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UnchainedHow Venezuela Shows Why Bitcoin, Crypto and Stablecoins Help Everyday PeopleThank you to our sponsors, Uniswap and Figure Markets!
Amid several years of economic challenges, Venezuela boasts a long and intriguing relationship with crypto. Following the capture of President Nicolas Maduro by the U.S. government, these crypto ties have again been brought into focus.
In this Unchained podcast episode, Ledn cofounder Mauricio Di Bartolomeo and Economic Inclusion Group President Jorge Jraissati join Laura Shin to unpack this history, including the plausibility of the Latin American country sitting on a $60 billion Bitcoin stash.
Mauricio details how the hums of Bitcoin mining rigs became...
2026-01-1358 minUnchainedHow Venezuela Shows Why Bitcoin, Crypto and Stablecoins Help Everyday PeopleThank you to our sponsors, Uniswap and Figure Markets!
Amid several years of economic challenges, Venezuela boasts a long and intriguing relationship with crypto. Following the capture of President Nicolas Maduro by the U.S. government, these crypto ties have again been brought into focus.
In this Unchained podcast episode, Ledn cofounder Mauricio Di Bartolomeo and Economic Inclusion Group President Jorge Jraissati join Laura Shin to unpack this history, including the plausibility of the Latin American country sitting on a $60 billion Bitcoin stash.
Mauricio details how the hums of Bitcoin mining rigs became...
2026-01-1358 min
UnchainedThe Rise of Public Crypto, ICOs Make a Comeback, and Coinbase Wins Again – The Chopping BlockWelcome to The Chopping Block – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner chop it up about the latest in crypto. This week, we’re joined by a special guest: Laura Shin, host of Unchained! The crew unpacks Circle’s explosive IPO, Tether’s threat to exit the U.S., and the meme-stock logic powering the rise of “crypto treasury companies.” From Coinbase’s grip on USDC to Wall Street’s sudden enthusiasm for stablecoins, we explore how public markets are reshaping crypto’s power centers. Is Circle overvalued—or the last compliant winner left? And are ICOs really...
2025-06-1255 minUnchainedThe Rise of Public Crypto, ICOs Make a Comeback, and Coinbase Wins Again – The Chopping BlockWelcome to The Chopping Block – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner chop it up about the latest in crypto. This week, we’re joined by a special guest: Laura Shin, host of Unchained! The crew unpacks Circle’s explosive IPO, Tether’s threat to exit the U.S., and the meme-stock logic powering the rise of “crypto treasury companies.” From Coinbase’s grip on USDC to Wall Street’s sudden enthusiasm for stablecoins, we explore how public markets are reshaping crypto’s power centers. Is Circle overvalued—or the last compliant winner left? And are ICOs really...
2025-06-1255 min
UnchainedThe Chopping Block: Crypto Strategic Reserve, Trump vs. Crypto, Bitcoin’s FutureWelcome to The Chopping Block – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner break down the biggest stories in crypto. This week, we’re joined by special guest Laura Shin to dissect Trump’s Strategic Crypto Reserve fiasco. Why did he name-drop XRP and Cardano first? Was this real policy or just a market pump? Meanwhile, Crypto Twitter is melting down over Trump’s crypto summit guest list—who made the cut, and who got snubbed? Plus, another SEC lawsuit bites the dust, and memecoins look deader than ever. Let’s get into it.Show highl...
2025-03-0658 minUnchainedThe Chopping Block: Crypto Strategic Reserve, Trump vs. Crypto, Bitcoin’s FutureWelcome to The Chopping Block – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner break down the biggest stories in crypto. This week, we’re joined by special guest Laura Shin to dissect Trump’s Strategic Crypto Reserve fiasco. Why did he name-drop XRP and Cardano first? Was this real policy or just a market pump? Meanwhile, Crypto Twitter is melting down over Trump’s crypto summit guest list—who made the cut, and who got snubbed? Plus, another SEC lawsuit bites the dust, and memecoins look deader than ever. Let’s get into it.Show highl...
2025-03-0658 min
UnchainedThe Chopping Block: Berachain’s Hype, Portnoy vs. Cramer, & Negative Market SentimentWelcome to The Chopping Block – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner chop it up about the latest in crypto. In this episode, we’re joined by Laura Shin, host of the Unchained Podcast, for a no-holds-barred discussion on the current state of the crypto landscape. We dive into Berachain’s shaky launch, dissecting its tokenomics, insider allocations, and why the hype didn’t hold. Then we uncover the rise of celebrity memecoin scams—how influencers are cashing in while their followers get rugged. Finally, we tackle the Ethereum vs. Solana debate: is Ethereum losing its...
2025-02-131h 01UnchainedThe Chopping Block: Berachain’s Hype, Portnoy vs. Cramer, & Negative Market SentimentWelcome to The Chopping Block – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner chop it up about the latest in crypto. In this episode, we’re joined by Laura Shin, host of the Unchained Podcast, for a no-holds-barred discussion on the current state of the crypto landscape. We dive into Berachain’s shaky launch, dissecting its tokenomics, insider allocations, and why the hype didn’t hold. Then we uncover the rise of celebrity memecoin scams—how influencers are cashing in while their followers get rugged. Finally, we tackle the Ethereum vs. Solana debate: is Ethereum losing its...
2025-02-131h 01
UnchainedThe Chopping Block: XRP’s DeFi Comeback, Trump’s Crypto Picks, and Bitcoin at $100KWelcome to The Chopping Block – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner get together and give the industry insider's perspective on crypto. This week, Laura Shin joins the crew to tackle a whirlwind of major market trends and policy shifts.They dive into Bitcoin’s historic leap to $100K, the unexpected "dino coin renaissance" with legacy tokens like XRP and ADA soaring, and the NFT market’s surprising revival. Ripple’s DeFi ecosystem and its place in the broader crypto landscape spark a spirited debate on "chain biases" and decentralization. On the policy front, the team...
2024-12-081h 04UnchainedThe Chopping Block: XRP’s DeFi Comeback, Trump’s Crypto Picks, and Bitcoin at $100KWelcome to The Chopping Block – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner get together and give the industry insider's perspective on crypto. This week, Laura Shin joins the crew to tackle a whirlwind of major market trends and policy shifts.They dive into Bitcoin’s historic leap to $100K, the unexpected "dino coin renaissance" with legacy tokens like XRP and ADA soaring, and the NFT market’s surprising revival. Ripple’s DeFi ecosystem and its place in the broader crypto landscape spark a spirited debate on "chain biases" and decentralization. On the policy front, the team...
2024-12-081h 04
Tread Lightly Running Podcast95: How to Treat Shin SplintsAre you plagued by pain over the front of your lower legs? Shin splints are one of the most common running injuries. However, the treatment is not as simple as Google suggests - shin splints won’t heal for good with just rest and ice alone. In this episode, we take a look at shin splints based on research, basic anatomy/biomechanics, and a training perspective. This episode does not replace physical therapy.
Discussion points include:
What are shin splints?
Can you run through shin splints
What causes shin splints?
How do you treat shin splints?
Can...
2024-12-0730 min
UnchainedThe Chopping Block: How Prediction Markets Outsmarted the 2024 Election feat. Laura ShinWelcome to The Chopping Block – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner get together and give the industry insider's perspective on crypto. This week, Laura Shin joins the squad to help break down the aftermath of the 2024 U.S. presidential election and its impact on the crypto landscape. With a new pro-crypto administration on the horizon, they explore what Trump’s stance on blockchain regulation could mean for the industry, from ETFs and stablecoin legislation to the potential of a national Bitcoin reserve. They also dig into the power of prediction markets, which outperformed main...
