Crypto Security: Building Open Source Education for Blockchain

Episode notes

In this episode of The Smart Economy Podcast, host Dylan Grabowski is joined by Josh McIntyre, Chairperson of the CCE Committee at C4, a non-profit organization advancing the understanding and adoption of Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, blockchain technology, and secure private key management. Together, they explore essential blockchain security practices that both newcomers and veterans often overlook. What you’ll learn: How to evaluate your personal security threat model and build appropriate protection strategies The three critical security pillars Why complacency is the biggest threat to experienced crypto users and how to combat it How to implement the urgency-threats-rewards framework to identify social engineering attacks Why hardware security keys like YubiKey should be deployed in pairs for redundancy How to maintain security hygiene through regular audits and testing of backup systems And much more! Josh McIntyre is a software engineer at Microsoft and a tech educator at Chaintuts, a comprehensive educational platform demystifying cryptocurrency security for everyone, from curious newcomers to technical professionals.