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 Legal and Regulatory Fallout From Terra's Collapse: Who Will Pay? - Ep. 363
Olta Andoni, deputy general counsel at Ava Labs, and Ari Redbord, head of legal and government affairs at TRM Labs, discuss the Terra stablecoin meltdown, implications for impending international reg…
01:03:51 |
Tue 14 Jun 2022
The Chopping Block: Why Solana’s Frequent Downtime Doesn't Bother Kyle Samani- Ep. 362
Welcome to The Chopping Block – in person at Consensus in Austin! Crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Robert Leshner, and Tarun Chitra are joined by guest Kyle Samani of Multicoin Capital to chop it up a…
01:05:59 |
Mon 13 Jun 2022
The Lummis/Gillibrand Crypto Bill: Is the 'Ancillary Token' Approach the Best Way? - Ep. 361
Lewis Cohen, lead attorney at DLx Law LLC, joins to discuss the recently proposed Lummis-Gillibrand bill, the Responsible Financial Innovation Act, which he helped shape. In this episode, we cover:
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00:39:49 |
Fri 10 Jun 2022
How Soulbound Tokens Could Reduce Speculation and Improve DAO Voting - Ep. 360
Glen Weyl, RadicalxChange Foundation founder and political economist & social technologist at Microsoft Special Projects, and Puja Ohlhaver, strategist at Flashbots, discuss “soulbound tokens” and th…
00:57:47 |
Tue 07 Jun 2022
The Department of Justice Goes After Its First NFT Insider Trading Case - Ep 359
Jason Gottlieb, a crypto attorney and partner at Morrison Cohen, discusses the insider trading case being built by the US Department of Justice against former OpenSea employee Nathaniel Chastain. Sho…
00:42:06 |
Fri 03 Jun 2022
The Chopping Block: Does the New Terra Have Any Chance? - Ep. 358
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. Since Robert Leshner couldn’t make it, Lau…
01:01:27 |
Thu 02 Jun 2022
How Osmosis Is Trying to Improve the Crypto User Experience - Ep.357
Sunny Aggarwal, co-founder of Osmosis Labs, talks about how Osmosis is being built, the innovations that are coming, the reasons to use app chains, and much more. Show highlights:
how Sunny got int…
01:10:48 |
Tue 31 May 2022
Hester Peirce's Former Counsel on Terra 2.0, XRP and a Bitcoin Spot ETF - Ep.356
Coy Garrison, former counsel to SEC Commissioner Hester Pierce and partner at Steptoe & Johnson, discusses the role of regulation in the crypto industry and what the SEC could be doing to make crypto…
00:37:09 |
Fri 27 May 2022
Cobie and Chris Burniske on How to Navigate a Crypto Bear Market - Ep.355
Cobie, co-founder of Lido and UpOnlyTv, and Chris Burniske, partner at Placeholder Ventures, talk about surviving a crypto bear market, the Terra collapse, lessons they’ve learned from their mistakes…
01:27:04 |
Tue 24 May 2022
The 5 Biggest Lessons From Terra/Luna's Collapse, According to Tascha Che - Ep.354
Tascha Che, founder of Tascha Labs, unpacks the Terra/Luna debacle and reveals what she believes are the five main takeaways from its collapse. Here are some highlights from the show:
how stablecoi…
00:40:40 |
Fri 20 May 2022
The Chopping Block: Kevin Zhou on Why He Knew Terra Would Crash - Ep.353
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. On this episode, Kevin Zhou, the CEO of Ga…
01:09:29 |
Thu 19 May 2022
Why Terra Collapsed and Whether an Algo Stablecoin Can Ever Succeed - Ep.352
Nic Carter, general partner at Castle Island Venture, Eric Wall, former Chief Investment Officer of Arcane Assets, and Erik Voorhees, founder of ShapeShift, discuss what happened with the TerraUSD (U…
01:21:38 |
Tue 17 May 2022
Did Someone Deliberately Attack Terra/Luna to Kick off a Death Spiral? - Ep.351
Jon Wu, head of growth at Aztec Network, recaps a historically chaotic week in the Terra ecosystem that saw $UST depeg, Anchor depositors flee, and $LUNA fall 99%. Show highlights:
how $UST, $LUNA,…
00:49:49 |
Fri 13 May 2022
Will Optimism's OP Token Draw People Back to Layer 2s on Ethereum? - Ep.350
Kain Warwick, founder of Synthetix, and Ben Jones, cofounder and chief scientist at Optimism Foundation, discuss the current state of Ethereum Layer 2s, Optimism’s new governance structure, why Synth…
01:11:45 |
Tue 10 May 2022
Should Yuga Labs Have Charged More For Its Otherside NFTs? - Ep.349
Eric Golden, the owner of BAYC #7560 and host of Web3 Breakdowns, discusses the Otherdeed NFT drop that stalled Ethereum and burned over $150 million worth of ether. Show topics:
what the Otherdeed…
00:39:42 |
Fri 06 May 2022
The Chopping Block: Did Andre Cronje Pull an Epic Crypto Rug Pull? - Ep.348
Welcome to The Chopping Block! Crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Robert Leshner, and Tarun Chitra chop it up about the latest news in the digital asset industry. On this episode, Andre Cro…
01:02:04 |
Thu 05 May 2022
RAC and David Greenstein on Why Music NFTs Are Better Than Spotify - Ep.347
André Allen Anjos, who is better known as the crypto-friendly artist RAC, and David Greenstein, co-founder of Sound.xyz, a web3 music platform, analyze the current state of the web3 music scene and d…
01:12:57 |
Tue 03 May 2022
FTX Wants to Compete With CME -- Here's Why It's a Big Deal - Ep.346
Chris Perkins, president of CoinFund, a web3 investment firm, discusses his experience at the Crypto Bahamas conference before diving into an FTX.US proposal that would allow for direct trading of cr…
00:38:18 |
Fri 29 Apr 2022
Amy Wu on Why FTX Is So Excited About Web3 Gaming - Ep.345
Amy Wu, head of FTX ventures and gaming initiatives, discusses her role at FTX, what problems need to be addressed in the web3 gaming world, and her thoughts on APE and Yuga Labs as a board member of…
01:11:02 |
Tue 26 Apr 2022
Why the SEC's Proposed Rules Affecting DeFi Could Violate the First Amendment - Ep.344
Peter Van Valkenburgh, director of research at Coin Center, discusses a proposed rule by the US Securities and Exchange Commission that has massive implications for the free-speech rights of crypto s…
00:42:48 |
Fri 22 Apr 2022
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