Unchained
Kanaal Besonderhede
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 cry...
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Will Perps Eat All of Finance? Ex-FTX.US CEO Brett Harrison Bets Yes - Ep. 940
Crypto’s most controversial trading product might be Wall Street’s next obsession.
In this interview, Brett Harrison, former president of...
Why the Crypto Markets Seem Down Bad as Bitcoin Dips Below $100K - Ep. 939
Bitcoin’s bleeding again and sentiment is collapsing.
But if you’ve been around for a few cycles, this kind of pain might look familiar.<...
Bits + Bips: Reasons to Be Optimistic After Bitcoin Falls Toward $100K - Ep. 938
Bitcoin has fallen below $102,000. “Uptober” ended in blood.
But while retail traders are terrified, institutional conversations are heat...
The Chopping Block: When Wall Street Meets DeFi — How Equity Perps and RWAs Redefine Leverage On-Chain - Ep. 937
Welcome to The Chopping Block — where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner chop it up about the latest in cry...
How the Competition Will Play Out in the Great Stablecoin Race - Ep. 936
In this episode of Unchained, Laura is joined by Rob Hadick, General Partner at Dragonfly, and Sam MacPherson, Co-founder and CEO of Phoenix Labs, to...
Ex-Citi Chief Economist on Gold, Bitcoin and the Debasement of the US Dollar - Ep. 935
Gold may have history, but does it have a future?
Former Citi Chief Economist Willem Buiter joins Unchained Executive Editor Steve Ehrlic...
Sharplink CEO on Why ETH Will Soon See a Boom in Demand: Bits + Bips - Ep. 934
In this episode of Bits + Bips, former BlackRock executive and SharpLink co-CEO Joseph Chalom joins hosts Austin Campbell, Chris Perkins, and Ram Ahlu...
How Kraken Plans to Dominate Tokenization and Perps in 2026 and Beyond - Ep. 932
As crypto markets mature, Kraken is transforming from a trading venue into a multi-asset infrastructure platform.
Co-CEO Arjun Sethi joi...
Arthur Hayes and Adam Schlegel on Why Private Equity Is Crypto's Next Big Wave - Ep. 933
Crypto has spent years obsessing over tokens, airdrops, and speculation. But what about the unsexy businesses actually making money?
Arth...
Why Bitcoin Could Hit $150,000 Soon. Plus ‘Code Is Law’ Film - Ep. 931
This special two-part episode brings together two very different conversations.
In part one, investment manager Lawrence Lepard lays out...
How Crypto Neobanks Make It Easier to Earn Passive Income - Ep. 930
Neobanks changed how fintech thinks about money. Now, crypto builders want to do the same, without custody.
In this episode, Itamar Lesui...
The Chopping Block: Zcash +400%, Tempo’s $500M Shock, EF Pay Firestorm & AWS/Base Meltdown feat. Mert - Ep. 929
Welcome to The Chopping Block — where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner chop it up about the latest in cry...
Could BTC Outperform Gold? Plus, Ethereum's Big Advantage: Bits + Bips - Ep. 928
In this episode of Bits + Bips, hosts Austin Campbell, Ram Ahluwalia, and Chris Perkins tackle a packed agenda: from the fairness of Binance’s listing...
Aptos Is Betting Big on Transparency After Crypto’s Black Friday, Says CEO - Ep. 927
Last Friday, billions evaporated in a liquidation cascade—and nobody knows exactly what happened because centralized exchanges won't share the data.
Ethereum's Layer 1 Lacks a Perp Dex. Synthetix Intends to Change That - Ep. 926
Kain Warwick, founder of Synthetix and Infinex, is returning to Ethereum Layer 1 with a bold new experiment: a perpetuals DEX built directly on mainne...
Binance Listing Fee Fight: What's a Fair Price to List on the Top Crypto Exchange? - Ep. 925
When CJ Hetherington revealed the token listing terms Binance allegedly offered his startup, the crypto world exploded.
In this episode,...
The Chopping Block: Inside the $19B+ Perp Crash, ADL Explained, Binance’s USDe/Staked-Token Depeg, and the Hyperliquid Whale Debate
Welcome to The Chopping Block — where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner chop it up about the latest in cry...
Bits + Bips: Crypto Had Its Reset. Will It Go to New Highs Now? - Ep. 924
Crypto just went through its biggest crash.
In the wake of “Black Friday,” when $19 billion in positions were wiped out in hours, Bits +...
Crypto's Black Friday Was Its Largest Liquidation Ever. What the Hell Happened? - Ep. 922
When Trump tweeted about 100% tariffs on China, crypto collapsed — $19 billion in liquidations in just hours.
Altcoins plunged 95%, exch...
The Chopping Block: Perps, Privacy & Prediction: Aster vs. Hyperliquid, Zcash Pops, Polymarket Soars, Galaxy One Debut - Ep. 921
Polymarket scales with Wall Street’s blessing, Kalshi fires up KOLs, and BNB chain melts down as fast as it ran. We dissect Aster’s data drama, the ne...
