Cybersecurity threats today (24:50) Cybersecurity tips and practices (27:25) Read the quantum security report 🎙 Coinbase Links: 🔗 Website: https://www.coinbase.com 🔗 X: https://x.com/coinbase 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-lunglhofer-b43b092/ 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/coinbase/home/ 📢 Disclaimer: None of our content constitutes, nor is intended to act as financial advice. It’s important to always do your own research and due diligence before making any investment decision. Digital Assets and Cryptocurrencies are highly volatile and carry a considerable amount of risk.

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For episode 770 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Jeff Lunglhofer, CSO of Coinbase. As Chief Security Officer, Jeff leads Coinbase’s global cyber strategy, operations, engineering, and trust & safety efforts across both retail and institutional businesses, including Web3 and DeFi security through Coinbase’s Blockchain Security and Unit 0x research teams. Prior to Coinbase, he served as CISO at BNY Mellon, where he built and led a 500+ person global cybersecurity program, and previously headed commercial cyber practices at Booz Allen Hamilton.

 

📣 This episode is brought to you by Sumsub.

 

Sumsub is a leading full-cycle verification platform purpose-built for the crypto industry, chosen by 8 out of 10 of the biggest global exchanges. It helps VASPs, exchanges, and DeFi platforms prevent fraud, stay compliant, and scale globally. From instant KYC and KYB to automated crypto transaction monitoring, as well as full Travel Rule compliance. With over 1,800+ VASPs in their Travel Rule ecosystem, their no-code platform adapts to evolving threats, market demands, and global regulations.

 

Trusted by over 4,000 clients in fintech and crypto, Sumsub combines blockchain intelligence, identity verification, and behavioral fraud detection in a single orchestration layer. This allows you to screen, score, and monitor at every step of the customer journey without adding friction for trusted users.

 

You can learn more about Sumsub at https://sumsub.com  
Check out the Sumsub Crypto Report here: https://sumsub.link/les 

Check out Sumsub’s YouTube channel here: https://bit.ly/SubscribeToSumsub   

 

⏳ Timestamps:

 

(0:00) Introduction

(1:50) Who is Jeff Lunglhofer?

(4:15) Coinbase quantum security report

(6:45) Governance debate

(11:19) How to protect Bitcoin from quantum

(13:47) Policy measures for quantum

(15:00) Sumsub

(17:04) How Coinbase is preparing for quantum

(19:54) Education around quantum security

(21:28) Cybersecurity threats today

(24:50) Cybersecurity tips and practices

(27:25) Read the quantum security report

 

🎙 Coinbase Links:

 

🔗 Website: https://www.coinbase.com 

🔗 X: https://x.com/coinbase 

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-lunglhofer-b43b092/ 

🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/coinbase/home/ 

 

📢 Disclaimer:

 

None of our content constitutes, nor is intended to act as financial advice. It’s important to always do your own research and due diligence before making any investment decision. Digital Assets and Cryptocurrencies are highly volatile and carry a considerable amount of risk.

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