2024-11-0856 minUnchainedThe Chopping Block: How Prediction Markets Outsmarted the 2024 Election feat. Laura ShinWelcome to The Chopping Block – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner get together and give the industry insider's perspective on crypto. This week, Laura Shin joins the squad to help break down the aftermath of the 2024 U.S. presidential election and its impact on the crypto landscape. With a new pro-crypto administration on the horizon, they explore what Trump’s stance on blockchain regulation could mean for the industry, from ETFs and stablecoin legislation to the potential of a national Bitcoin reserve. They also dig into the power of prediction markets, which outperformed main...
2024-11-0856 min
UnchainedThe Chopping Block: Trump's VP Pick, SEC's Future, and Congress' Crypto LegislationWelcome to The Chopping Block – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Robert Leshner, and Tarun Chitra explore the latest trends in the crypto world. In this episode, we invite Laura Shin and special guest Kristin Smith of the Blockchain Association to discuss the latest in crypto politics. We dive deep into JD Vance's VP candidacy alongside Donald Trump and its implications for the crypto industry. We also explore the impact of recent political events on the crypto markets, the potential outcomes of key legislative efforts, and the future of the SEC post-2024 elections. Don't miss this insightful conversation on...
2024-07-181h 07UnchainedThe Chopping Block: Trump's VP Pick, SEC's Future, and Congress' Crypto LegislationWelcome to The Chopping Block – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Robert Leshner, and Tarun Chitra explore the latest trends in the crypto world. In this episode, we invite Laura Shin and special guest Kristin Smith of the Blockchain Association to discuss the latest in crypto politics. We dive deep into JD Vance's VP candidacy alongside Donald Trump and its implications for the crypto industry. We also explore the impact of recent political events on the crypto markets, the potential outcomes of key legislative efforts, and the future of the SEC post-2024 elections. Don't miss this insightful conversation on...
2024-07-181h 07
UnchainedThe Chopping Block: Biden's Resignation Odds, Market Predictions, and Chevron Ruling's Impact on CryptoWelcome to The Chopping Block – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Robert Leshner, and Tarun Chitra explore the latest trends in the crypto world. In this episode, special guest Laura Shin is sitting in for Tom to discuss the impact of prediction markets on politics and crypto. They explore how prediction markets like Polymarket affect public perception during the presidential election, contrasting their reliability against traditional journalism. The conversation also touches on the implications of prediction markets on insider trading, market manipulation, and the role of expert information. Additionally, they discuss the Supreme Court's overturning of the Chevron do...
2024-07-041h 07UnchainedThe Chopping Block: Biden's Resignation Odds, Market Predictions, and Chevron Ruling's Impact on CryptoWelcome to The Chopping Block – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Robert Leshner, and Tarun Chitra explore the latest trends in the crypto world. In this episode, special guest Laura Shin is sitting in for Tom to discuss the impact of prediction markets on politics and crypto. They explore how prediction markets like Polymarket affect public perception during the presidential election, contrasting their reliability against traditional journalism. The conversation also touches on the implications of prediction markets on insider trading, market manipulation, and the role of expert information. Additionally, they discuss the Supreme Court's overturning of the Chevron do...
2024-07-041h 07
The BuildooorBecome an Award Winning Crypto Journalist With Laura ShinLaura Shin is the founder of Unchained, one of the most listened-to podcasts in crypto. In this interview, we cover Laura's journey from traditional media to crypto, the lessons she has learned along the way, and what you need to become an award-winning journalist today.
"I'm not necessarily trying to take people down, but I am always thinking 'what is the thing people really want to know' and give them a voice to get the public answers they want and need." - Laura Shin
Follow us on:→ Twitter: ht...
2024-06-2946 min
UnchainedThe Chopping Block: Crypto in US Politics & Roaring Kitty is back!Welcome to The Chopping Block – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Robert Leshner, and special guest Laura Shin explore the latest trends in the crypto world. In this episode, we touch on how Donald Trump's pro-crypto statements influence voter behavior in the upcoming U.S. elections. We ask ourselves, is voting based solely on crypto policy a legitimate strategy? What are the implications of the Biden administration's stance on crypto regulations for future electoral outcomes? Following the political discussion, we unpack the recent GameStop and AMC pump and dissect the viability of their business models. We bring to li...
2024-05-1650 minUnchainedThe Chopping Block: Crypto in US Politics & Roaring Kitty is back!Welcome to The Chopping Block – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Robert Leshner, and special guest Laura Shin explore the latest trends in the crypto world. In this episode, we touch on how Donald Trump's pro-crypto statements influence voter behavior in the upcoming U.S. elections. We ask ourselves, is voting based solely on crypto policy a legitimate strategy? What are the implications of the Biden administration's stance on crypto regulations for future electoral outcomes? Following the political discussion, we unpack the recent GameStop and AMC pump and dissect the viability of their business models. We bring to li...
2024-05-1650 min
Der Business Podcast - Sales & Mindset Impulse für selbstständige Frauen#375 - Von 0 auf 100 in 4 Jahren: Online-Unternehmerinnen Bettina & Laura Roschewitz im InterviewDer Business Podcast - Sales & Mindset Impulse für selbstständige Frauen
Ich bin jetzt 64, dass kann ich ja verraten… 🤣 ich glaube, da gehen Menschen in anderen Berufen in Rente. Das finde ich eine lustige Vorstellung 🤪
Erfahre, was Bettina und Laura Roschewitz in den letzten Jahren zusammen gerockt haben, was die absoluten MEGA Learnings waren, worauf es wirklich ankommt und wie es auch als Mutter & Tochter gelingen kann, ein modernes und agiles Unternehmen zu gründen und leiten.
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… die Mischung von Vertrauen & Kontrolle
… gute Aufgabenteilung
… nicht zu viel Freiheit
2024-01-1126 min
UnchainedThe Chopping Block: If Vitalik Is the Pope of Crypto, Is Justin Sun the Inverse Pope?Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Pandora, Castbox, Google Podcasts, TuneIn, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform.Welcome to The Chopping Block – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, and Tarun Chitra chop it up about the latest news. This week, they are joined by Laura Shin, the host of Unchained, to discuss the latest post from Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, who argues that crypto needs to get back to its idealistic cypherpunk roots. Is Vitalik the Pope of crypto, as Haseeb argues, and is there even a ne...
2024-01-031h 15UnchainedThe Chopping Block: If Vitalik Is the Pope of Crypto, Is Justin Sun the Inverse Pope?Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Pandora, Castbox, Google Podcasts, TuneIn, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform.Welcome to The Chopping Block – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, and Tarun Chitra chop it up about the latest news. This week, they are joined by Laura Shin, the host of Unchained, to discuss the latest post from Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, who argues that crypto needs to get back to its idealistic cypherpunk roots. Is Vitalik the Pope of crypto, as Haseeb argues, and is there even a ne...
2024-01-031h 15
Speak BoldLaura Shin: 'The Cryptopians', Ethereum, and the DAO hackFor this episode Stronghold CEO and Co-Founder Tammy Camp sits down with crypto journalist and author Laura Shin.Laura Shin is a writer, crypto journalist, and podcaster. She is the host of the podcast Unchained; and author of "The Cryptopians". During the course of writing her book, she uncovered who she believes was behind the 2016 DAO attack on Ethereum. Formerly a senior editor at Forbes, she was the first mainstream journalist to cover crypto full-time, and her podcasts and videos have had more than 15 million downloads and views.You can find more about Laura Shin...
