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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Aug 28, 2018 · 52 min
Joey Krug on How Augur Is Like Any Other Tool - Ep.79
Joey Krug, cofounder of Augur and co-chief investment officer at Pantera Capital, talks about what Augur is and is not, why it’s difficult to create new financial markets today and whether or not Augur markets could curb fake news. He explains why...
Aug 21, 2018 · 1 hr 5 min
Dfinity's Dominic Williams on How Its Blockchain Nervous System Is Not an AI - Ep.78
Dfinity's Dominic Williams talks about how Dfinity is an internet computer that can host our software and data, instead of it being held by centralized services. He describes the consensus algorithm, threshold relay, and why he believes Dfinity will...
Aug 14, 2018 · 1 hr
Harbor and TrustToken on Why They Don't Mind Being Unsexy - Ep.77
Josh Stein, CEO of Harbor, and Danny An, cofounder and CEO of TrustToken, talk about security tokens and tokens backed by real-world assets, often called an unsexy area of crypto. They explain the strategies their teams are using to tackle the...
Aug 8, 2018 · 30 min
Live From Distributed: Amber Baldet, Matthew Roszak and Lily Liu on 'Innovate or Reinvent?' - Ep.76
In July in San Francisco, I moderated a panel at "Distributed 2018: Unlocking the Global Power of Decentralized Business." The title of our discussion was "Innovate or Reinvent?" and the panelists were Amber Baldet, cofounder and CEO of Clovyr, Matt...
Aug 7, 2018 · 1 hr 5 min
What Makes a CryptoKitty Worth $140,000? - Ep.75
Roham Gharegozlou, CEO of Dapper Labs, the company behind CryptoKitties, and Benny Giang, Dapper Labs’ head of Asia, describe how employees at venture studio AxiomZen came up with the idea for CryptoKitties, what problems it exposed in crypto...
Jul 31, 2018 · 1 hr 6 min
Meltem Demirors and Jill Carlson on the Sh*tcoin Waterfall - Ep.74
In this hilarious skeptics' episode, Meltem Demirors, chief strategy officer of CoinShares, and Jill Carlson, an independent consultant, explain why they think crypto needs fewer moral arguments and more empirical evidence, and how there's too much...
Jul 24, 2018 · 1 hr 5 min
Kathleen Breitman and Ryan Jesperson of Tezos on Why They Wouldn't Do Its Token Sale Differently - Ep.73
Kathleen Breitman, CEO of Dynamic Ledger Solutions, the company behind the Tezos protocol, and Ryan Jesperson, president of the foundation, discuss the Tezos initial coin offering, which was the largest ICO at the time of sale. Kathleen explains why...
Jul 17, 2018 · 1 hr 2 min
How Widespread Is Money Laundering in Crypto? - Ep.72
Yaya Fanusie, director of analysis at the Center on Sanctions and Illicit Finance at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, and Tom Robinson, chief data officer and cofounder of blockchain analytics firm Elliptic, discuss how common money...
Jul 10, 2018 · 1 hr 4 min
Circle's Jeremy Allaire and Sean Neville on Why Crypto Will Be Bigger Than the Web - Ep.71
Jeremy Allaire, cofounder and CEO of Circle, and Sean Neville, cofounder and president, discuss why they think the internet of value will be even bigger than the internet of information and how all assets will be tokenized. They also talk about why...
Jul 3, 2018 · 1 hr 6 min
Chris Dixon on How Trust Is the Best Lego Block - Ep.70
Chris Dixon, partner at Andreessen Horowitz, talks about the new $300 million crypto fund he is leading with Kathryn Haun, the new general partner of Andreessen, and how a16z came to hire its first female GP. The long-time crypto entrepreneur also...
Jun 26, 2018 · 1 hr 6 min
Jimmy Song on Why Bitcoin Will Be the Winning Cryptocurrency - Ep.69
In an episode of strong positions, Blockchain Capital partner and Bitcoin educator Jimmy Song explains why private blockchains will never work, why smart contracts will never work, and why Bitcoin will be the one and only valuable...
Jun 20, 2018 · 1 hr 1 min
Live From the World Economic Forum Industry Strategy Meeting: Breaking the Blockchain Hype - Ep.68
This is a live recording from a panel I moderated at the World Economic Forum Industry Strategy Meeting. The speakers included Shwetha Shetty Senior Director, Corporate Strategy Group, of SAP, Adam Ludwin, CEO of Chain, Brian Behlendorf, executive...
Jun 19, 2018 · 1 hr 1 min
Why ASICs May Be Better Than GPUs Even if They Tend Toward Mining Centralization - Ep.67
David Vorick, CEO of Nebulous, which operates Siacoin and a new subsidiary, Obelisk, describes what he's discovered in his exploration of the mining industry, including why he's decided that specialized chips like ASICs are preferable to generalized...
Jun 13, 2018 · 1 hr 1 min
Live From Consensus: What the Media Really Thinks About Crypto - Ep.66
This is a recording of a panel discussion I participated in with a couple other reporters and crypto PR people at Consensus. (It was at the same time as Jack's talk, so it's totally understandable if you missed it. Also, the room was freezing. I was...
Jun 12, 2018 · 59 min
Placeholder's Joel Monegro on the Fat Protocols Thesis Today - Ep.65
Joel Monegro, partner at crypto VC firm Placeholder Ventures, describes how well his seminal blog post, "Fat Protocols," is holding up, why he and his partner Chris Burniske opted to found a crypto VC firm as opposed to a hedge fund, and what main...
Jun 6, 2018 · 1 hr 26 min
From the Oslo Freedom Forum: Blockchain vs. the Surveillance State - Ep.64
This recording is of Blockchain vs. the Surveillance State, a series of talks and a panel from the Oslo Freedom Forum put on by the Human Rights Foundation. In this session, hear presentations from Ryan Shea of decentralized technology platform...
Jun 5, 2018 · 1 hr
Arthur Hayes of Bitmex on Why Countries Will Turn to Digital Cash - Ep.63
Arthur Hayes, CEO of Bitmex, describes how traders on his platform can make great gains but experience limited losses, how Asia's crypto markets differ from those in the U.S., and why he makes money whether or not crypto prices go up or down. He also...
May 29, 2018 · 1 hr 1 min
How Chainalysis Helps Solve Crimes: Jonathan Levin Tells All - Ep.62
Jonathan Levin, cofounder and chief operating officer for blockchain analytics company Chainalysis, describes how the company was born out of questions he had while a grad student, how they began mapping the Bitcoin blockchain to certain entities, and...
May 22, 2018 · 57 min
Jesse Powell, CEO of Kraken, on Drawing a Line With Regulators - Ep.61
Jesse Powell, CEO of crypto asset exchange Kraken, explains why he publicly rejected then-Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's request for information from crypto exchanges, why he felt it was a publicity stunt and why Kraken, which stopped serving...
May 20, 2018 · 1 hr 2 min
Live From Ethereal: Eep! How Should Ethereum Be Governed? - Ep.60
This recording of a panel I moderated at Ethereal with Ethereum researcher Vlad Zamfir and GovernX founder Nick Dodson covered the topic that it seems everyone in crypto is discussing these days: governance. We talk about how the community should...

