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
What Bitcoin's History Says About Its Future
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Days after the SegWit2x fork was called off, Nathaniel Popper, New York Ti…
00:57:03 |
Tue 14 Nov 2017
What Will Happen At The Time Of The Bitcoin Hard Fork?
As Bitcoin faces the biggest test in its nine-year history, two players on opposing sides -- Mike Belshe of BitGo and Bitcoin protocol developer Matt Corallo -- debate how the community got here and …
01:07:50 |
Tue 31 Oct 2017
How To Value A Crypto Asset
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Chris Burniske of Placeholder Ventures has recently come out with a new b…
01:03:13 |
Tue 17 Oct 2017
How To Explain Cryptocurrencies And Blockchains To The Average Person
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Tired of having your friends and family say cryptocurrencies are a Ponzi …
01:01:46 |
Tue 03 Oct 2017
From Blockchains To Mooncakes: Two Chinese Crypto Founders On The ICO And Bitcoin Exchanges Ban
Da Hongfei of NEO and Patrick Dai of Qtum tell us just how crazy China's ICO craze was getting, with mooncake companies, celebs and Ponzi schemers all jumping on the blockchain train. They also expla…
01:00:30 |
Tue 19 Sep 2017
Blockstack On Getting Independence From Google, Facebook And Amazon
Ryan Shea and Muneeb Ali, the cofounders of Blockstack, on how their tools enable users to control their own data, why the internet should have universal usernames but no company should control that,…
00:58:04 |
Tue 05 Sep 2017
The High-Speed World Of ICOs: Smith and Crown Discuss Cryptoeconomics And The Future Of Tokens
Brian Lio, CEO of cryptofinance research site Smith and Crown, and head of research Matt Chwierut discuss how they do their research, how they decide which projects to cover in-depth rather than just…
01:00:47 |
Tue 22 Aug 2017
How Bitcoin Solved This Serial Entrepreneur's Problems
Afghan entrepreneur Roya Mahboob has launched numerous companies, but it was a blogging platform that presented her with the problem of how to pay her (mostly female) users, 99% of whom did not have …
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Tue 08 Aug 2017
Why November Will Be The Real Test For Bitcoin
Bitcoin core developer Eric Lombrozo and OB1 CEO Brian Hoffman debate whether SegWit2x is the best path forward, discuss who supported it and why, and whether the potential for a hard fork harms the …
01:12:01 |
Tue 25 Jul 2017
Listener Qs: Laura On Ponzi Schemes, Bubbles, Greed And More
In this episode, coming one day after the release of my Forbes cover story online, I answer listener questions, starting with my background, the history of the podcast, whether or not I trade or inve…
00:59:53 |
Tue 11 Jul 2017
Why Digital Currency Group's Meltem Demirors Is Concerned About The ICO Craze
The DCG director of development talks about why she thinks identity will be the first tangible application of blockchain technology that consumers experience, why DCG supports Ethereum Classic as an …
01:06:10 |
Tue 13 Jun 2017
'Bitcoin Oracle' Vinny Lingham On Why Bitcoin Is Overpriced
The Civic CEO and cofounder explains how his upbringing in South Africa and his experience at former company Gyft led him to launch a startup focused on identity. It was also at Gyft that he realized…
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Tue 30 May 2017
ICOs: Why People Are Investing In This $380 Million Phenomenon
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Developers of new cryptocurrencies are raising gobs of money with little more than a white paper. Though r…
00:59:42 |
Tue 16 May 2017
IBM's Jerry Cuomo On Everything From Blockchain Security To Hyperledger To The Internet Of Things
Thanks to all the listeners who've let me know what you want to hear more of, what you like about the show, and who you want to see as guests. If you haven't yet, have a say in the direction of the s…
00:56:03 |
Tue 02 May 2017
This VC Is Sure Venture Capital Is About To Be Disrupted
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Blockchain Capital's recent BCAP token offering is a harbinger of things to come in venture capital and privat…
00:59:47 |
Tue 18 Apr 2017
Why Bitcoin May Split In Two And How To Prevent It
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The bitcoin community is mired in a civil war. In this episode of the Unchained podcast, supporters of opposing sid…
01:00:28 |
Tue 04 Apr 2017
Bobby Lee, CEO Of BTCC, On Why The Chinese Probably Aren't Using Bitcoin To Evade Capital Controls
Bobby Lee, CEO of BTCC, one of the world's longest-running cryptocurrency exchanges, talks about whether Chinese people are using bitcoin to evade capital controls, how bitcoin trading in China has c…
00:55:18 |
Tue 21 Mar 2017
Why The First Employee Of Coinbase Launched A Hedge Fund
Olaf Carlson-Wee is the founder of Polychain Capital, a hedge fund that has invested $15 million into digital assets and has gotten backing from storied venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz and …
00:57:37 |
Tue 07 Mar 2017
Why Nasdaq Is Even More Optimistic About Blockchain Than It Was 3 Years Ago
Fredrik Voss, Nasdaq's head of blockchain initiatives, discusses what the company has accomplished with the technology and how his firm evaluates whether potential projects could benefit from a block…
00:50:10 |
Tue 21 Feb 2017
With Deadline Looming, Will The SEC Approve A Bitcoin ETF?
The SEC will make a decision on a proposed bitcoin ETF by March 11. Will it approve? An optimist and pessimist weigh in, touching upon bitcoin’s liquidity, the impact recent events in China have had …
00:57:16 |
Tue 07 Feb 2017
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