2023-07-1936 minUnchainedLaura Shin Reflects on 500 Episodes of ‘Unchained’If a year in crypto is like a decade in other industries, then Laura Shin has seen a lot. To commemorate the 500th episode of “Unchained” (actually, there’s about 150 more under a different brand name), Laura hops on the other side of the microphone to field questions from Unchained Contributing Editor Zack Seward about standout moments dating back to 2018. From the early rise of Binance to a charged interview with Terra founder Do Kwon, Shin takes you behind the scenes for rare insights into her process, her favorite moments, and how key episodes have aged.L...
2023-06-021h 18UnchainedLaura Shin Reflects on 500 Episodes of ‘Unchained’If a year in crypto is like a decade in other industries, then Laura Shin has seen a lot. To commemorate the 500th episode of “Unchained” (actually, there’s about 150 more under a different brand name), Laura hops on the other side of the microphone to field questions from Unchained Contributing Editor Zack Seward about standout moments dating back to 2018. From the early rise of Binance to a charged interview with Terra founder Do Kwon, Shin takes you behind the scenes for rare insights into her process, her favorite moments, and how key episodes have aged.L...
2023-06-021h 18UnchainedThe Chopping Block: Are VCs Bad for Crypto?Welcome to “The Chopping Block” – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, and Robert Leshner chop it up about the latest news. In this episode, they’re joined by Unchained’s Laura Shin to debate FTX revival rumors, what the U.S. Treasury got wrong about DeFi, and whether VCs are antithetical to crypto’s core principles.Show highlights:
how much ETH is getting unstaked and deposited after Shapella
the market reaction following the successful implementation of the upgrade
whether FTX could reopen after its massive collapse
why Robert thinks rebooting the exchange is a “terrible...
2023-04-151h 06UnchainedThe Chopping Block: Are VCs Bad for Crypto?Welcome to “The Chopping Block” – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, and Robert Leshner chop it up about the latest news. In this episode, they’re joined by Unchained’s Laura Shin to debate FTX revival rumors, what the U.S. Treasury got wrong about DeFi, and whether VCs are antithetical to crypto’s core principles.Show highlights:
how much ETH is getting unstaked and deposited after Shapella
the market reaction following the successful implementation of the upgrade
whether FTX could reopen after its massive collapse
why Robert thinks rebooting the exchange is a “terrible...
2023-04-151h 06UnchainedLaura’s 10-Year Anniversary of Self-Employment: A Personal MessageLaura’s 10-Year Anniversary of Self-Employment: A Personal Message Laura Shin, the host of Unchained, celebrated her 10-year anniversary of self-employment on Wednesday, April 12. She tells her story and has a message that she hopes will help others on their journeys. Links: Original Twitter thread Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2023-04-1515 minUnchainedLaura’s 10-Year Anniversary of Self-Employment: A Personal MessageLaura’s 10-Year Anniversary of Self-Employment: A Personal Message Laura Shin, the host of Unchained, celebrated her 10-year anniversary of self-employment on Wednesday, April 12. She tells her story and has a message that she hopes will help others on their journeys. Links: Original Twitter thread Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2023-04-1515 minUnchainedThe Chopping Block: Is Ether the Only ‘Organic Yield’ in Crypto?Welcome to The Chopping Block – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, and Tarun Chitra chop it up about the latest news. In this episode, they are joined by Laura Shin, author, journalist, and host of Unchained, to discuss the drama around the Arbitrum governance’s proposal, the MEV attack on Ethereum, the Shanghai upgrade… and much more!Show highlights:
what the intentions behind Arbitrum Foundation's ratification poll were
why Tarun says that it was suggested by a crypto lawyer
what will happen to Ethereum staking after the Shanghai upgrade
how ETH provides 'organic yield,' accordi...
2023-04-0656 minUnchainedThe Chopping Block: Is Ether the Only ‘Organic Yield’ in Crypto?Welcome to The Chopping Block – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, and Tarun Chitra chop it up about the latest news. In this episode, they are joined by Laura Shin, author, journalist, and host of Unchained, to discuss the drama around the Arbitrum governance’s proposal, the MEV attack on Ethereum, the Shanghai upgrade… and much more!Show highlights:
what the intentions behind Arbitrum Foundation's ratification poll were
why Tarun says that it was suggested by a crypto lawyer
what will happen to Ethereum staking after the Shanghai upgrade
how ETH provides 'organic yield,' accordi...
2023-04-0656 minUnchainedThe Chopping Block: Was FTX a Scam From the Very Beginning?Welcome to The Chopping Block! Crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Robert Leshner, and Tarun Chitra were joined by Laura Shin to chop it up about the latest news.Show topics:
the details of the SEC and CFTC complaints
how crypto traders have always speculated about Alameda's preferential treatment
whether many people knew about the mismanagement of funds and alleged fraud
why Haseeb thinks SBF was a "f*cking psycho"
how helpful Tarun believes a testimony from Sam Trabucco, former co-CEO of Alameda, would be
why Alameda and FTX lost billions of dollars, and the...
2022-12-171h 09UnchainedThe Chopping Block: Was FTX a Scam From the Very Beginning?Welcome to The Chopping Block! Crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Robert Leshner, and Tarun Chitra were joined by Laura Shin to chop it up about the latest news.Show topics:
the details of the SEC and CFTC complaints
how crypto traders have always speculated about Alameda's preferential treatment
whether many people knew about the mismanagement of funds and alleged fraud
why Haseeb thinks SBF was a "f*cking psycho"
how helpful Tarun believes a testimony from Sam Trabucco, former co-CEO of Alameda, would be
why Alameda and FTX lost billions of dollars, and the...
2022-12-171h 09
In the Bubble with Andy SlavittThe Deception Behind Crypto, and its Actual Uses (with Laura Shin)Many crypto platforms entice new investors by saying you should buy into the industry even if you don't understand it, or else risk getting left behind. Andy has some issues with that. He speaks to reporter Laura Shin, who’s been covering the crypto industry since 2015, about his major qualms with digital currencies, from carbon emissions and marketing deception to its unregulated nature. Laura explains, and on many occasions attempts to defend, what's going on in the crypto market and how it can be used to solve some real world problems. Keep up with Andy on Twitter an...
2022-12-1444 min
UnchainedThe Chopping Block: Why Lenders Didn't Liquidate Alameda When It Was UnderwaterWelcome to The Chopping Block! Crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, and Tarun Chitra were joined by Laura Shin, CEO of the show, to chop it up about the collapse of FTX. Show topics:
Haseeb's explanation of the blowup of FTX
whether FTX was a Ponzi scheme
Sam Bankman-Fried's strategy to become a billionaire
the weird sale of Serum, a project backed by SBF
the lack of proper accounting practices in FTX and Alameda
whether FTX did not have a proper and large enough security team
the likelihood that FTX’s volume numbers are...
2022-11-161h 52UnchainedThe Chopping Block: Why Lenders Didn't Liquidate Alameda When It Was UnderwaterWelcome to The Chopping Block! Crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, and Tarun Chitra were joined by Laura Shin, CEO of the show, to chop it up about the collapse of FTX. Show topics:
Haseeb's explanation of the blowup of FTX
whether FTX was a Ponzi scheme
Sam Bankman-Fried's strategy to become a billionaire
the weird sale of Serum, a project backed by SBF
the lack of proper accounting practices in FTX and Alameda
whether FTX did not have a proper and large enough security team
the likelihood that FTX’s volume numbers are...
