Unchained

Laura Shin

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.

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Sep 17, 2019 · 1 hr 2 min
Olga Feldmeier on Why Switzerland Has Welcomed Crypto - Ep.137
Olga Feldmeier, CEO of SmartValor, describes how her upbringing in Ukraine when it was undergoing 10,000% and 5,000% annual inflation helped her understand the potential in Bitcoin years later, and helped her connect with Wences Casares, CEO of Xapo....
Sep 10, 2019 · 59 min
Why LocalBitcoins Stopped Cash Trades and Has a New CEO - Ep.136
Sebastian Sonntag, the new CEO of LocalBitcoins, and Mika Impola, software developer at LocalBitcoins, explain why the peer-to-peer bitcoin trading company has a new CEO, why it stopped cash trades and what kind of response they've received from the...
Sep 3, 2019 · 1 hr 6 min
How Aragon Hopes to Improve on Democracy - Ep.135
Luis Cuende, the CEO of Aragon One, describes the Aragon Network, how it aims to create new systems better for human coordination and the roles of the various parts of the ecosystem, such as Aragon One, the Aragon Association, the Aragon Court, Aragon...
Aug 27, 2019 · 1 hr 7 min
After Years of Secret Work, Decred Adds a New Feature: Privacy - Ep.134
Jonathan Zeppettini, international ops lead and chief evangelist for Decred, aka "Decred Jesus," announces the launch of the coin's privacy feature. He first describes how Decred came out of some developers' frustrations of trying to work with Bitcoin...
Aug 20, 2019 · 1 hr 10 min
Sandra Ro: Why Crypto-Friendly Laws Are Coming in the US - Ep.133
Sandra Ro, the CEO of the Global Blockchain Business Council and former head of digitization at CME, explains what the GBBC does, how it chooses partners, and what level of involvement they have with projects under the GBBC umbrella. We discuss some...
Aug 13, 2019 · 1 hr 4 min
The IMF on How to Design Central Bank Digital Currencies - Ep.132
Dong He, deputy director of the monetary and capital markets department of the IMF, and Yan Liu, Assistant General Counsel at the legal department of the IMF, talk about central bank digital currencies (CBDCs): the current level of interest among...
Aug 6, 2019 · 1 hr 8 min
All Things Crypto Regulation With Jake Chervinsky - Ep.131
Jake Chervinsky, general counsel at Compound, goes over a plethora of crypto regulatory issues, such as those related to securities law such as the SEC vs. Kik case, Ripple, stablecoins, no-action letters, Blockstack and more. We also discuss whether...
Jul 30, 2019 · 1 hr 3 min
LedgerX on the Reasons to Trade Bitcoin Options - Ep.130
Juthica Chou, chief operating officer of LedgerX, talks about the company's new license to offer its derivatives to retail investors and the resulting platform, Omni. She walks through what call and put options are, how they work and why people and...
Jul 23, 2019 · 1 hr 6 min
Pantera Capital: How Bitcoin Could Reach $356,000 in a Few Years - Ep.129
Dan Morehead, founder and CEO of Pantera Capital, and Joey Krug, co-chief investment officer of Pantera and founder of Augur, discuss where we are in the development cycle of blockchain technology, how Bitcoin, if stays on past trend lines, could hit...
Jul 16, 2019 · 1 hr 1 min
How to Keep Your Crypto From Being Stolen Via Your Phone - Ep.128
Rich Sanders, cofounder and chief security officer of CipherBlade, and Harry Denley, director of security of , discuss the phone porting phenomenon: who's behind these thefts, how they perpetrate them, who is targeted, how to recognize the signs...
Jul 9, 2019 · 1 hr 13 min
How the Caribbean Got on the Road to Central Bank Digital Currencies - Ep.127
Gabriel Abed, founder of and Vice President of the board of directors, describes how he went from mining Bitcoin to persuading governors of central banks to not quash Bitt's goal to create central bank digital currencies in the Caribbean and getting...
Jul 2, 2019 · 1 hr 5 min
How Asia's Trading Culture Results in a Vastly Different Crypto Scene - Ep.126
Luis Buenaventura, founder of Bloom Solutions, and Leo Weese, president of Bitcoin Association of Hong Kong, discuss the crypto scene in Asia — how it differs from that of the West, and how it differs within the region. We also cover the regulatory...
Jun 25, 2019 · 1 hr 16 min
Alex Gladstein of the Human Rights Foundation on the 3 Reasons Bitcoin Matters - Ep.125
In recent years, the Human Rights Foundation and Alex Gladstein, its chief strategy officer, have become forces in the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency community. In this episode, he discusses why Bitcoin is important for human rights, its three most...
Jun 18, 2019 · 1 hr 14 min
Not Sure a Cryptoeconomic System Will Work? Gauntlet Can Help - Ep.124
Tarun Chitra, cofounder and CEO of Gauntlet, describes how his company enables crypto teams to run through simulations to see how their design choices will affect the project once it is trading. Using the cofounders' background in quantitative finance...
Jun 11, 2019 · 54 min
Oslo Freedom Forum 2019: Protecting Financial Freedoms in the Digital Age - Ep.123
In this panel, recorded at the Oslo Freedom Forum 2019, I moderated what an attendee described as a "lively" discussion on the relationship between finances and freedom with Bitcoin author and educator Jimmy Song; Alena Vranova, Head of Strategy at...
Jun 4, 2019 · 1 hr 11 min
Peter Smith, CEO of Blockchain, on Its Dark Pool, Crypto Lending Operation and Intention to Go Public - Ep.122
Peter Smith, the CEO of Blockchain, discusses how the company got started, why the company is focused on users owning their own private keys and how that is what enables all the most interesting applications of blockchain technology. He talks about...
May 28, 2019 · 1 hr 12 min
Kin Sets Up $5 Million DefendCrypto.org to Take on the SEC - Ep.121
Ted Livingston, CEO of Kik and the founder of the Kin Foundation, and Patrick Gibbs, partner at Cooley, announce the formation of the $5 million fund at Coinbase Custody to fight the SEC in court. Kik and Kin are hoping that a lawsuit would...
May 21, 2019 · 1 hr 9 min
How to Trade on Crypto Exchanges Without Fear of Hacks - Ep.120
Sharon Goldberg, CEO of Arwen and Boston University computer science professor, describes how the protocol enables people to trade on crypto exchanges without making their coins vulnerable to exchange hacks, how this differs from trading on a...
May 14, 2019 · 1 hr 12 min
Parity's Jutta Steiner and Gavin Wood on Polkadot, Substrate and the Frozen Funds - Ep.119
Jutta Steiner, CEO of Parity, and Gavin Wood, who goes by the title "chief white space officer," describe the network Parity plans to launch later this year, Polkadot, how it aims to solve scalability, interoperability and security and when a...
May 7, 2019 · 55 min
How Tagomi Makes Large Crypto Trades Cheaper and More Efficient - Ep.118
Jennifer Campbell and Kevin Johnson, cofounder and COO, respectively, of Tagomi, describe how Tagomi helps institutional players make larger crypto trades more efficiently and at the best price possible, plus analyze how that was executed. They...

