Unchained
Crypto assets and blockchain technology are about to transform every trust-based interaction of our lives, from financial services to identity to the Internet of Things. In this podcast, host Laura Shin, an independent journalist covering all things crypto, talks with industry pioneers about how crypto assets and blockchains will change the way we earn, spend and invest our money. Tune in to find out how Web 3.0, the decentralized web, will revolutionize our world. Disclosure: I'm a nocoiner.
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Bits + Bips: Is US Politics Driving the ETH ETF...
Why ETH spot ETFs are now more likely—and the reversal may have come from the Biden administration. Will this lead to ETH reaching all-time highs, sway US elections, or spark a new wave of crypto spot ETFs?
55 min
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Why Spot Ether ETFs Are Now Likely to Be Approv...
Plus, the “stunning success” of bitcoin ETFs and why Michael Sonnenshein stepped down as CEO of Grayscale.
48 min
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Why the DOJ Doesn’t Want These MEV Exploiters t...
Evan Zinaman breaks down why the government’s indictment of the Bueno brothers for their $25 million MEV exploitation is a “vanilla fraud,” but still may shed light on potential compliance considerations for block building participants.
46 min
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The Chopping Block: Crypto in US Politics & Roa...
What’s Driving Today’s Crypto Debates? U.S. Elections' Crypto Impact, Regulatory Outlook, and GameStop's Viability
50 min
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Erik Voorhees' New Venture: Why AI Desperately ...
Erik Voorhees' latest venture, Venice, is a private, uncensorable, open-source AI agent run on decentralized computation.
75 min
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The Chopping Block: EigenLayer Airdrop, LayerZe...
The Chopping Block: EigenLayer Airdrop Controversy, the Future of SocialFi, and Robinhood vs. SEC
68 min
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How the Top One-Third of FTX Creditors Are Boos...
The draft FTX bankruptcy plan is being lauded for paying out more—in dollar terms—to creditors than expected. But it’s at the cost of customers who held the most valuable assets on the exchange.
45 min
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Bits + Bips: Does Macroeconomics Point to a Pot...
Is the market underweighting the potential for the total crypto market cap to go to $10 trillion in the next few years? Yes, say these traders and analysts.
57 min
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Why Memecoins Have Been 2024's Most Profitable ...
Memecoins have been the most profitable investment of the year, and these traders believe they still have a lot of potential.
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Why EigenLayer Gave Away More Tokens After Wide...
Sreeram Kannan, founder of EigenLayer, and the Eigen Foundation’s Robert Drost explain everything about the recently announced EIGEN token and how they are responding to critics who say the stakedrop favored whales.
54 min
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The Chopping Block: EigenLayer Airdrop Fallout,...
Navigating EigenLayer's Airdrop Fallout, Shkreli’s Crusade on Io.net, and CZ’s High-Profile Crypto Sentencings!
62 min
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Bitcoin Layer 2s Aim to Attract Ethereum-Like D...
Build on Bitcoin (BOB), Botanix, and Citrea plan to bring DeFi, perps, stablecoins, and much more to the Bitcoin ecosystem. Here’s how.
79 min
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Consensys’s Lawsuit Against The SEC: Will It En...
With its lawsuit, Consensys aims to settle the question of whether staking turned ether into a security, and to hopefully put an end to what it calls the SEC’s “regulatory overreach.”
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The Chopping Block: Uniswap's SEC Scrutiny, Tok...
Unraveling the SEC’s Uniswap Probe: A Deep Dive into DeFi’s Legal Challenges. Plus: Dubai’s Flood Impact on a Major Crypto Event and the Crypto Community’s Resilience. Also, Decoding Bitcoin’s Latest Halvening: What Does it Mean for Inflation and Market Dynamics?
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The US vs. Crypto: Jake Chervinsky on Crypto's ...
Despite legal battles over Coinbase, Uniswap, Ethereum, and others, Jake Chervinsky from Variant Fund believes that crypto still has a future in the United States.
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After the Bitcoin Halving, Will the Runes Proto...
At the time of the Bitcoin halving, Runes will go live. What’s the hype about, how does it work, and how might it impact the miners?
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Arthur Hayes and Will Clemente on How This Bitc...
Arthur Hayes and Will Clemente explore how this Bitcoin halving might diverge from previous ones and what that means for investors.
64 min
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Gary Gensler’s Case Against Uniswap: Does the S...
Amanda Tuminelli dives deep into the SEC's confrontation with Uniswap, examining the implications for the entire DeFi sector.
38 min
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The Chopping Block: The EVM Parallelization Dil...
The Chopping Block: Dissecting Monad's Monumental Raise, The EVM Parallelization Puzzle, Solana's Congestion Crisis, and Avi Eisenberg's Courtroom Clash!
64 min
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Polygon’s AggLayer Wants to Be a Hub for Ethere...
Polygon’s Agglayer aims to address the monolithic vs. modular blockchain debate with a decentralized protocol that allows chains to interact with one another.
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Ethena’s USDe Grew to $2 Billion in 7 Weeks. Is...
Ethena's synthetic dollar, USDe, hit a $2 billion market cap in just seven weeks, raising eyebrows. Ethena Labs founder Guy Young explores the risks of reinventing the digital dollar.
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The Chopping Block: The Dawn of the DeFi Civil ...
The Chopping Block: Debating Ethena’s DeFi Dominance, MakerDAO vs. AAVE, SBF's Sentencing, and Blast's Hack Response Dilemma!
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The Real Reason Why the SEC Might Be Going Afte...
Why might the SEC be investigating the Ethereum Foundation, even though the agency has previously affirmed that ETH is a commodity?
80 min
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How 'a Criminal Choice' Got Sam Bankman-Fried a...
Get the scoops on all the details of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried’s 25-year prison sentence, plus the other conditions of punishment.
46 min
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The Chopping Block: Institutional Memecoin Craz...
The Chopping Block: Navigating the Surge of Institutional Interest in Memecoins, BASE's Growth Challenge to Ethereum, and the Legal Battles Shutting Down Ratchet Exchanges
56 min