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.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 59 minutes
- Episodes
- 934
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
Two VCs on Why This Is the Perfect Time to Invest in Crypto - Ep. 522
Despite the doom and gloom, Placeholder VC partners Chris Burniske and Joel Monegro are highly bullish on the present moment. “We’re all going to look back on this period and remember it as fondly as…
01:46:55 |
Tue 25 Jul 2023
Why the SEC Doesn’t Want the Ripple Case to Go to the Supreme Court - Ep. 521
If the SEC wants to appeal last week’s judgment in the Ripple case, it better act fast. So says Bill Hughes, regulatory chief at Ethereum booster ConsenSys and one of the many crypto policy pros asse…
00:43:19 |
Fri 21 Jul 2023
Why the SEC vs. Ripple Order Is Now About 2 Things: Coinbase and Congress - Ep. 520
XRP isn’t itself a security; it depends on how it’s sold. So said a federal judge last Thursday in the SEC vs. Ripple case and the implications are significant. Jake Chervinsky, chief policy officer …
01:11:39 |
Tue 18 Jul 2023
The Chopping Block: Should XRP Holders Really Be Rejoicing? - Ep. 519
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, crypto lawyer Stephen Palley joins a…
00:47:34 |
Sat 15 Jul 2023
New Order in SEC vs. Ripple Over XRP Is a Win for Crypto: What Happens Now? - Ep. 518
The SEC and Ripple have been locked in a legal tug of war for years, stirring up waves of controversy and debate in the crypto community. Finally, Judge Analisa Torres has given an order establishing…
00:48:11 |
Fri 14 Jul 2023
The Chopping Block: Will Tokenizing RWAs Finally Click This Time? - Ep. 517
Welcome to “The Chopping Block” – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner chop it up about the latest crypto news. This week, the crew is joined by Goldfin…
00:56:37 |
Thu 13 Jul 2023
When AI and Blockchain Meet, How Can Each Technology Benefit? - Ep 516
In recent months, ChatGPT, Bard and other new artificial intelligence (AI) products have revolutionized numerous industries. But how this nascent technology can work with crypto and blockchain techno…
01:13:10 |
Tue 11 Jul 2023
Circuit Breakers: Is ERC-7265 the Solution dApps Were Waiting For? - Ep. 515
In 2022, crypto crime hit an all-time high. A staggering $3.8 billion in crypto was stolen, with DeFi protocols bearing the brunt of these thefts, accounting for 82% of the total losses. Amid this al…
00:40:50 |
Fri 07 Jul 2023
ERC-6551: Is This the Next Big Leap in NFT Innovation? - Ep. 514
The ERC-721 token standard on Ethereum ignited the frenzied world of NFTs. Yet, as the dust settled, their limitations became apparent. Enter ERC-6551, a new standard designed to overcome these chall…
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Tue 04 Jul 2023
Will FTX Reboot? Here’s John Ray’s Internal Deadline for Making a Decision - Ep. 513
From “hush money” allegations to a prospective FTX relaunch, it’s been a crazy week for those following the legal saga of Sam Bankman-Fried’s collapsed crypto empire. Perhaps few are following it mor…
00:44:14 |
Fri 30 Jun 2023
The Chopping Block: Why the Azuki Elementals Drop Was a Big Flop - Ep. 512
Welcome to “The Chopping Block” – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner chop it up about the latest crypto news.
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01:11:00 |
Thu 29 Jun 2023
Prometheum and Paradigm in Debate: Can the Status Quo Work for Crypto? - Ep. 511
Aaron Kaplan, co-CEO of Prometheum, the trading platform that recently acquired a special-purpose broker dealer license for digital asset securities, has become a major lightning rod in the crypto co…
01:10:45 |
Tue 27 Jun 2023
The Chopping Block: Is BlackRock’s ETF Proposal Breathing Life Into Bitcoin? - Ep. 510
Welcome to “The Chopping Block” – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner chop it up about the latest crypto news. With BTC topping $30,000, the gang tackl…
01:01:29 |
Sat 24 Jun 2023
Why It Looks Like BlackRock Could Win America’s First Spot Bitcoin ETF - Ep. 509
The SEC has swatted down so many spot bitcoin ETF applications that crypto diehards simply gave up caring. Then comes TradFi giant BlackRock – at the height of the SEC’s crypto crackdown, no less – w…
00:50:11 |
Fri 23 Jun 2023
Uniswap Founder Hayden Adams on How ‘Hooks’ Make v4 Different - Ep. 508
The announcement of the upcoming launch of Uniswap v4 sparked fresh versions of old debates. Is it OK for DeFi’s leading DEX to not be fully open source at launch? What counts as composability and wh…
01:20:59 |
Tue 20 Jun 2023
SEC’s Hester Peirce Tackles ‘Frustrating’ Crypto Regulation – And Why It’s So Slow - Ep. 507
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce has a reputation in the industry for being more supportive of crypto than her peers. After a rough year for the industry, Peirce weighs in on whether the agency was rig…
00:43:58 |
Fri 16 Jun 2023
The Chopping Block: Why Uniswap V4 Creates a Bigger Attack Surface Area - Ep. 506
Welcome to “The Chopping Block” – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner, chop it up about the latest news. In this episode, Robert stirs the debate over …
00:57:09 |
Thu 15 Jun 2023
Hong Kong's New Crypto Regulation: Will It Attract the Industry? - Ep. 505
On June 1, Hong Kong implemented new crypto regulations to license exchanges. Two experts – Angelina Kwan, CEO of Stratford Finance (and former COO of BitMEX), and Adrian Lai, founder and managing pa…
01:15:25 |
Tue 13 Jun 2023
SEC Sues Binance, Coinbase: ‘This Is Not the End of Crypto in the United States’- Ep. 504
On Monday, it was Binance. On Tuesday, Coinbase. Electric Capital General Counsel Emily Meyers joins the show to read between the lines of an action-packed week for Gary Gensler’s SEC. Meyers lends h…
00:46:08 |
Fri 09 Jun 2023
The Chopping Block: Jake Chervinsky on How the SEC Has Lost Credibility - Ep. 503
Welcome to “The Chopping Block” – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner, chop it up about the latest news. In this episode, the Blockchain Association’s …
01:08:18 |
Thu 08 Jun 2023
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