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
Live from SXSW: Michael Casey and Paul Vigna, Co-Authors of The Truth Machine, on Why the SEC Has Issued Subpoenas to ICOs
At the Founders Organization's Initial Taco Offering, an unofficial SXSW event, the co-authors of the recently released Truth Machine, talked about a wide range of regulatory issues from what the SEC…
00:55:52 |
Sun 18 Mar 2018
Unconfirmed: Caitlin Long on How 'Utility Tokens' Are Now Legal In Wyoming
Wyoming now has five blockchain-specific laws. Caitlin Long, cofounder of the Wyoming Blockchain Coalition, describes what these laws are, what they mean, and how our least populous state became a cr…
00:25:32 |
Fri 16 Mar 2018
SXSW Episode: Amber Baldet, Blockchain Program Lead at JPMorgan, on the Potential Clash Between Blockchains and the Right to Be Forgotten
Amber Baldet, JPMorgan Chase blockchain program lead, talks about what she was discussing at SXSW with Hyperledger executive director Brian Behlendorf and what themes she heard at the Ethereum Commun…
00:23:35 |
Thu 15 Mar 2018
Unconfirmed: SXSW Episode: Former DOJ Prosecutor Kathryn Haun on What the SEC Subpoenas and FinCen Letter Likely Mean
As a former government official, current board member of Coinbase and professor at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, Kathryn Haun has a unique and varied view of the crypto space. …
00:22:09 |
Wed 14 Mar 2018
The Skeptics' Episode: Preston Byrne and Angela Walch on What the Industry and Regulators Get Wrong in Crypto
Preston Byrne, an independent consultant and English lawyer, and Angela Walch, an associate professor at St. Mary’s University School of Law who focuses on blockchain technology, both explain their c…
01:06:24 |
Tue 13 Mar 2018
Unconfirmed: Spencer Bogart on Bitcoin's Maturation and the SEC Overhang on Crypto
Spencer Bogart, partner at Blockchain Capital, discusses why he think Bitcoin's growing pains are a sign of success, how the SEC regulatory gloom could affect the development of crypto and how a liqu…
00:24:19 |
Fri 09 Mar 2018
Will Warren of 0x on Why Decentralized Exchanges Are the Future
Will Warren, cofounder of decentralized exchange protocol 0x, was working on building tokenized derivatives for Ethereum when he and his cofounder realized there would be no place to trade them. They…
01:02:41 |
Tue 06 Mar 2018
Unconfirmed - Ep.003 - The Gender Imbalance in Crypto: Jalak Jobanputra on Why It's a Problem and Her Effort to Fix It
Future Perfect Ventures' founder and managing partner Jalak Jobanputra and I discuss the New York Times article earlier this week about how few women there are in crypto. We discuss some of the surpr…
00:24:49 |
Fri 02 Mar 2018
Why It's so Hard to Keep Stablecoins Stable
Rune Christensen of MakerDAO and Philip Rosedale, founder of Second Life and High Fidelity, discuss why stablecoins are called crypto's holy grail, why they may be what's necessary for mainstream ado…
01:04:54 |
Tue 27 Feb 2018
Introducing Unconfirmed - Brian Kelly on Token-Curated Registries, Robinhood Crypto Trading and the Petro - Ep.002
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Brian Kelly of BKCM talks about token-curated registries, such as the proposal for Messari, by Ryan Selkis, formerly of Digital Currency Group…
00:24:34 |
Fri 23 Feb 2018
MyCrypto's Taylor Monahan on Why She's Not a Fan of ICOs
The cofounder of MyEtherWallet and CEO of newly launched MyCrypto walks us through the nuts and bolts of how MyCrypto works, how it differs from a company like Coinbase, why the keys you get from the…
01:01:52 |
Tue 20 Feb 2018
Unconfirmed's First Episode: Olaf Carlson-Wee of Polychain Capital on Governance
Check out the first episode of Unconfirmed, in which Olaf Carlson-Wee, CEO and founder of Polychain Capital, discusses why an issue facing the Ethereum community right now has him thinking about on-c…
00:23:48 |
Sun 18 Feb 2018
Go Check Out My New Podcast, Unconfirmed!
Unconfirmed: Insights and Analysis From the Top Minds in Crypto drops today! The first guest is Olaf Carlson-Wee, CEO and founder of crypto hedge fund Polychain Capital. We discuss the week's news an…
00:02:08 |
Fri 16 Feb 2018
Shapeshift's Erik Voorhees on How Crypto Will Separate Money and State
Erik Voorhees says the greatest scam perpetrated on mankind is currency debasement -- and that crypto will change all that. In this wide-ranging interview, the CEO of crypto-to-crypto exchange Shapes…
00:53:56 |
Tue 13 Feb 2018
Xapo's Wences Casares on How Bitcoin Makes a Fairer World
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Growing up in Argentina, Wences Casares saw his family lose all their money…
00:55:05 |
Tue 06 Feb 2018
The Tax Rules That Have Crypto Users Aghast
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Tax attorney Tyson Cross and CPA Jason Tyra discuss all things crypto and …
01:02:25 |
Tue 23 Jan 2018
Vitalik Buterin, Creator Of Ethereum, On The Big Guy Vs. The Little Guy
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The 23-year-old whiz dives into who blockchains will someday help, how we …
01:23:38 |
Tue 09 Jan 2018
Crypto 101: Everything You Need To Know About Bitcoin, Ethereum, Blockchains, ICOs, And More
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In this special bonus episode, Laura cover all your basic questions about…
01:00:14 |
Tue 26 Dec 2017
How Crypto And Blockchain Technology Should Be Regulated
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Marco Santori, who leads the blockchain technology team at Cooley, and Jos…
01:04:28 |
Tue 12 Dec 2017
Naval Ravikant On How Crypto Is Squeezing VCs, Hindering Regulators And Bringing Users Choice
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The executive chairman of AngelList and partner at crypto hedge fund MetaS…
01:13:51 |
Tue 28 Nov 2017
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