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
Unconfirmed: Bitcoin Projected to Reach $135,000 in December, According to PlanB - Ep.283
PlanB, a former institutional investor with 25 years of experience in financial markets turned anon Bitcoin analyst, discusses Bitcoin’s price action, from the macroeconomic drivers to what his model…
00:40:43 |
Fri 22 Oct 2021
Is the Metaverse Already Here? Two Experts Disagree - Ep.282
Andrew Steinwold, managing partner at Sfermion, and John Egan, CEO at L'Atelier BNP Paribas, discuss NFTs and debate the characteristics of the metaverse. Show highlights:
their backgrounds and ho…
01:08:08 |
Tue 19 Oct 2021
Unconfirmed: What Is the Role of Investors in a Decentralized World? - Ep.281
Four investors talk about the decentralized web, explain how the crypto industry is improving upon Web 2, and discuss what can be done to increase diversity and financial inclusion within Web 3. Feat…
00:59:59 |
Fri 15 Oct 2021
Visa Is Building Infrastructure for NFTs, Smart Contracts, and L2s. Why? - Ep.280
Cuy Sheffield, Visa’s head of crypto, discusses Visa’s crypto game plan, stablecoin regulation, NFTs, and more. Show highlights:
Cuy’s background and his journey down the crypto rabbit hole
how Vi…
01:12:20 |
Tue 12 Oct 2021
Unconfirmed: Why It Doesn’t Make Sense to Compare Lightning to DeFi - Ep.279
Ryan Gentry, business development lead at Lightning Labs, discusses the latest updates on the Lightning Network, the layer 2 solution for Bitcoin. Highlights:
how Lightning Network is bringing Bitc…
00:37:39 |
Fri 08 Oct 2021
How the Greatest Decentralizing Force for Crypto Projects Is the SEC - Ep.278
How does the SEC determine if a token is a security? Why is DeFi particularly hard to regulate? What will regulators do about stablecoins? On Unchained, Greg Xethalis, chief compliance officer at Mul…
01:15:36 |
Tue 05 Oct 2021
Unconfirmed: People Expected a Big SEC Enforcement Action This Week. What Happened? Days - Ep.277
Stephen Palley, partner at Anderson Kill, discusses a few hot-button crypto regulatory issues like lending products, whether DeFi protocols fall under the SEC’s purview, and more. Show highlights:
…
00:35:42 |
Fri 01 Oct 2021
Crypto Actually Fixes This: How Code to Inspire Uses Crypto in Afghanistan - Ep.276
Fereshteh Forough is the founder and CEO of Code to Inspire, a coding school for girls in Afghanistan. She discusses her background as a refugee, how she uses crypto to fund the school and pay studen…
00:54:31 |
Tue 28 Sep 2021
Unconfirmed: How SEC Chair Gary Gensler's Views on Crypto Have Changed Since His MIT Days - Ep.275
Nik De, managing editor for global policy and regulation at CoinDesk, stops by Unconfirmed to discuss the current state of crypto regulation, including recent comments by SEC Chair Gary Gensler on st…
00:32:54 |
Fri 24 Sep 2021
How OG Crypto Artist Rhea Myers Sold a Never-Seen Artwork at Sotheby's - Ep.274
Rhea Myers, artist, hacker, writer, and senior smart contract developer at Dapper Labs, has been making crypto art before NFTs were a thing. Check out this episode to learn about Rhea’s work as an OG…
01:08:47 |
Tue 21 Sep 2021
Unconfirmed: Solana's Outage Lasted 17 Hours. What Does This Mean for Decentralization? - Ep.273
Aidan Mott, research analyst at Messari, discusses Solana’s network restart that resulted in the blockchain going dark for 17 hours earlier this week. Show highlights:
when Solana validators notice…
00:36:31 |
Fri 17 Sep 2021
Can Bitcoin Be Secured Only by Transaction Fees? Two Researchers Sound Off - Ep.272
Once the block reward diminishes greatly, can Bitcoin be secured only by transaction fees? On Unchained, Bitcoin writer Vijay Boyapati and Ethereum Foundation’s Justin Drake debate the merits of Bitc…
01:15:22 |
Tue 14 Sep 2021
Unconfirmed: Was Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Entitled to a Meeting With the SEC? - Ep.271
Ephrat Livni, a DealBook business and policy reporter at the New York Times, discusses Coinbase’s fight with the SEC over its Lend product and El Salvador’s adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender. Show …
00:37:51 |
Fri 10 Sep 2021
How Crypto Streaming Service Audius Hit Six Million Monthly Active Users - Ep.270
Audius, a blockchain native music streaming platform, hit six million monthly active users in August and announced a partnership with TikTok. Roneil Rumburg, co-founder and CEO of Audius, talks about…
01:13:30 |
Tue 07 Sep 2021
Unconfirmed: Why the FTX.US/LedgerX Deal Indicates Crypto M&A Might Start Booming - Ep.269
Steven Ehrlich, director of research for digital assets at Forbes, discusses the FTX.US-LedgerX merger, what to expect from FTX going forward, DeFi regulation, and more. Show highlights:
why the FT…
00:37:29 |
Fri 03 Sep 2021
How Pplpleasr Helped Fortune Magazine Sell More Than $1 Million in NFTs - Ep.268
Pplpleasr, the artist behind Fortune magazine’s recent crypto cover and Uniswap’s V3 announcement animation, talks about her crypto journey and how NFTs are changing the game for creators. Show highl…
00:37:31 |
Tue 31 Aug 2021
Unconfirmed: How Another NFT Trend, .eth Names, Has Attracted the Likes of Budweiser - Ep.267
Nick Johnson, lead developer at the Ethereum Name Service (ENS), talks about making Ethereum human-readable, why Budweiser purchased an NFT, how purchasing an ENS works, and more. Show highlights:
…
00:36:06 |
Fri 27 Aug 2021
BitGo on Why the Travel Rule Should Not Apply to Digital Assets - Ep.266
BitGo CEO Mike Belshe and COO Jeff Horowitz talk about one of the hottest topics facing the crypto industry today: regulation. They discuss...
what BitGo does
why Jeff left his successful TradFi ca…
01:05:24 |
Tue 24 Aug 2021
Unconfirmed: SOL Is Up 3,800% YTD. Could It Eventually Displace Ethereum? - Ep.265
SOL is up 75% over the past seven days, 205% in the past month, and 3,800% YTD. On Unchained, Multicoin Capital’s Kyle Samani discusses the DeFi projects fueling Solana’s growth, why he thinks Solana…
00:42:43 |
Fri 20 Aug 2021
On-Chain Analytics Show ETH Accumulation Is Greater Than That of BTC - Ep.264
NFTs are the talk of the metaverse, EIP 1559 just went live, and DeFi stats are rebounding. On Unchained, Fredrik Haga, cofounder and CEO at Dune Analytics, along with Richard Chen, general partner a…
01:09:41 |
Tue 17 Aug 2021
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