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
The Chopping Block: Is Coinbase’s Base ‘the Binance Smart Chain for White People’? - Ep. 463
In-person at ETH Denver, crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, and Tarun Chitra chop it up about the latest crypto news. This week, Kyle Samani, scion of Solana, joins the show.
Show highlig…
00:47:51 |
Sat 04 Mar 2023
Bitcoin Ordinal NFTs Are Hot and Getting Hotter. What's the Hype About? - Ep. 462
Muneeb Ali, co-creator of Stacks, discusses the Bitcoin trend that has everyone – or at least, many Bitcoiners – buzzing: Bitcoin ordinals. Ali explains why it is that they’ve taken up block space, p…
00:39:50 |
Fri 03 Mar 2023
Have Crypto Detectives Killed the Cypherpunk Dream? - Ep. 461
Andy Greenberg, senior writer for WIRED and author of “Tracers in the Dark,” takes us inside the world of crypto-tracing crimebusters and voices the ambivalence of Bitcoin – a cypherpunk creation – e…
01:11:04 |
Tue 28 Feb 2023
Is Asia Going to Lead the Next Bull Run? - Ep. 460
Emily Parker, CoinDesk’s executive director of global content, joins the show to discuss the Asian crypto markets. From Hong Kong to Tokyo, Parker sees bullish signs in recent developments. Hear why …
00:36:39 |
Fri 24 Feb 2023
The Chopping Block: The Inside Story of How Blur Toppled NFT Giant OpenSea - Ep. 459
Welcome to “The Chopping Block” – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Robert Leshner, Tom Schmidt, and Tarun Chitra chop it up about the latest news. This week, it’s time for a case study: Special …
01:10:00 |
Wed 22 Feb 2023
Just a Coincidence? Coinbase and Polygon Lawyers See Bad Omens in SEC Crackdown - Ep. 458
A settlement with Kraken, a proposed custody rule, and lawsuits against Paxos and Terraform Labs. “This week has been a very long year,” said Polygon Labs Chief Policy Officer Rebecca Rettig. She joi…
01:09:33 |
Tue 21 Feb 2023
Is Gary Gensler on a Mission to Put Crypto Down for Good? - Ep. 457
Mike Selig, counsel at Willkie Farr, has plenty to talk about this week, with a slew of actions from Gary Gensler’s SEC putting the future of crypto in the U.S. in question. From Kraken’s custodial s…
00:48:26 |
Fri 17 Feb 2023
The Chopping Block: The SEC Is Attacking Crypto – Will Gary Gensler Succeed? - Ep. 456
Welcome to The Chopping Block – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Robert Leshner, Tom Schmidt, and Tarun Chitra chop it up about the latest news. This week, Polygon Chief Legal Officer Marc Boiro…
01:17:01 |
Wed 15 Feb 2023
How This Prosecutor Is Spearheading the Fight Against Crypto ‘Pig Butchering’ Scams - Ep. 455
Erin West, Deputy District Attorney of California’s Santa Clara County, has heard firsthand tales of scammers preying on victims for hundreds of thousands of dollars. She joins the show to explain th…
01:00:42 |
Tue 14 Feb 2023
Chris Blec on Why He Believes a16z’s Uniswap Vote Exposes DeFi as a Farce - Ep. 454
Chris Blec, DeFi researcher and founder of the Blec Report, explains why he believes the involvement of Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) in a contentious Uniswap governance proposal flies in the face of cr…
00:36:38 |
Fri 10 Feb 2023
Everything You Need to Know About Filing Your 2022 Crypto Taxes - Ep. 453
Lawrence Zlatkin, VP of Tax at Coinbase, and Shehan Chandrasekera, Head of Tax Strategy at CoinTracker, give a full accounting of everything U.S. crypto traders should be aware of as we inch closer t…
01:12:48 |
Tue 07 Feb 2023
The Chopping Block: Why Canto, Up Nearly 500% This Month, Has Its Haters - Ep. 452
Welcome to “The Chopping Block!” – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Robert Leshner, Tom Schmidt, and Tarun Chitra chop it up about the latest news. This week, they cover:
why Bitcoin maximalis…
00:59:47 |
Sat 04 Feb 2023
Why the Celsius Examiner Report Shows 'a Complete Disaster in Almost Every Way' - Ep. 451
Following the release of Celsius' examiner report, Kadhim Shubber, an investigative reporter at The Financial Times, dives into the controversial business practices of the lender, how the company inf…
00:36:38 |
Fri 03 Feb 2023
Did FTX Ruin Crypto’s Image on Capitol Hill? Two DC Insiders Discuss - Ep. 450
Sheila Warren, CEO of the Crypto Council for Innovation, and Miller Whitehouse-Levine, Policy Director of the DeFi Education Fund, offer insider takes on how lawmakers and regulators are viewing cryp…
01:13:14 |
Tue 31 Jan 2023
The Chopping Block: Why the Once-Taboo MEV Is Now a Core Part of Ethereum - Ep. 449
Welcome to “The Chopping Block!” – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, and Tarun Chitra chop it up about the latest news. This week, Flashbots co-founder Phil Daian joins the show to g…
01:32:43 |
Sat 28 Jan 2023
Why Grayscale Is Suing the SEC Over Its Denial of a Bitcoin ETF - Ep. 448
Michael Sonnenshein, CEO of Grayscale Investments, gives an overview of his firm’s case against the SEC, which has denied requests to turn Grayscale’s bitcoin trust into an exchange-traded fund (ETF)…
00:37:38 |
Fri 27 Jan 2023
The Chopping Block: Will Genesis Creditors Be Made Whole? - Ep. 447
Welcome to “The Chopping Block!” – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Robert Leshner, Tom Schmidt, and Tarun Chitra chop it up about the latest news. This week, they covered:
why the markets were…
00:57:04 |
Wed 25 Jan 2023
Not Just FTX: One Skeptic’s Take on Why Crypto Is a Scam - Ep. 446
James Block, crypto skeptic and author of the Dirty Bubble Media newsletter, rose to prominence with a timely post predicting FTX’s insolvency. The blogger, a doctor by day, explains why he sees cryp…
01:05:28 |
Tue 24 Jan 2023
Why Crypto Developer Activity Continues to Grow Despite the Bear Market - Ep. 445
Maria Shen, partner at Electric Capital, unpacks the venture firm’s latest Developer Report. Hotly anticipated among crypto observers, the annual report captures which chains developers are building …
00:38:28 |
Fri 20 Jan 2023
How Crypto Bankruptcy Claims Buyers Will Profit From the Collapse of FTX - Ep. 444
From 3AC to FTX (and possibly more to come), it’s boom times for those trading crypto bankruptcy claims. Thomas Braziel, founder and CEO of 507 Capital, gives a crash course on bankruptcy law, offeri…
01:19:20 |
Tue 17 Jan 2023
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