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.
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The Chopping Block: Aave Civil War + Flow Hack ...
The Chopping Block breaks down the Aave DAO civil war over CoWSwap fees and IP ownership, the $3.9M Flow hack + rollback/bridge chaos, and Coinbase’s “Everything Exchange” push into tokenized stocks, perps, and prediction markets vs Robinhood.
61 min
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Bits + Bips: 2026 Crypto Predictions: BTC & ETH...
69 min
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Landmark Regulation, ICOs, Downtober & Privacy:...
What is crypto without drama? 2025 had a lot of it.
77 min
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2025 Crypto Year in Review, Part 1: Shit Talkin...
Crypto defied expectations in more than one way in 2025. Doug Colkitt and Gwart sit down to whimsically unpack it all.
64 min
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DEX in the City: How Even TradFi Wants to Pass ...
The crew unpacks the meaning of crypto’s convergence with TradFi and how some giants are reshaping the crypto market structure bill.
49 min
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How Crypto Users Get Rekt and How You Can Stay ...
Security continues to be a major pain point for crypto. Experts discuss how the landscape has evolved and why a security plan may not be enough.
78 min
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Bits + Bips: Will Crypto Rise on Liquidity or W...
From token oversupply to M&A and institutional rails, the crew asks what has to break before crypto can really recover.
55 min
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Lessons From A Successful Tokenization Project ...
A double-header episode examining what actually works onchain, and how new rules could force crypto to prove its decentralization claims.
63 min
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DAT Stocks Are on Sale. Are They a Buy? Plus, W...
Markets are reassessing crypto’s value at the same moment builders are rethinking who crypto is for.
53 min
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Uneasy Money: Why Tokenholders Have No Rights &...
The Aave DAO challenged Aave Labs for control over revenue allocation, while Axelar token holders were left holding the bags after the Circle acquisition.
74 min
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Inside Robinhood's Big Super App Plan: ‘There's...
Robinhood has announced one big crypto move after another over the past year as it aims to become a “super app.” But Johann Kerbrat says “there's still a lot of work to be done.”
60 min
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DEX in the City: How Privacy in Crypto Makes Ev...
Is the SEC about to usher in a new era for crypto privacy? The crew discusses the key takeaways from the SEC's privacy roundtable and Do Kwon’s sentence.
53 min
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The Chopping Block: Hyperliquid vs. Tarun, ADL ...
The Chopping Block digs into the fallout from October 10’s historic perp liquidations, the Hyperliquid–Tarun ADL research clash, Lighter’s zero-fee trading model, and the growing rift between tokens and equity reshaping crypto M&A.
66 min
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Bits + Bips: What Could Spark the Next Crypto B...
As Wall Street tokenizes everything, a deeper battle is brewing over market structure — and which chain institutions will actually trust.
58 min
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Bits + Bips: Crypto Investing Is About Managing...
From DeFi yield strategies to crypto ETFs and taxes, two experts explain why risk, structure, and compliance matter more than headline returns.
69 min
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How to Trade Prediction Markets Without an Opin...
Prediction markets are all the rage, but how do you trade them without a leg up on information? Markus Thielen says it’s about math and “the wisdom within the crowd.”
65 min
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Uneasy Money: Is Jupiter Incompetent or Evil? A...
Tensions are rising in Solana's DeFi space. Is the blockchain in its "competitive post-DeFi summer era?”
70 min
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How AI Agents Hacked Smart Contracts for $1 Api...
The DEX in the City crew dives into Citadel's controversial DeFi regulation letter, the CFTC’s “race” to regulate crypto, and how AI agents can hack smart contracts for $1 each.
45 min
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The Chopping Block: Web3 Dies, L1 Valuations Cl...
The Chopping Block confronts a reality check as Web3 social unravels, L1 valuations ignite a market-wide reckoning, and new research exposes massive ADL failures hiding in plain sight.
54 min
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Will Bitcoin's New Phase Change It Forever? And...
The crypto markets are disappointing, but our experts aren’t pessimistic. Here’s why one thinks 2026 will prove the four-year cycle is dead.
63 min
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Bits + Bips: Why TradFi Knows It Needs Crypto M...
TradFi needs crypto as competition heats up—and the incumbents are scrambling for “dance partners.”
59 min
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Bits + Bips: How Stocks May Decouple From Bitc...
Wall Street analysts explain why crypto equities may be mispriced—and why Hyperliquid could be the most ambitious onchain derivatives ecosystem yet.
84 min
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Is Strategy's Model Unraveling? What is Driving...
Is the Strategy flywheel stalling? Two market experts debate the company's outlook as its valuation tanks.
48 min
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Uneasy Money: Did Solana Dapp Kamino Break the ...
The crew digs into Ethereum's Fusaka upgrade, the controversy surrounding Kamino’s decision to blacklist Jupiter, Hyperliquid's Buzzing equities perp futures market and more.
58 min
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The Chopping Block: Token Launch Hype, L1 Wars ...
This week: Monad vs Crypto Twitter, AI exploit bots, tokenomics chaos, and the rise of prediction markets.
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