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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The Black Swan Event That Could Cause a Fork in...
The huge risks of a bug occurring to an Ethereum “supermajority” execution client were laid bare this week.
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The Chopping Block: Data Availability & Why It’...
The Chopping Block: Ethereum's Future - Data Availability and Client Diversity?
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OG Olaf Carlson-Wee on Why His Crypto Thesis Is...
Crypto creates an “incentive vortex” that is destined to take over everything, according to the investment firm’s founder and CIO.
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Why the SEC’s Case Against Coinbase Is So Signi...
Attorney Sam Enzer explains how the case that’s currently being heard could impact the SEC's entire enforcement regime against crypto.
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The Chopping Block: When Will the ETF Hype End?...
The Chopping Block: From Tether Troubles to ETF Triumphs: What's Brewing in Crypto?
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How Small Bitcoin ETF Issuers Will Compete With...
Bitwise’s Matt Hougan and VanEck’s Matthew Sigel delve into the details of the first two days of trading and what each company tried to focus on with its offering.
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Why Some Brokerage Firms Are Blocking Access to...
Three ETF experts discuss all things Bitcoin ETF, from record-high trading volumes to how the SEC botched the approval and roll-out process to brokerages blocking customer purchases.
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The Chopping Block: Unraveling the SEC Hack, Fu...
The Chopping Block: Did the SEC Twitter Hack Expose Vulnerabilities in Crypto Market Manipulation?
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Why Spot Bitcoin ETFs Are Likely to Finally Sta...
Bloomberg Intelligence ETF analysts James Seyffart and Eric Balchunas break down the spot Bitcoin ETF launch timeline, plus analyze the already ruthless fee war.
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The 4 Factors That Will Determine Which Spot Bi...
As we head into what’s expected to be the home stretch for an SEC approval, venture capitalist Spencer Bogart gives his take on the most recent news.
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The Chopping Block: If Vitalik Is the Pope of C...
The gang is joined by Unchained host Laura Shin to discuss the latest manifesto from Ethereum’s co-founder, as well as the likely impact of the impending approval of a U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF.
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Three Crypto Pioneers on Crypto’s Monolithic vs...
Chris Burniske and two proponents of each approach discuss their different characteristics and relative benefits, and what will drive the next crypto bull cycle.
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The Chopping Block: How Jito Helped Put Solana ...
Jito Labs CEO Lucas Bruder discusses the ins and outs of maximum extractable value (MEV) and how the Jito airdrop rejuvenated Solana.
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Arthur Hayes on Why Bitcoin Is Money and ETH Is...
Arthur Hayes, Chief Investment Officer of Maelstrom, delves into the anticipated bull run in crypto, the potential collapse of the traditional financial system, and his unique take on Bitcoin, Ethereum, shitcoins, and more.
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2023 Crypto Year in Review: Is a Bull Market Ar...
2023 was another packed year for crypto, with some big winners, and regulatory news taking the main spot.
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Crypto Points Systems Are a 100x Opportunity, B...
Li Jin of Variant Fund dives into the trend of points in crypto: why projects favor points over tokens, the art of designing such systems, and the potential of on-chain points.
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Why Swan CEO Cory Klippsten Is Still Convinced ...
Swan founder and CEO Cory Klippsten is all-in on Bitcoin. Not only does he believe that Bitcoin is poised to reach $1 million by 2030, he also thinks most alt-coins add little to no value and will eventually all go to zero.
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The Chopping Block: Crypto’s Best and Worst in ...
Was the year’s biggest winner Solana, Tether or Brad Garlinghouse? Was its biggest loser Michael Lewis or the SEC? Hear the arguments for and against these choices, and many others, in today’s year-end episode.
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Why the SEC May Want Cash Creation of Spot Bitc...
Bloomberg analyst James Seyffart explains why it seems the SEC prefers cash vs. in-kind creation of spot bitcoin ETFs, and why this choice would negatively impact Grayscale.
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How Binance Will Open All Its Activity to the U...
Experts Dorothy DeWitt and Michael Dawson discuss the implications, challenges, and potential outcomes of Binance's compliance monitorship.
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Market Forecaster Raoul Pal Says There’s a Good...
Raoul Pal describes the likely scenarios for where Bitcoin’s price goes next year, and also discusses the relative merits of Ether vs. Solana and the usefulness of BRC-20 tokens.
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The Chopping Block: Top White Hat Hacker Samczs...
Pseudonymous white hat Samczsun argues that crypto security has improved significantly in recent years and explains what individuals can do to improve their personal crypto security.
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Anatoly Yakovenko on Solana’s Astounding Recove...
Things looked bleak for Solana after the collapse of FTX. Anatoly Yakovenko explains how the blockchain rebounded so successfully that SOL became the best performing top crypto in 2023.
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The Chopping Block: How This DeFi Hack Negotiat...
Welcome to The Chopping Block — where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner chop it up about the latest news. This week, the gang sits down with Ogle Crypto, a veteran negotiator in crypto hacks, to discuss the recent KyberSwap exploit, which involved an almost $50 million loss across various chains.
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Why Presidential Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy Is S...
Vivek Ramaswamy is likely the biggest supporter of crypto among the current crop of presidential candidates. But his enthusiasm comes not from an inherent love of the technology or its principles themselves, but a dissatisfaction with what he calls the “administrative state” that’s stifled innovation in a number of important industries, crypto among them.
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