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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Uneasy Money: Hyperliquid's Dilemma After 10/10...
The crew contrasts the new ICO meta with the previous boom, breaks down the Hyperliquid “FUD” after the Oct. 10 crash and explores Ethena’s black swan risk.
69 min
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ETH's HTTP Moment? How Ethereum Interop Layer H...
The Ethereum Foundation just announced Ethereum Interop Layer. Two of the protocol's developers explain how it is different from other interoperability protocols and how it could unlock Ethereum's HTTP moment.
47 min
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DEX in the City: Are Prediction Markets Gamblin...
DEX in the City unpacks the problems with crypto Twitter dialogue, the return of ICOs and the legal uncertainties around prediction markets.
46 min
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Bits + Bips: Why the White House Says Crypto Mu...
A White House advisor breaks down the Senate’s new crypto market structure draft, and why he thinks a vote this year is still possible.
62 min
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Bitcoin’s Outlook, ETH's Next Major Support and...
Bitcoin's price continues to look shaky. Fairlead Strategies founder Katie Stockton breaks down the charts to explain where it could fall next.
30 min
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The Chopping Block: Tokenomics Reset — ICOs Ris...
The Chopping Block breaks down crypto’s new token war — ICOs roaring back, airdrops falling apart, and Uniswap finally unifying its token. Plus: the MEV “low carb crusader” trial and what it means for on-chain games.
51 min
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How the x402 Standard Is Enabling AI Agents to ...
Agentic commerce is coming fast. x402 is the standard trying to power it.
65 min
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Uneasy Money: ICOs Are Back and Why Airdrops Ar...
Airdrops are shrinking, ICOs are returning, and DeFi’s distribution playbook is breaking. The hosts debate what’s driving the shift.
56 min
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Why the Privacy Coins Mania Is Much More Than P...
Privacy coins are pumping, but builders say the real story is surveillance, personal protection, and a looming national security problem.
64 min
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Why Crypto Market Structure May Not Pass Until ...
Who’s responsible when code breaks and why crypto law is still stuck in neutral.
38 min
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Bits + Bips: Every Fortune 500 Company Will Be ...
The government’s about to reopen, but the debt problem hasn’t gone anywhere. Plus, DATs are trading below par and stablecoins dream of a $3 trillion market.
64 min
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Bitcoin Miners Are Pivoting to AI. How Does It ...
As Bitcoin mining margins tighten, miners are repurposing their massive data centers for AI and high-performance computing. But how much is substance and how much hype?
64 min
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MegaETH Just Had Its Public Sale. Can It Succee...
MegaETH’s oversubscribed token sale just wrapped. Its founders explain their plans to build the first real-time blockchain and why they skipped an airdrop.
66 min
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The Chopping Block: Code, Chaos & Consequences ...
The Chopping Block breaks down DeFi’s Black Friday carnage — Balancer v2 hacked, chains frozen, Stream Finance vaporized — and why even “safe” yield isn’t safe at all.
59 min
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Will Perps Eat All of Finance? Ex-FTX.US CEO Br...
Perpetuals revolutionized crypto trading. Now ex-FTX.US President Brett Harrison wants to bring them to Wall Street.
34 min
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Why the Crypto Markets Seem Down Bad as Bitcoin...
Retail’s out, smart money’s watching. Is this the bottom or the blastoff?
75 min
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Bits + Bips: Reasons to Be Optimistic After Bit...
What if “extreme fear” is actually the start of something new?
60 min
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The Chopping Block: When Wall Street Meets DeFi...
Ostium’s Kaledora Linn joins The Chopping Block to unpack the funding chaos, design flaws, and trillion-dollar opportunity behind on-chain equity perps.
70 min
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How the Competition Will Play Out in the Great ...
As stablecoins spread across chains, exchanges, and payment apps, who will win the race for real adoption?
79 min
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Ex-Citi Chief Economist on Gold, Bitcoin and th...
Forget gold: the ex-Citi chief economist says the future lies in stablecoins, CBDCs, and tokenized assets.
39 min
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Sharplink CEO on Why ETH Will Soon See a Boom i...
The Fed’s next move, AI’s labor shock, and why banks are rushing into crypto.
80 min
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How Kraken Plans to Dominate Tokenization and P...
Arjun Sethi explains how Kraken plans to integrate regulated derivatives, open tokenization, and DeFi-native infra to serve both institutions and crypto-native users.
61 min
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Arthur Hayes and Adam Schlegel on Why Private E...
Crypto's unsexy middle market is about to get a cash injection. Arthur Hayes and Adam Schlegel discuss Maelstrom's $250M PE fund targeting companies ignored by VCs and exchanges.
68 min
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Why Bitcoin Could Hit $150,000 Soon. Plus ‘Code...
Bitcoin, gold, inflation, and the endgame for fiat — paired with a deep dive into crypto’s biggest exploits.
75 min
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How Crypto Neobanks Make It Easier to Earn Pass...
Crypto neobanks are merging cards, credit, and yield, all without giving up custody. Ready’s Itamar Lesuisse and EtherFi’s Mike Silagadze explain how this model could challenge traditional banks.
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