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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Mike Belshe on What BitGo's Kingdom Trust Acqui...
Mike Belshe, the founder and CEO of BitGo, talks about one of the biggest problems facing crypto today: security. We discuss some of the ways BitGo has resolved this issue, whether that still leads to single points of failure, and what the company's...
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Live from SXSW: Michael Casey and Paul Vigna, C...
At the Founders Organization's Initial Taco Offering, an unofficial SXSW event, the co-authors of the recently released Truth Machine, talked about a wide range of regulatory issues from what the SEC subpoenas mean to whether or not the SEC is...
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Unconfirmed: Caitlin Long on How 'Utility Token...
Wyoming now has five blockchain-specific laws. Caitlin Long, cofounder of the Wyoming Blockchain Coalition, describes what these laws are, what they mean, and how our least populous state became a crypto leader. The former chairman and president of...
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SXSW Episode: Amber Baldet, Blockchain Program ...
Amber Baldet, JPMorgan Chase blockchain program lead, talks about what she was discussing at SXSW with Hyperledger executive director Brian Behlendorf and what themes she heard at the Ethereum Community Conference in Paris. She talks about privacy in...
22 min
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Unconfirmed: SXSW Episode: Former DOJ Prosecuto...
As a former government official, current board member of Coinbase and professor at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, Kathryn Haun has a unique and varied view of the crypto space. She doesn't necessarily see the SEC subpoenas as a...
20 min
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The Skeptics' Episode: Preston Byrne and Angela...
Preston Byrne, an independent consultant and English lawyer, and Angela Walch, an associate professor at St. Mary’s University School of Law who focuses on blockchain technology, both explain their criticisms of the crypto space, give grades to...
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Unconfirmed: Spencer Bogart on Bitcoin's Matura...
Spencer Bogart, partner at Blockchain Capital, discusses why he think Bitcoin's growing pains are a sign of success, how the SEC regulatory gloom could affect the development of crypto and how a liquidity crunch could affect crypto hedge funds. We...
22 min
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Will Warren of 0x on Why Decentralized Exchange...
Will Warren, cofounder of decentralized exchange protocol 0x, was working on building tokenized derivatives for Ethereum when he and his cofounder realized there would be no place to trade them. They ended up pivoting to create a decentralized...
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Unconfirmed - Ep.003 - The Gender Imbalance in ...
Future Perfect Ventures' founder and managing partner Jalak Jobanputra and I discuss the New York Times article earlier this week about how few women there are in crypto. We discuss some of the surprising comments we saw from women in the space who...
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Why It's so Hard to Keep Stablecoins Stable
Rune Christensen of MakerDAO and Philip Rosedale, founder of Second Life and High Fidelity, discuss why stablecoins are called crypto's holy grail, why they may be what's necessary for mainstream adoption, and all the ways a stablecoin can be...
63 min
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Introducing Unconfirmed - Brian Kelly on Token-...
Subscribe to my new show, Unconfirmed! Here's a sample: Brian Kelly of BKCM talks about token-curated registries, such as the proposal for Messari, by Ryan Selkis, formerly of Digital Currency Group and CoinDesk, and why such TCRs are probably a good...
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MyCrypto's Taylor Monahan on Why She's Not a Fa...
The cofounder of MyEtherWallet and CEO of newly launched MyCrypto walks us through the nuts and bolts of how MyCrypto works, how it differs from a company like Coinbase, why the keys you get from the site even enable to work offline -- and how the...
60 min
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Unconfirmed's First Episode: Olaf Carlson-Wee o...
Check out the first episode of Unconfirmed, in which Olaf Carlson-Wee, CEO and founder of Polychain Capital, discusses why an issue facing the Ethereum community right now has him thinking about on-chain governance. If you enjoy the episode, subscribe...
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Go Check Out My New Podcast, Unconfirmed!
Unconfirmed: Insights and Analysis From the Top Minds in Crypto drops today! The first guest is Olaf Carlson-Wee, CEO and founder of crypto hedge fund Polychain Capital. We discuss the week's news and what is on Olaf's mind these days. It's available...
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Shapeshift's Erik Voorhees on How Crypto Will S...
Erik Voorhees says the greatest scam perpetrated on mankind is currency debasement -- and that crypto will change all that. In this wide-ranging interview, the CEO of crypto-to-crypto exchange Shapeshift talks about how crypto will take away power...
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Xapo's Wences Casares on How Bitcoin Makes a Fa...
Love Unchained? Please take this extremely brief survey to help us find more sponsors: https://survey.libsyn.com/unchained Growing up in Argentina, Wences Casares saw his family lose all their money three times due to actions by the government....
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The Tax Rules That Have Crypto Users Aghast
Love Unchained? Please take this extremely brief survey to help us obtain more sponsors: Tax attorney Tyson Cross and CPA Jason Tyra discuss all things crypto and taxes, including what types of crypto transactions are taxable events, how you'll...
60 min
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Vitalik Buterin, Creator Of Ethereum, On The Bi...
Love Unchained? Please take this extremely brief survey to help us obtain more sponsors: The 23-year-old whiz dives into who blockchains will someday help, how we transition from Ethereum for digital cats to higher social impact, and why even...
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Crypto 101: Everything You Need To Know About B...
Love Unchained? Please take this extremely brief survey to help us obtain more sponsors: In this special bonus episode, Laura cover all your basic questions about crypto. What is Bitcoin? What is Ethereum? What is a blockchain? Share this...
58 min
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How Crypto And Blockchain Technology Should Be ...
Love Unchained? Please take this extremely brief survey to help us obtain more sponsors: Marco Santori, who leads the blockchain technology team at Cooley, and Joshua Ashley Klayman, who leads the blockchain and smart contracts group at...
62 min
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Naval Ravikant On How Crypto Is Squeezing VCs, ...
Love Unchained? Please take this extremely brief survey to help us obtain more sponsors: The executive chairman of AngelList and partner at crypto hedge fund MetaStable explains how blockchains are changing the entrepreneurship model, his...
72 min
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What Bitcoin's History Says About Its Future
Love Unchained? Please take this extremely brief survey to help us obtain more sponsors: Days after the SegWit2x fork was called off, Nathaniel Popper, New York Times tech reporter and author of the book Digital Gold: Bitcoin and the Inside...
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What Will Happen At The Time Of The Bitcoin Har...
As Bitcoin faces the biggest test in its nine-year history, two players on opposing sides -- Mike Belshe of BitGo and Bitcoin protocol developer Matt Corallo -- debate how the community got here and what the definition of Bitcoin is -- whether the...
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How To Value A Crypto Asset
Love Unchained? Please take this extremely brief survey to help us obtain more sponsors: Chris Burniske of Placeholder Ventures has recently come out with a new book, "Cryptoassets: The Innovative Investors' Guide to Bitcoin and Beyond" that...
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How To Explain Cryptocurrencies And Blockchains...
Love Unchained? Please take this extremely brief survey to help us obtain more sponsors: Tired of having your friends and family say cryptocurrencies are a Ponzi scheme, nothing backs them, they're in a bubble and only criminals use them? In...
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