2022-11-161h 52
UnchainedThe Chopping Block: FTX: The Biggest Collapse in the History of Crypto?Welcome to The Chopping Block! Crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi and Tom Schmidt were joined by Nic Carter, reformed Bitcoin Maxi, and Laura Shin, CEO of the show, to chop it up about Binance’s buyout of FTX. Show topics:
Haseeb's tl;dr of Binance's possible acquisition of FTX
whether Alameda is the new Three Arrows Capital
the implications of FTX's collapse for regulators and lawmakers
what will happen to all the companies that lent money to Alameda
Sam Bankman-Fried's emergency effort to raise billions of dollars
whether there could be criminal charges against FTX...
2022-11-091h 04UnchainedThe Chopping Block: FTX: The Biggest Collapse in the History of Crypto?Welcome to The Chopping Block! Crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi and Tom Schmidt were joined by Nic Carter, reformed Bitcoin Maxi, and Laura Shin, CEO of the show, to chop it up about Binance’s buyout of FTX. Show topics:
Haseeb's tl;dr of Binance's possible acquisition of FTX
whether Alameda is the new Three Arrows Capital
the implications of FTX's collapse for regulators and lawmakers
what will happen to all the companies that lent money to Alameda
Sam Bankman-Fried's emergency effort to raise billions of dollars
whether there could be criminal charges against FTX...
2022-11-091h 04
UnchainedThe Chopping Block: Two on Two Debate: NFT Royalty Throwdown!Welcome to The Chopping Block! Host Haseeb Qureshi partnered with Zhuoxun Yin, cofounder of Magic Eden, to debate Unchained host Laura Shin and Li Jin, cofounder at Variant Fund, on the topic of NFT Royalties. Show highlights:
What NFT royalties are
Why Laura believes zero NFT royalties is a bad business decision prioritizing short-term needs over long-term ones and that it will turn creators off from the industry
How charging royalties is not sustainable, according to Haseeb
Why royalties are the best mechanism to align incentives between creators and holders, according to Li
T...
2022-10-191h 23UnchainedThe Chopping Block: Two on Two Debate: NFT Royalty Throwdown!Welcome to The Chopping Block! Host Haseeb Qureshi partnered with Zhuoxun Yin, cofounder of Magic Eden, to debate Unchained host Laura Shin and Li Jin, cofounder at Variant Fund, on the topic of NFT Royalties. Show highlights:
What NFT royalties are
Why Laura believes zero NFT royalties is a bad business decision prioritizing short-term needs over long-term ones and that it will turn creators off from the industry
How charging royalties is not sustainable, according to Haseeb
Why royalties are the best mechanism to align incentives between creators and holders, according to Li
T...
2022-10-191h 23
UnchainedThe Chopping Block: Two on Two Debate: NFT Royalty Throwdown!Welcome to The Chopping Block! Host Haseeb Qureshi partnered with Zhuoxun Yin, cofounder of Magic Eden, to debate Unchained host Laura Shin and Li Jin, cofounder at Variant Fund, on the topic of NFT Royalties. Show highlights: What NFT royalties are Why Laura believes zero NFT royalties is a bad business decision prioritizing short-term needs over long-term ones and that it will turn creators off from the industry How charging royalties is not sustainable, according to Haseeb Why royalties are the best mechanism to align incentives between creators and holders, according to Li The te...
2022-10-191h 23UnchainedThe Chopping Block: Two on Two Debate: NFT Royalty Throwdown!Welcome to The Chopping Block! Host Haseeb Qureshi partnered with Zhuoxun Yin, cofounder of Magic Eden, to debate Unchained host Laura Shin and Li Jin, cofounder at Variant Fund, on the topic of NFT Royalties. Show highlights: What NFT royalties are Why Laura believes zero NFT royalties is a bad business decision prioritizing short-term needs over long-term ones and that it will turn creators off from the industry How charging royalties is not sustainable, according to Haseeb Why royalties are the best mechanism to align incentives between creators and holders, according to Li The technical limitations of...
2022-10-191h 23UnchainedThe Chopping Block: Was This Gary Gensler's Most Liked Tweet?Welcome to The Chopping Block! Crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, and Tarun Chitra were joined by Laura Shin to chop it up about the latest news in the digital asset industry. Show topics: Whether crypto optimism is different in Asia than in the United States How Sam Bankman-Fried has been doing some work with US regulators How the CFTC lawsuit against Ooki DAO changed people’s perspectives about the regulator Whether the lawsuit could make all DeFi illegal and the role of DAOs to coordinate governance The SEC settlement with Kim Kardashian for $1.26 million, Gensler’s vide...
2022-10-081h 15
UnchainedThe Chopping Block: Was This Gary Gensler's Most Liked Tweet?Welcome to The Chopping Block! Crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, and Tarun Chitra were joined by Laura Shin to chop it up about the latest news in the digital asset industry. Show topics:
Whether crypto optimism is different in Asia than in the United States
How Sam Bankman-Fried has been doing some work with US regulators
How the CFTC lawsuit against Ooki DAO changed people’s perspectives about the regulator
Whether the lawsuit could make all DeFi illegal and the role of DAOs to coordinate governance
The SEC settlement with Kim Kardashian for $1.26 mill...
2022-10-081h 15UnchainedThe Chopping Block: Was This Gary Gensler's Most Liked Tweet?Welcome to The Chopping Block! Crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, and Tarun Chitra were joined by Laura Shin to chop it up about the latest news in the digital asset industry. Show topics:
Whether crypto optimism is different in Asia than in the United States
How Sam Bankman-Fried has been doing some work with US regulators
How the CFTC lawsuit against Ooki DAO changed people’s perspectives about the regulator
Whether the lawsuit could make all DeFi illegal and the role of DAOs to coordinate governance
The SEC settlement with Kim Kardashian for $1.26 mill...
2022-10-081h 15UnchainedThe Chopping Block: Was This Gary Gensler's Most Liked Tweet?Welcome to The Chopping Block! Crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, and Tarun Chitra were joined by Laura Shin to chop it up about the latest news in the digital asset industry. Show topics: Whether crypto optimism is different in Asia than in the United States How Sam Bankman-Fried has been doing some work with US regulators How the CFTC lawsuit against Ooki DAO changed people’s perspectives about the regulator Whether the lawsuit could make all DeFi illegal and the role of DAOs to coordinate governance The SEC settlement with Kim Kardashian for $1.26 mill...
2022-10-081h 15
Women Who Web3‘Magic Internet Money’ With Laura ShinThe crypto world is constantly changing and there is something new to learn every day. However, its story is already setting the stage for what is to come. So much of our lives are digital, and with the development of Web3 technology the future is changing for how we work, take care of our families and operate our daily lives. On today’s episode of “Women Who Web3” host Kamz is joined by Laura Shin, crypto journalist, TEDx speaker and author of “The Cryptopians: Idealism, Greed, Lies and the Making of the First Big Cryptocurrency Craze.”
2022-09-2147 min
UnchainedThe Chopping Block: Did OFAC Overstep by Sanctioning Tornado Cash?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. In this episode, Laura Shin, host of Unchained and author of The Cryptopians, also joined the conversation. Show topics:
What Tornado Cash is and why it got sanctioned by the OFAC
The difference between Tornado Cash and blender.io
Whether privacy is dead as a category and whether regulators are going after it
How these sanctions have a negative impact on the funding of privacy projects
How people wit...
2022-08-181h 18UnchainedThe Chopping Block: Did OFAC Overstep by Sanctioning Tornado Cash?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. In this episode, Laura Shin, host of Unchained and author of The Cryptopians, also joined the conversation. Show topics:
What Tornado Cash is and why it got sanctioned by the OFAC
The difference between Tornado Cash and blender.io
Whether privacy is dead as a category and whether regulators are going after it
How these sanctions have a negative impact on the funding of privacy projects
How people wit...