Unchained

Joey Krug on How Augur Is Like Any Other Tool - Ep.79

Dfinity's Dominic Williams on How Its Blockchain Nervous System Is Not an AI - Ep.78

Harbor and TrustToken on Why They Don't Mind Being Unsexy - Ep.77

Live From Distributed: Amber Baldet, Matthew Roszak and Lily Liu on 'Innovate or Reinvent?' - Ep.76

What Makes a CryptoKitty Worth $140,000? - Ep.75

Meltem Demirors and Jill Carlson on the Sh*tcoin Waterfall - Ep.74

Kathleen Breitman and Ryan Jesperson of Tezos on Why They Wouldn't Do Its Token Sale Differently - Ep.73

How Widespread Is Money Laundering in Crypto? - Ep.72

Circle's Jeremy Allaire and Sean Neville on Why Crypto Will Be Bigger Than the Web - Ep.71

Chris Dixon on How Trust Is the Best Lego Block - Ep.70

Jimmy Song on Why Bitcoin Will Be the Winning Cryptocurrency - Ep.69

Live From the World Economic Forum Industry Strategy Meeting: Breaking the Blockchain Hype - Ep.68

Why ASICs May Be Better Than GPUs Even if They Tend Toward Mining Centralization - Ep.67

Live From Consensus: What the Media Really Thinks About Crypto - Ep.66

Placeholder's Joel Monegro on the Fat Protocols Thesis Today - Ep.65

From the Oslo Freedom Forum: Blockchain vs. the Surveillance State - Ep.64

Arthur Hayes of Bitmex on Why Countries Will Turn to Digital Cash - Ep.63

How Chainalysis Helps Solve Crimes: Jonathan Levin Tells All - Ep.62

Jesse Powell, CEO of Kraken, on Drawing a Line With Regulators - Ep.61

Live From Ethereal: Eep! How Should Ethereum Be Governed? - Ep.60