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
Sam Bankman-Fried on How to Prevent the Next Terra and 3AC - Ep. 403
Sam Bankman-Fried, founder and CEO of FTX, discusses his views on crypto regulation, macroeconomics, and the role of FTX in a decentralized industry.
Show highlights:
whether the market has alrea…
01:01:13 |
Tue 04 Oct 2022
Why the Ooki DAO Case Could Hurt Participation in DAOs - Ep. 402
Nikhilesh De, CoinDesk's managing editor for global policy and regulation, comes to talk about the CFTC lawsuit against Ooki DAO and the potential consequences across the crypto industry.
Show hig…
00:37:38 |
Fri 30 Sep 2022
How Will the Legal Case Against Do Kwon Play Out in South Korea? - Ep. 401
Zack Guzman, journalist and Coinage host, and Jongbaek Park, partner specializing in blockchain and crypto assets at Bae, Kim & Lee, discuss how the case in South Korea against Do Kwon and TerraForm …
01:04:45 |
Tue 27 Sep 2022
The Chopping Block: Why ETH Dumped So Hard After the Merge - Ep. 400
Welcome to The Chopping Block! Crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Robert Leshner, Tom Schmidt, and Tarun Chitra chop it up about the latest news in the digital asset industry.
Show topics:
Why the E…
01:00:20 |
Sat 24 Sep 2022
Why Senator Pat Toomey Thinks SEC Chair Gary Gensler Is Wrong About Crypto - Ep. 399
Pat Toomey, U.S. Senator for Pennsylvania, talks about legislation in the crypto industry, how to determine if something is a security, the future of CBDCs, and much more.
Show highlights:
the str…
00:41:42 |
Fri 23 Sep 2022
Is Bitcoin Doomed to Fail? Eric Wall and Justin Bons Face Off - Ep. 398
In a heated debate, Eric Wall, crypto blogger and investor, and Justin Bons, founder and chief investment officer of Cyber Capital, discuss Bitcoin’s security model, whether there are fundamental fla…
01:29:07 |
Wed 21 Sep 2022
Did the Merge Make Ethereum 'the Most Secure Blockchain in the World'? - Ep. 397
Justin Drake, researcher at the Ethereum Foundation, talks about the Merge, how this transition affects Bitcoin, where Ethereum’s road map is going, and more.
Show highlights:
how Justin was feel…
00:41:29 |
Fri 16 Sep 2022
The Chopping Block: ETHPoW Is 'a Terrible Way to Fork the Blockchain' - Ep. 396
Welcome to The Chopping Block! Crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Robert Leshner and Tarun Chitra chop it up about the latest news in the digital asset industry. In this episode, Emin Gün Sirer, the emp…
00:57:19 |
Wed 14 Sep 2022
How Traders Are Thinking About the Merge -- and a Potential ETHPoW Chain - Ep. 395
Kevin Zhou, co-founder of Galois Capital, and Evgeny Gaevoy, founder and CEO of Wintermute, discuss how to trade the Ethereum Proof of Work fork, what the market is telling about the Merge, and wheth…
01:11:48 |
Tue 13 Sep 2022
Preston Van Loon on Ethereum's Merge and His Lawsuit Against Treasury- Ep.394
Preston Van Loon, cofounder and Ethereum core developer at Prysmatic Labs, talks about the Merge, its impact on an environmental level, and why he is a plaintiff in the lawsuit against the Treasury D…
00:39:31 |
Fri 09 Sep 2022
Arthur Hayes, Former Ethereum Skeptic, on Why the Merge Makes Him Bullish on ETH - Ep. 393
Arthur Hayes, cofounder of BitMex, discusses how he’s trading the Merge, the impact of macroeconomic policy in the markets, his career as a writer, and much more.
Show highlights: how crypto is…
01:05:57 |
Tue 06 Sep 2022
The Chopping Block: Why DeFi May Be Over-Complying With Tornado Cash Sanctions - Ep. 392
Welcome to The Chopping Block! Crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi and Tom Schmidt chop it up about the latest news in the digital asset industry. In this episode, Jill Gunter, the empress of Espresso, al…
00:59:44 |
Sat 03 Sep 2022
How a16z’s New NFT Licenses Hope to Solve Rights Problems for Creators and Buyers - Ep. 391
Miles Jennings, general counsel at a16z crypto, talks about its new “can’t be evil” NFT licenses and how they help to solve many problems within the NFT industry. Show highlights:
what “can’t be ev…
00:36:54 |
Fri 02 Sep 2022
Given the Sanctions on Tornado Cash, Is Ethereum Censorship Resistant? - Ep. 390
Show highlights:
the legal meaning of the OFAC sanctions on Tornado Cash and why it is causing complications
how legislation is built for the fiat world, and how in DeFi and crypto there’s no clari…
01:24:38 |
Tue 30 Aug 2022
With the Merge, Will Ethereum Take Over Bitcoin’s Title as Digital Gold? - Ep. 389
Travis Kling, Chief Investment Officer at Ikigai Asset Management, talks about how ETH changes after the Merge, what factors are going to affect its price action, and whether it can decouple from tra…
00:38:26 |
Fri 26 Aug 2022
Why Is Ethereum Trying to Maximize Value From Users? Two Sides Debate - Ep. 388
Stephane Gosselin, cofounder and chief architect of Flashbots, and Uri Klarman, CEO of bloXrouteLabs, joined Unchained to discuss everything about MEV, an especially important topic now with the Merg…
01:16:27 |
Tue 23 Aug 2022
Is TRM Labs Blocking Addresses From DeFi Protocols? Ari Redbord Says No - Ep.387
Ari Redbord, Head of Legal and Government Affairs at TRM Labs, talks about the sanctions on Tornado Cash, and the role of blockchain analytics tools in crypto.
Show highlights:
Ari’s background a…
00:38:26 |
Fri 19 Aug 2022
The Chopping Block: Did OFAC Overstep by Sanctioning Tornado Cash? - Ep. 386
Welcome to The Chopping Block! Crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, and Tarun Chitra chop it up about the latest news in the digital asset industry. In this episode, Laura Shin, host of Uncha…
01:18:03 |
Thu 18 Aug 2022
Coinbase CPO Surojit Chatterjee Explains Why He Believes the Exchange Will Win- Ep. 385
Surojit Chatterjee, chief product officer at Coinbase, comes to talk about what products Coinbase is building, how it can thrive in such a competitive landscape, how to onboard billions of users into…
01:10:33 |
Tue 16 Aug 2022
Tornado Cash Sanctioned. Did the Government Overstep Its Bounds? - Ep. 384
Jerry Brito, executive director of Coin Center, talks about Tornado Cash, why it was sanctioned, and what this means for privacy in crypto.
Show highlights: what Blender.io is and how it relate…
00:37:39 |
Fri 12 Aug 2022
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