2022-08-181h 18
UnchainedThe Chopping Block: Does the New Terra Have Any Chance?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, Laura also decided to hop on the show too! Show topics:
how Terra is trying to rebuild
what its value proposition is
why Laura is surprised at how fast Do Kwon began shitposting again
how teams affected by the Terra collapse, like Delphi Digital and Mars Protocol, are responding
how its implosion will affect Cosmos
why Tarun thinks Osmosis’ purchase of Keplr was the “best” purchase...
2022-06-021h 01UnchainedThe Chopping Block: Does the New Terra Have Any Chance?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, Laura also decided to hop on the show too! Show topics:
how Terra is trying to rebuild
what its value proposition is
why Laura is surprised at how fast Do Kwon began shitposting again
how teams affected by the Terra collapse, like Delphi Digital and Mars Protocol, are responding
how its implosion will affect Cosmos
why Tarun thinks Osmosis’ purchase of Keplr was the “best” purchase...
2022-06-021h 01
Making MarketsLaura Shin: Uncovering Ethereum’s Founding - [Web3 Breakdowns, EP.24]This is Eric Golden and my guest today is Laura Shin. Laura is a crypto journalist, host of the Unchained podcast, and author of the book The Cryptopians. While writing her book, Laura uncovered one of the biggest mysteries in crypto - who was behind the 2016 DAO hack on Ethereum. We cover that episode in detail, her methods for gathering information in crypto more broadly, and what she learned from studying the founding of Ethereum. Please enjoy my conversation with Laura Shin. For the full show notes, transcript, and links to the best content to l...
2022-05-2750 min
Der Business Podcast - Sales & Mindset Impulse für selbstständige Frauen#203 - Wer ist die Wirtschaftspsychologin Laura Roschewitz eigentlich?Der Business Podcast - Sales & Mindset Impulse für selbstständige Frauen
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2022-05-2024 min
Law of Code#42 - Laura Shin: Investigating Ethereum, interviewing Vitalik, and balancing truth & consequences.Laura Shin (@laurashin) is a crypto journalist, host of the Unchained podcast, and author of “The Cryptopians: Idealism, Greed, Lies, and the Making of the First Big Cryptocurrency Craze” (PublicAffairs, 2022). During the course of writing her book, she and her sources uncovered who they believe was behind the biggest whodunnit in crypto — the 2016 DAO attack on Ethereum.
Formerly a senior editor at Forbes, she was the first mainstream journalist to cover crypto full-time, and her podcasts and videos have had more than 19 million downloads and views. Shin has spoken about cryptocurrency at places such as TEDx San Franci...
2022-05-061h 26
The Charlie Shrem ShowThe Cryptopian Craze with Laura ShinMy guest today is Laura Shin. Laura is a crypto/blockchain journalist covering Bitcoin, Ethereum, Defi, NFTs, DAOs, stablecoins, etc. She is the host of the podcast Unchained; and author of "The Cryptopians: Idealism, Greed, Lies, and the Making of the First Big Cryptocurrency Craze." During the course of writing her book, Laura and her sources uncovered who they believe was behind the 2016 DAO attack on Ethereum. Laura is a former senior editor at Forbes. She is the first mainstream journalist to coCryptover crypto full-time. Her podcasts and videos have had more than 15 million downloads and views. She has...
2022-05-0348 min
UnchainedThe Chopping Block: How to Improve DeFi and Cross-Chain Bridge SecurityWelcome 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, Laura Shin, the host of Unchained and author of The Cryptopians, also joined the conversation. Show topics: how people have responded to The Cryptopians
why traditional publishers were reticent to publish the story revealing the alleged DAO attacker’s identity what lessons can be learned from North Korea’s alleged involvement in the Ronin bridge exploit what zero-knowledge proofs work and how a miscalculation in a whitepaper almost caused majo...
2022-04-211h 17UnchainedThe Chopping Block: How to Improve DeFi and Cross-Chain Bridge SecurityWelcome 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, Laura Shin, the host of Unchained and author of The Cryptopians, also joined the conversation. Show topics: how people have responded to The Cryptopians
why traditional publishers were reticent to publish the story revealing the alleged DAO attacker’s identity what lessons can be learned from North Korea’s alleged involvement in the Ronin bridge exploit what zero-knowledge proofs work and how a miscalculation in a whitepaper almost caused majo...
2022-04-211h 17
UnchainedWhy Crypto Twitter’s Disrespect Toward Regulators Is a ‘Really Bad Business Decision’Two policy experts, Chris Lehane, chief strategy officer at Haun Ventures, and Niki Christoff, the founder of Christoff and Co., discuss how the crypto industry has performed in Washington and how it can better educate more regulators and politicians about the technology. Show highlights: Niki and Chris’ background how Niki and Chris would grade the performance of crypto companies in Washington what parallels Chris can draw between crypto in the 2020s and FAANG in the mid-90s whether having a plethora of crypto policy groups helps or hurts crypto in Washington whether calling politicians and regulators names and mak...
2022-04-191h 13UnchainedWhy Crypto Twitter’s Disrespect Toward Regulators Is a ‘Really Bad Business Decision’Two policy experts, Chris Lehane, chief strategy officer at Haun Ventures, and Niki Christoff, the founder of Christoff and Co., discuss how the crypto industry has performed in Washington and how it can better educate more regulators and politicians about the technology. Show highlights: Niki and Chris’ background how Niki and Chris would grade the performance of crypto companies in Washington what parallels Chris can draw between crypto in the 2020s and FAANG in the mid-90s whether having a plethora of crypto policy groups helps or hurts crypto in Washington whether calling politicians and regulators names and mak...
2022-04-191h 13
UnchainedWhy Ethereum's Merge Was Delayed and Why It Won't Reduce Gas Fees MuchTim Beiko, the Ethereum Foundation coordinator for core developers, discusses his recent estimation that Ethereum’s merge, where the network transitions from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake, will be delayed until the second half of 2022. Show topics: what the Ethereum merge is why an upcoming difficulty bomb could force developers to delay the merge what shadow forks are and how they affect the decision to go forward with the merge how network difficulty is used in Ethereum to keep a balance between the blockchain and miners Tim’s (purposefully vague) timeline for the merge how the merge could increase Ethereum’s throu...
2022-04-1536 minUnchainedWhy Ethereum's Merge Was Delayed and Why It Won't Reduce Gas Fees MuchTim Beiko, the Ethereum Foundation coordinator for core developers, discusses his recent estimation that Ethereum’s merge, where the network transitions from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake, will be delayed until the second half of 2022. Show topics: what the Ethereum merge is why an upcoming difficulty bomb could force developers to delay the merge what shadow forks are and how they affect the decision to go forward with the merge how network difficulty is used in Ethereum to keep a balance between the blockchain and miners Tim’s (purposefully vague) timeline for the merge how the merge could increase Ethereum’s throu...
2022-04-1536 min
KPFA - Letters and PoliticsThe Cryptocurrency Craze with Laura Shin
Guest: Laura Shin is a writer, crypto journalist, and podcaster. A former senior editor at Forbes, host of the podcast Unchained and Unconfirmed and author of the book The Cryptopians: Idealism, Greed, Lies, and the Making of the First Big Cryptocurrency Craze.