Unchained

Olga Feldmeier on Why Switzerland Has Welcomed Crypto - Ep.137

Why LocalBitcoins Stopped Cash Trades and Has a New CEO - Ep.136

How Aragon Hopes to Improve on Democracy - Ep.135

After Years of Secret Work, Decred Adds a New Feature: Privacy - Ep.134

Sandra Ro: Why Crypto-Friendly Laws Are Coming in the US - Ep.133

The IMF on How to Design Central Bank Digital Currencies - Ep.132

All Things Crypto Regulation With Jake Chervinsky - Ep.131

LedgerX on the Reasons to Trade Bitcoin Options - Ep.130

Pantera Capital: How Bitcoin Could Reach $356,000 in a Few Years - Ep.129

How to Keep Your Crypto From Being Stolen Via Your Phone - Ep.128

How the Caribbean Got on the Road to Central Bank Digital Currencies - Ep.127

How Asia's Trading Culture Results in a Vastly Different Crypto Scene - Ep.126

Alex Gladstein of the Human Rights Foundation on the 3 Reasons Bitcoin Matters - Ep.125

Not Sure a Cryptoeconomic System Will Work? Gauntlet Can Help - Ep.124

Oslo Freedom Forum 2019: Protecting Financial Freedoms in the Digital Age - Ep.123

Peter Smith, CEO of Blockchain, on Its Dark Pool, Crypto Lending Operation and Intention to Go Public - Ep.122

Kin Sets Up $5 Million DefendCrypto.org to Take on the SEC - Ep.121

How to Trade on Crypto Exchanges Without Fear of Hacks - Ep.120

Parity's Jutta Steiner and Gavin Wood on Polkadot, Substrate and the Frozen Funds - Ep.119

How Tagomi Makes Large Crypto Trades Cheaper and More Efficient - Ep.118