Michael Lewellen
Head of Solutions Engineering at Turnkey, providing expertise in blockchain security, operational key management, and defenses for DeFi protocols.
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Apr 8, 2026 • 1h 10min
How 'Booth Babes' at Crypto Conferences Could Lead to Big Hacks Like Drift's
Amanda Wick, crypto compliance lead at VerifyVASP, and Michael Lewellen, blockchain security pro from Turnkey, unpack a six‑month in‑person long con that enabled the $285M Drift hack. They probe conference social engineering, Potemkin identities, use of USDC for laundering, why stablecoin freezes lag, booth-access risks, nation‑state tradecraft, and practical operational defenses.