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2022-04-1259 min
UnchainedExcited About Your Bored Ape or CryptoPunk? Make Sure You Understand Your IP RightsStuart Levi, co-head of the Technology Transaction and Intellectual Property Group at Skadden Arps, and Marta Belcher, general counsel and Head of Policy at Protocol Labs, break down the legal issues surrounding NFTs specifically in the context of Yuga Labs’ recent purchase of CryptoPunks and Meebits IP rights. Show highlights: the definitions and differences between copyrights, trademarks, and rights of publicity (name, image, likeness) how NFT projects have evolved in the past 12-18 months and what that means for the rights of NFT holders why NBA Top Shot’s licensing model is the best model for famous brands ente...
2022-04-121h 08UnchainedExcited About Your Bored Ape or CryptoPunk? Make Sure You Understand Your IP RightsStuart Levi, co-head of the Technology Transaction and Intellectual Property Group at Skadden Arps, and Marta Belcher, general counsel and Head of Policy at Protocol Labs, break down the legal issues surrounding NFTs specifically in the context of Yuga Labs’ recent purchase of CryptoPunks and Meebits IP rights. Show highlights: the definitions and differences between copyrights, trademarks, and rights of publicity (name, image, likeness) how NFT projects have evolved in the past 12-18 months and what that means for the rights of NFT holders why NBA Top Shot’s licensing model is the best model for famous brands ente...
2022-04-121h 08
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesLaura Shin: The Cryptopians – Uncovering the Secrets of Early EthereumAfter more than three years in the making, Laura Shin has just released her first book, The Cryptopians: Idealism, Greed, Lies, and the Making of the First Big Cryptocurrency Craze. In it she dives into the history of Ethereum and the 2017 ICO craze by telling the tale of the early tensions and power struggle that defined Ethereum's founding. It gives the inside story of The DAO, and depicts 2017's global initial coin offering tidal wave that boosted prices and fortunes. Laura Shin, former Forbes journalist, podcast host, and now author, joined us for a fascinating chat about...
2022-03-231h 13
The TaekcastEp. 255 - The Cryptopians w/ Laura Shin From The Unchained PodcastDavis Mattek is joined by Laura Shin, host of the Unchained Podcast, to discuss her new book about the genesis and history of the Ethereum blockchain. The Cryptopians can be purchased here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/laura-shin/the-cryptopians/9781541763012/?lens=publicaffairs www.patreon.com/taekcast
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2022-03-1654 min
Conversations with the CoopConversations with the Coop - Laura Shin - The Cryptopians / UnchainedConversations with the Coop - http://www.indexcoop.comAudio and transcript from the March 3rd, 2022 installment of “Conversations with the Coop” with crypto journalist Laura Shin, the host of the Unchained podcast and author of the new published book “The Cryptopians: Idealism, Greed, Lies, and the Making of the First Big Cryptocurrency Craze”.To listen live on the next Conversations with the Coop - Follow Index Coop on Twitter and join the Index Coop Discord to get the real Owlpha.Follow us on Spotify: Link hereRSS feed for Apple Podcasts: Lin...
2022-03-1154 min
Tech'ed UpEthereum Explained • Laura ShinCrypto journalist, podcaster, and author Laura Shin joins Niki from New York to talk about her new book, “The Cryptopians: Idealism, Greed, Lies, and the Making of the First Big Cryptocurrency Craze.” She recounts the origins of Ethereum, the second most important blockchain, and the second largest cryptocurrency by market cap after Bitcoin, and sheds light on the unlikely founder, a teenager named Vitalik Buterin. "I did not realize when I started reporting it. However, by the end, it was very clear that this book was also a coming of age story for Vitalik (Ethereum creator). " -Laura Shin
2022-03-1024 min
UnchainedWhy Chatroulette Founder Andrey Ternovskiy Fell in Love With CryptoWhile researching for The Cryptopians, I discovered that Andrey Ternovskiy, the founder of internet sensation Chatroulette, was heavily involved in The DAO back in 2016. In this episode, we skirt around revealing major spoilers from The Cryptopians and discuss Andrey’s experience founding Chatroulette, how he fell down the crypto rabbit hole, whether hacking smart contracts is ethical, and more. Show topics: Andrey’s background how Andrey’s struggles with PayPal at Chatroulette led him to quickly understand the need for crypto what Andrey’s involvement at Chatroulette is the different ways Andrey thinks crypto can disrupt middlemen why Andrey bec...
2022-03-0850 minUnchainedWhy Chatroulette Founder Andrey Ternovskiy Fell in Love With CryptoWhile researching for The Cryptopians, I discovered that Andrey Ternovskiy, the founder of internet sensation Chatroulette, was heavily involved in The DAO back in 2016. In this episode, we skirt around revealing major spoilers from The Cryptopians and discuss Andrey’s experience founding Chatroulette, how he fell down the crypto rabbit hole, whether hacking smart contracts is ethical, and more. Show topics: Andrey’s background how Andrey’s struggles with PayPal at Chatroulette led him to quickly understand the need for crypto what Andrey’s involvement at Chatroulette is the different ways Andrey thinks crypto can disrupt middlemen why Andrey bec...
2022-03-0850 min
UnchainedHow Ukraine Is Leveraging Crypto in Its Fight Against RussiaTomicah Tillemann, the global chief policy officer of Katie Haun's new firm, analyzes Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and explains how crypto is being used in an unprecedented manner to render aid to civilians, move money across the world, and potentially document war crimes. Show highlights: Tomicah’s background, which includes stints working for the State Department and a16z recap of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine what Tomicah thinks of the decision to boot certain Russian banks from SWIFT why Tomicah believes that it would be very difficult for Russia to use crypto at a large scale to evad...
2022-03-0445 minUnchainedHow Ukraine Is Leveraging Crypto in Its Fight Against RussiaTomicah Tillemann, the global chief policy officer of Katie Haun's new firm, analyzes Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and explains how crypto is being used in an unprecedented manner to render aid to civilians, move money across the world, and potentially document war crimes. Show highlights: Tomicah’s background, which includes stints working for the State Department and a16z recap of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine what Tomicah thinks of the decision to boot certain Russian banks from SWIFT why Tomicah believes that it would be very difficult for Russia to use crypto at a large scale to evad...
2022-03-0445 min
UnchainedIs Code Law? Should the Hacker Be Punished? The DAO Creators DisagreeDuring my research for The Cryptopians, I found information that I believe identifies the perpetrator behind The DAO hack on Ethereum. Three founding members of The DAO and Slock.it (Christoph Jentzsch, Lefteris Karapetsas, Griff Green) discuss how and why they created The DAO, how they helped save the funds being siphoned off by black hat hackers, their personal feelings about The DAO, along with their reaction to the news about who I believe was The DAO attacker. Show topics: Part 1: Background on The DAO Christoph, Lefteris, and Griff’s background and how they cam...
2022-03-011h 22UnchainedIs Code Law? Should the Hacker Be Punished? The DAO Creators DisagreeDuring my research for The Cryptopians, I found information that I believe identifies the perpetrator behind The DAO hack on Ethereum. Three founding members of The DAO and Slock.it (Christoph Jentzsch, Lefteris Karapetsas, Griff Green) discuss how and why they created The DAO, how they helped save the funds being siphoned off by black hat hackers, their personal feelings about The DAO, along with their reaction to the news about who I believe was The DAO attacker. Show topics: Part 1: Background on The DAO Christoph, Lefteris, and Griff’s background and how they cam...
