The Vergecast

Secrets

This week on Vergecast, Nilay, Dieter, and Paul bring in resident cybersecurity expert Russell Brandom to explain the cryptocurrency Ethereum and how there was a recent attack on the Decentralized Autonomous Organization which stole $53 million.
Then, later on in the show a surprise guest pops in to give us breaking news on the Android.
And after you listen to the podcast, head over to theverge.com and cast your vote in the poll for this week's Gadget Face-off featured on this week's podcast!
03:52 - Ethereum
theverge.com/2016/6/17/11965192/ethereum-theft-dao-cryptocurrency-million-stolen-bitcoin
17:02 - Breaking News
22:04 - Squarespace ad
24:42 - BLU phones
35:33 - Paul’s Gadget Secrets/Gadget Face-off
39:44 - Coors ad
40:50 - Mr. Robot discussion
48:45 - Handshakes
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The Vergecast is the flagship podcast from The Verge about small gadgets, Big Tech, and everything in between. Every Friday, hosts Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz hang out and make sense of the week’s most important technology news. And every Tuesday, David leads a selection of The Verge’s expert staffers in an exploration of how gadgets and software affect our lives – and which ones you should bring into yours.