The Stablecoin Competition Is On. Who Will Be the Winners and Losers? - Ep. 920
The stablecoin race is heating up. With the passage of the U.S. stablecoin law the floodgates have opened. Tether still dominates globally, but Circle...
Bits + Bips: What’s Really Driving Bitcoin—and Who’s Driving Crypto Onchain? - Ep. 919
Bitcoin is hitting new all-time highs—but is this real euphoria, or just a prelude to it? In this double-header episode, we bring you a Bits + Bips ro...
Bitcoin Core vs Knots: Why Developers Are Fighting Over a Coming Change - Ep. 918
On Monday, bitcoin hit a new all-time high of over $126,000, but Bitcoin’s biggest fight right now isn’t about price; it’s about purpose.
The Chopping Block: Arthur Hayes & Tom Lee; Hyperliquid vs Aster, DATs & ETH - Ep. 917
Arthur Hayes & Tom Lee map the new crypto arms race—Hyperliquid vs Aster, Plasma’s stablecoin rails, and ETH’s DAT-fueled supercycle.
Wel...
What’s the Better Bet? Stocks or Gold? - Ep. 916
Is gold the ultimate hedge against inflation and sovereign risk? Or are stocks the better long-term wealth builder thanks to innovation and earnings g...
How Hyperliquid Came to ‘Threaten the Very Existence’ of CEXs Like Binance - Ep. 915
Perp DEXs are on fire, with volumes topping $1 trillion a month for the first time.
Aster, backed by YZi Labs (formerly Binance Labs), h...
How DoubleZero Built a Faster Internet for Crypto and Helped All DePIN - Ep. 914
DoubleZero just launched its mainnet-beta, offering a new type of high-performance fiber network for blockchains, live across 5 continents and already...
Why Every Company Will Have a Stablecoin — and Why One L2 Isn’t Enough - Ep. 912
This week on Unchained, we’ve got a double-header.
First, Zach Abrams, CEO of Bridge (acquired by Stripe), unveils Open Issuance, a platf...
Bits + Bips: Where Is the Most Wealth to Be Made in Crypto: DeFi or CeFi? - Ep. 913
Crypto’s bull run may be far from over, but the battleground is shifting.
On this week’s Bits + Bips, Bill Barhydt of Abra and Robert Le...
The Chopping Block: Perp Wars & Stablecoin Battles: Hyperliquid, Aster, Tether - Ep. 911
Welcome to The Chopping Block – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner chop it up about the latest in cry...
Plasma's Successful Launch, Revenue Over TVL & the Future of Pump.fun - Ep. 910
How do stablecoin-first blockchains win distribution? Does TVL actually map to value? And why speculation may become the default language of online cu...
Why Hyperliquid Should Cut Its Total Token Supply Nearly in Half - Ep. 909
Crypto investors love to throw around “FDV” as if it’s the ultimate measure of value. But what if that number is more misleading than helpful?
...
Bits + Bips: How Wall Street Could Make a Killing off the Next Crypto Winter - Ep. 908
Markets had a flood of liquidations on Monday, and traders lost over $1.5 billion in positions. So, why are liquidations spiking? Is this a warning or...
Debate: Should Stablecoin Chains Have an Ethereum L2 or Their Own L1? - Ep. 907
In this episode, Cyber Capital’s Justin Bons and Codex’s Haonan Li challenge the new orthodoxy: whether payments chains should be alt L1s or Ethereum...
The Chopping Block: Stablecoin-as-a-Service: The Next Big Crypto Gold Rush? - Ep. 906
Welcome to The Chopping Block – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner chop it up about the latest in cry...
Bits + Bips: Could a Base Token Be Coinbase's Key to a Super App? - Ep. 905
This week on Bits + Bips, hosts Steve Ehrlich and Ram Ahluwalia speak with Blockchain.com’s Nic Cary and Franklin Templeton’s Max Gokhman.
Base Will Likely Have a Token: Why Now, Who Wins, and How Big It Gets - Ep. 904
Base just crossed its own Rubicon. After months of saying “no token,” Jesse Pollak now says Base must decentralize and is “exploring” a token. What ch...
The Chopping Block: USDH Bake-off—Native Markets, Validators & the “Beauty Contest” Debate - Ep. 903
Hyperliquid’s USDH ticker set off the most dramatic “RFP” in recent memory. The crew breaks down why Native Markets ran away with validator support, w...
Why the War Over the USDH Ticker on Hyperliquid Is Bullish for Crypto - Ep. 902
Stablecoins are supposed to be boring, but the fight for the USDH ticker on Hyperliquid has turned into one of the most dramatic battles in crypto.
How Pump.fun Plans to Beat Social Media Giants and Win Beyond Crypto - Ep.901
Pump.fun rocketed to revenue, ran a blockbuster token sale, and then hit turbulence: rivals took share, the token slid, bots spammed launches, and cri...