2022-03-011h 22
UnchainedHow Writing 'The Cryptopians' Shaped My Views on EthereumIn a fun change of pace, Steven Ehrlich, editor of Forbes Cryptoasset and Blockchain Advisor, joins Unchained to interview me about my book, The Cryptopians: Idealism, Greed, Lies, and the Making of the First Big Cryptocurrency Craze, which came out this week. We discuss… where the inspiration for “The Cryptopians” title came from why I wanted to write a book about Ethereum how Vitalik’s role changed over the course of Ethereum’s founding who the main characters in The Cryptopians are the biggest challenges Ethereum and the Ethereum Foundation faced in its early days Ethereum’s “red wedding” day w...
2022-02-2543 minUnchainedHow Writing 'The Cryptopians' Shaped My Views on EthereumIn a fun change of pace, Steven Ehrlich, editor of Forbes Cryptoasset and Blockchain Advisor, joins Unchained to interview me about my book, The Cryptopians: Idealism, Greed, Lies, and the Making of the First Big Cryptocurrency Craze, which came out this week. We discuss… where the inspiration for “The Cryptopians” title came from why I wanted to write a book about Ethereum how Vitalik’s role changed over the course of Ethereum’s founding who the main characters in The Cryptopians are the biggest challenges Ethereum and the Ethereum Foundation faced in its early days Ethereum’s “red wedding” day w...
2022-02-2543 min
Ipse DixitNFT Notes 21: Laura Shin on the Story of EthereumIn this episode, Laura Shin, journalist and host of the Unchained podcast, discusses her new book "The Cryptopians: Idealism, Greed, Lies, and the Making of the First Big Cryptocurrency Craze," which is published by Public Affairs. Shin describes how she became interested in cryptocurrency, how she told the story of the creation of Ethereum, and what she learned while researching the story.This episode was hosted by Brian L. Frye, Spears-Gilbert Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky College of Law. Frye is on Twitter at @brianlfrye. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...
2022-02-2336 min
Tech Intersect™ with Prof Tonya M. EvansTech Intersect #103: SPOTLIGHT Ep 100 Laura Shin-Cryptopians and the Transformative Impact of Ethereum on Crypto, NFTs, DeFi and BeyondKudos, Questions, Comments? Send it here.In this SPOTLIGHT episode of Tech Intersect, I selected a recent conversation with crypto investigative reporter Laura Shin, from part 2 of my 100th episode. First, it’s one of the most popular to date. And second, Laura just released her book, The Cryptopians: Idealism, Greed, Lies, and the Making of the First Big Cryptocurrency Craze. So, I thought this would be a great time to share this insightful and engaging chat about the past, present and future of crypto and the rise, controversies, promise, pitfalls and transformative impact of Ethereum on cr...
2022-02-2239 min
UnchainedExclusive: Crypto’s Biggest Whodunnit: Who Was Behind the 2016 DAO Attack on Ethereum?While researching for my book, The Cryptopians: Idealism, Greed, Lies, and the Making of the First Big Cryptocurrency Craze, I found evidence that I believe resolves the biggest whodunnit in crypto: who hacked The DAO? This podcast is coming out in conjunction with an article in Forbes revealing the prime suspect’s identity. Part 1: Who Attacked the DAO? Here’s the Evidence To document the process of finding the alleged attacker, I wrote an article for Forbes, with which I opened the podcast. In it, I reveal who, evidence indicates, attacked the DAO how...
2022-02-221h 09UnchainedExclusive: Crypto’s Biggest Whodunnit: Who Was Behind the 2016 DAO Attack on Ethereum?While researching for my book, The Cryptopians: Idealism, Greed, Lies, and the Making of the First Big Cryptocurrency Craze, I found evidence that I believe resolves the biggest whodunnit in crypto: who hacked The DAO? This podcast is coming out in conjunction with an article in Forbes revealing the prime suspect’s identity. Part 1: Who Attacked the DAO? Here’s the Evidence To document the process of finding the alleged attacker, I wrote an article for Forbes, with which I opened the podcast. In it, I reveal who, evidence indicates, attacked the DAO how...
2022-02-221h 09
Digital: DisruptedWhat’s the Utility of Bitcoin? – Behind the Scenes With Laura ShinIn this special bonus episode, go behind the scenes from our previous episode with crypto journalist Laura Shin. Paul and Laura discuss the possibilities for the future of cryptocurrency as well as some of its benefits and drawbacks. Laura is the host of the podcast Unchained and author of the upcoming book The Cryptopians: Idealism, Greed, Lies and the Making of the First Big Cryptocurrency Craze. Follow her on Twitter here and be sure to connect with Paul and Rocket Software.
2022-02-0819 min
Reversing Climate ChangeS3E2: A Brief History of Ethereum and web3—w/ Laura Shin, author of The CryptopiansAs listeners of Nori podcasts, you might know that we use cryptocurrency in the form of Nori tokens which may become a market-driven price for carbon removal. You also might know we issue non-fungible tokens, otherwise known as NFTs, when buyers purchase those removals. But you may not know the history of the blockchain we run on or how the system works. So, where can you go to learn Ethereum 101?
Laura Shin is a crypto journalist and host of the Unchained Podcast. A former senior editor at Forbes, Laura was the first mainstream reporter to cover the...
2022-02-0859 min
Block PartyQ&A: Crypto Journalism with Laura ShinIn this episode, we spoke with Laura Shin, crypto-journalist and host of Unchained.
To celebrate Laura’s forthcoming book, The Cryptopians: Idealism, Greed, Lies, and the Making of the First Big Cryptocurrency Craze we’re giving away 10 signed copies, to be in with a chance of winning simply head over to our Twitter page @blockchain, follow us and retweet this episode's post.
As a former Senior Editor at Forbes, Laura was first a mainstream journalist before covering crypto full-time. We cover the seismic change in crypto media coverage from the days of the Silk Road to pr...
2022-01-0441 min
UnchainedUnchained 5-Year Anniversary: AMA With Laura on Her Favorite Guests, Predictions and MoreTo celebrate the 5th anniversary of Unchained, I answer some questions submitted to me by the audience. In this episode, I cover: what I think about the relationship between psychedelics and crypto the most entertaining guest I’ve interviewed on Unchained why Coinbase founders may have a more impactful future on crypto than Ethereum founders which show has been the most impactful why I am a “nocoiner” where I believe DAOs fit into the future of crypto who my favorite guests have been over the years what I am most fearful and most hopeful about in the crypto space...
2021-06-151h 03UnchainedUnchained 5-Year Anniversary: AMA With Laura on Her Favorite Guests, Predictions and MoreTo celebrate the 5th anniversary of Unchained, I answer some questions submitted to me by the audience. In this episode, I cover: what I think about the relationship between psychedelics and crypto the most entertaining guest I’ve interviewed on Unchained why Coinbase founders may have a more impactful future on crypto than Ethereum founders which show has been the most impactful why I am a “nocoiner” where I believe DAOs fit into the future of crypto who my favorite guests have been over the years what I am most fearful and most hopeful about in the crypto space...
2021-06-151h 03
UnchainedThanks, Forbes: Laura on How the Unchained Podcast Came to BeIn a fun change of pace, I was interviewed by the On Deck Podcaster Fellowship about the origins of Unchained pod, how my background as a journalist prepared me for podcasting, and tips for aspiring creators. Episode highlights: why I believe the Unchained podcast has been successful and how my penchant for asking tough questions came about (1:48) how my background in journalism prepared me for hosting a podcast (6:35) how I choose guests for the show and how they feel about being asked difficult questions (9:10) why I feel my background in traditional media is so important (15:46) whether my podcast...
