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
Chris Burniske: A Blank Slate of State - Ep.163
In this essay, Chris Burniske of Placeholder Capital talks about what kind of world crypto entrepreneurs are creating and want to be creating with the systems they build. He talks about different kin…
00:38:46 |
Tue 17 Mar 2020
Why Africa Is Poised to Be the Next Hub for Crypto Development - Ep.162
Soona Amhaz, general partner at Volt Capital, and Yele Bademosi, founder of Microtransaction, explain why they believe Africa is poised to become a hub for crypto development. They give some interest…
00:30:45 |
Tue 10 Mar 2020
ETH Denver Fireside Chat With 2 of the Most Crypto-Friendly Governors in the Nation - Ep.161
In this fireside chat from ETH Denver, crypto-friendly governors Jared Polis of Colorado and Mark Gordon of Wyoming discuss how they each became interested in crypto and blockchain, how their states …
00:37:34 |
Tue 03 Mar 2020
The bZx Attacks: Unethical or Illegal? 2 Experts Weigh In - Ep.160
Maya Zehavi, blockchain consultant, and Zubin Koticha, cofounder and CEO of Opyn, discuss the two recent bZx attacks, whether they were hacks or arbs and whether they were unethical or illegal. They …
01:04:35 |
Tue 25 Feb 2020
Democracy in the Age of Cryptography - Ep.159
Santiago Siri, the cofounder and president of Democracy Earth, reads from his essay on how governance and identity change in the age of cryptography.
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Tue 18 Feb 2020
Alex Gladstein on a World Without Bitcoin - Ep.158
Alex Gladstein, chief strategy officer at the Human Rights Foundation, reads his essay, A World Without Bitcoin.
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00:31:23 |
Tue 11 Feb 2020
How Memes Can Help Crypto Go Mainstream - Ep.157
Linda Xie, cofounder at Scalar Capital, reads her essay on how the crypto community can successfully use memes to help people understand the technology.
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Tue 04 Feb 2020
The Rogue 100: How Cryptocurrency Criminals Cash Out - Ep.156
Jonathan Levin, co-founder and CSO of Chainalysis, and Kim Grauer, head of research, discuss the company's 2020 Crypto Crime Report, which explores how cryptocurrency criminals, who perpetrate hacks …
01:08:01 |
Tue 28 Jan 2020
Brendan Eich on How Brave Is Working to Decentralize - Ep.155
Brendan Eich, CEO and president of Brave, discusses his history in tech prior to crypto, including working at Netscape, how he created Javascript in 10 days and his short stint as CEO of Mozilla, wha…
01:10:20 |
Tue 21 Jan 2020
Why Catherine Coley Isn't Worried About BNB Being a Security - Ep.154
Catherine Coley, the CEO of Binance US, talks about her background as a foreign exchange trader, how and why she made the leap into crypto, and how she became the CEO of Binance US. We discuss how Bi…
01:12:11 |
Tue 14 Jan 2020
Dragonfly Capital on Why Ethereum Is So Far in the Lead - Ep.153
Alex Pack, founding partner of Dragonfly Capital, and Haseeb Qureshi, Dragonfly managing partner, talk about why Dragonfly has a global focus, how they choose investments, and why they try to be as a…
01:10:53 |
Tue 07 Jan 2020
Unchained Year in Review: The Best of 2019 - Ep.152
In this Best of 2019 episode, I selected the clips that seemed most representative of what crypto was about this year, which I call, The Year Things Got Geopolitical. My only regret is that none of t…
01:07:54 |
Tue 31 Dec 2019
For Your Normie Friends: Answers to the Most Basic Crypto Questions - Ep.151
This fall, I had an idea to do a crypto show for my normie friends, and figured I’d release it over the holidays, when maybe my regular listeners would be with the very people in their lives who coul…
00:49:25 |
Tue 24 Dec 2019
Why North Korea Is Interested in Cryptocurrency - Ep.150
Priscilla Moriuchi, director of strategic threat development at Recorded Future and non-resident fellow at Harvard Kennedy School, explains North Korean usage of the internet and how it has changed o…
01:04:12 |
Tue 17 Dec 2019
Yeonmi Park on Why Doing Business With North Korea Is Like Buying a Ticket to a Concentration Camp - Ep.149
In light of the questions around whether or not Virgil Griffith's talk at a blockchain conference in Pyongyang could have helped everyday North Koreans, Yeonmi Park, a North Korean defector, human ri…
01:16:21 |
Tue 10 Dec 2019
How Synthetix Became the Second-Largest DeFi Platform - Ep.148
Kain Warwick, founder of Synthetix, talks about synthetic asset issuance platform, which enables people to create tokens that track the price of assets in traditional and crypto finance. We discuss t…
01:02:11 |
Tue 03 Dec 2019
Why CoinMarketCap Launched Its Liquidity Metric - Ep.147
Carylyne Chan, chief strategy officer at CoinMarketCap, and Gerald Chee, head of research, discuss the history of CoinMarketCap, why the founder Brandon Chez initially focused on circulating supply t…
01:10:01 |
Tue 26 Nov 2019
Why China Aims to Replace Cash With the Digital Yuan - Ep.146
Martin Chorzempa, research fellow the Peterson Institute, and Dovey Wan, founding partner at Primitive Ventures, discuss China's new blockchain push and the forthcoming DCEP. They cover how the block…
01:12:07 |
Tue 19 Nov 2019
Christopher Giancarlo on the Craziness of Becoming 'Crypto Dad' - Ep.145
Former CFTC chairman Christopher Giancarlo talks about how his experience of the financial crisis piqued his interest in blockchain technology, why the CFTC thought the introduction of Bitcoin future…
01:04:42 |
Tue 12 Nov 2019
A Libra Co-Creator on How Facebook Will Make Money From Calibra - Ep.144
Christian Catalini, co-creator of Libra and chief economist at Calibra, explains why Facebook made the design choices it made for Libra, reveals whether the team was prepared for the regulatory blowb…
01:09:38 |
Tue 05 Nov 2019
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