2021-04-201h 03UnchainedThanks, Forbes: Laura on How the Unchained Podcast Came to BeIn a fun change of pace, I was interviewed by the On Deck Podcaster Fellowship about the origins of Unchained pod, how my background as a journalist prepared me for podcasting, and tips for aspiring creators. Episode highlights: why I believe the Unchained podcast has been successful and how my penchant for asking tough questions came about (1:48) how my background in journalism prepared me for hosting a podcast (6:35) how I choose guests for the show and how they feel about being asked difficult questions (9:10) why I feel my background in traditional media is so important (15:46) whether my podcast...
2021-04-201h 03
UnconfirmedLaura's New Year's 2021 AMA: Your Questions About Privacy, the STABLE Act, Diem and MoreFor the holidays, I'm doing two AMAs. In the second of two, I cover: privacy blockchains my thoughts on the STABLE Act whether or not Facebook's Diem will have a positive or negative impact on crypto what I miss from pre-COVID about the crypto community how we can use blockchain and crypto to weed our propaganda and fake news the best pick and shovel plays in crypto what distinguishes a journalist from an entertainer my thoughts on the state of media and journalism in the US Thank you to our sponsors! Blocknative: http://b...
2021-01-0128 min
UnconfirmedLaura's Christmas 2020 AMA: Your Questions About Crypto Media and MoreFor the holidays, I'm doing two AMAs. In this first of two, I cover: how my book is going tips for aspiring podcasters what it's like being an independent journalist how I spent my time outside crypto if I send bitcoin to North Korea whether I own any crypto if I expect bitcoin will lose its weirdness as it becomes more widely adopted how much blockchain technology can disintermediate banks what black swans I see on the horizon for 2021 what trends I see for 2021 Thank you to our sponsors! Blocknative: http://blocknative.com/u...
2020-12-2528 min
UnconfirmedAMA With Laura: The Greatest Innovation in the Industry Right NowIn this episode, I answer some questions submitted to me via Twitter. I take the audience behind the scenes at Unconfirmed and Unchained to discuss: how I started learning about crypto my pre-interview ritual and how I prepare for interviews the toughest interview I have done so far what I dislike about being a crypto journalist my interests outside of crypto what my recording setup and environment are like the storyline to my upcoming book who I consider to be the top five leaders in crypto what the layer 1 blockchain future looks like whether my conviction in the c...
2020-08-2148 min
UnconfirmedHow I Got SIM Swapped -- and How to Protect YourselfLaura recounts the tale of how she got SIM swapped, what mistakes she made, and what she did to secure her accounts and get her phone number back. She also reveals how, despite having shored up her security years before, she actually was still vulnerable. She also reveals the results of an investigation her mobile carrier did into what happened and what steps the mobile carrier is taking to deal with phone hijackings. Plus, she gives tips on how you can protect your cryptocurrency, financial accounts, data and more from SIM swapping attacks. Due to the holidays...
2019-12-2729 min
UnconfirmedHow Bitcoin Led to the Demise of the Largest Child Porn SiteJonathan Levin, the cofounder and chief strategy officer of Chainalysis, describes how the blockchain analytics firm helped the IRS identify the administrator of the largest child porn website in the world, which ultimately led to the arrest of the administrator, Jong Woo Son, and 337 site users across 38 countries. The work also led to the rescue of 23 minors from their abusers. He describes how the site used Bitcoin, how they used Bitcoin transactions to identify the users of the site, and how law enforcement worked with exchanges. We also discuss what impact privacy technologies could have on similar investigations going...
2019-10-1831 min
Mission DailyThe Future of Finance with Laura ShinFor the last decade, cryptocurrency has challenged traditional financial systems and institutions. Banks and governments have struggled to reckon with, and regulate, this new form of digital currency. While crypto has slowly and steadily moved into the mainstream, it’s purpose, history, and impact remains a mystery to a majority of people and institutions Laura Shin is a former reporter and editor for Forbes Magazine and host of the Unchained Podcast. While at Forbes, Laura spent several years covering cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. She later used the insights and connections from her reporting to create the Unchained Po...
2019-05-281h 10
UnconfirmedLaura's TEDx Talk: How Crypto Could Allow More People to Be Their Own BossIn lieu of a regular episode during this (U.S.) holiday, I'm releasing the audio from my TEDx San Francisco Talk. Thank you to our sponsors! Abra: Click this special link for a free $25 in Bitcoin! https://www.abra.com/unconfirmed WeTrust: Donate in crypto and have your donation matched by WeTrust through Giving Tuesday, November 27! http://wetrust.io/unconfirmed Links: TEDx San Francisco: https://www.tedxsanfrancisco.com Video of the talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-Ew7PW4LCo My Unconfirmed episode with...
2018-11-2321 min
UnconfirmedWhy the Tether Situation Brought Up Memories of Mt. GoxDan McArdle, cofounder of Messari and the creator of OnChainFX, discusses why tether lost its dollar peg, how the Gemini USD traded at above $1, and how this was similar to the time before Mt. Gox imploded. We also discuss the significance of the Fidelity news, plus McArdle's thesis on how Bitcoin would behave in a recession -- which isn't the conventional wisdom. Thank you to our sponsors! Blockdaemon: http://blockdaemon.com/unchained/ OnRamp: http://www.thinkonramp.com Episode links: Dan McArdle: https://twitter.com/robustus Messari: https...
2018-10-1923 min
Business and PhilosophyUnchained with Laura Shin
Laura Shin is the host of Unchained, a podcast about cryptocurrencies and decentralized technology. For every episode, Laura does significant research and preparation, so the content turns out polished and high quality. Her enthusiasm for the subject of cryptocurrencies comes through in her reporting.
Podcasting about cryptocurrencies requires walking a fine line. Cryptocurrencies have a mixture of drama and exciting technology–which are both great for a journalist. But you can’t get too deep in the drama, because the podcast will feel like a tabloid. And you can’t get too deep in the techni...
2018-04-131h 01
UnconfirmedBrian Kelly on Token-Curated Registries, Robinhood Crypto Trading and the PetroBrian Kelly of BKCM talks about token-curated registries, such as the proposal for Messari, by Ryan Selkis, formerly of Digital Currency Group and CoinDesk, and why such TCRs are probably a good idea, but what pitfalls they may face. We also discuss the highly anticipated launch of crypto trading on Robinhood and look behind the scenes at Venezuela's new crypto offering, the petro. Token curated registries: Proposal for Messari: https://medium.com/@twobitidiot/a-token-to-self-regulate-tokens-but-really-a61da77e6a7b TCRs generally: https://medium.com/@ilovebagels/token-curated-registries-1-0-61a232f8dac7 A...
2018-02-2325 min
UnconfirmedTrailerSubscribe now - first episode coming Friday! Weekly Insights and Analysis From the Top Minds in Crypto. Events in crypto take place at warp speed. This weekly crypto podcast reveals how the marquee names in crypto are reacting to the week’s top headlines. With host Laura Shin, the guests also discuss what they’re thinking about these days and reveal what they believe is on the horizon in crypto. Host Laura Shin - Independent journalist covering crypto (crypto assets, Bitcoin, Ethereum, ICOs, tokens), and host of the podcasts Unchained and Unconfirmed.
2018-02-0900 min
Live Different Podcast#63 Retire at 30, Travel the World, or Write for a Living w. Laura Shin of ForbesLaura Shin is a writer for Forbes where she focuses on personal finance and teaches people to master the art and business of freelance writing at IdeasWordsEmpires.com. Laura gives actionable advice on becoming a better writer and how to make money from it. She is also captivated by financial turnaround stories and has written countless articles for Forbes on people who retired early and have traveled the world. Some of Laura's favorite examples of people living the dream are Mr. Money Mustache who retired at age 30 and the Go Curry Cracker couple who retired in their 30's to t...
2017-03-151h 04