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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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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?
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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...
Bits + Bips: Hyperliquid’s USDH Bidding War & Why the DAT Model Is Broken - Ep. 900
The fight for Hyperliquid’s USDH stablecoin is more than a ticker battle—it’s a referendum on how crypto distribution, governance, and incentives will...
The Competition Is On. Who’ll Win the USDH Ticker on Hyperliquid? - Ep. 899
The battle for Hyperliquid’s USDH ticker is a referendum on what crypto wants to be: a community-first public good, or a globally scaled, institution-...
Why Pokémon Cards Are Better Onchain (and How to Trade Them) - Ep. 898
Pokémon cards are no longer just collectibles stuffed in a binder. They’re becoming liquid, tradable assets onchain. In this episode, Collector Crypt...
Bits + Bips: The Case for Why DATs Are Superior to Crypto ETFs - Ep. 897
DATs aren’t done. They may just be getting started.
In this episode, CoinFund’s Chris Perkins and Upexi’s Brian Rudick join Ram Ahluwali...
The Chopping Block: Trump’s $22B “Gold Paper” DeFi Launch, Buybacks & Garbage Coins - Ep. 896
Altcoin froth meets political theater. The team dissects World Liberty Financial’s explosive debut: a $22B token backed by the Trump family, a dispute...
How Crypto Insiders Are Sidestepping the Law to Dump on Retail - Ep. 895
Behind some of the biggest token launches of the past year — from Trump’s $TRUMP coin to the recent Kanye West’s $YZY, to the collapse of $LIBRA and t...
Why These DeFi Builders Are Betting It All on Coinbase’s L2, Base - Ep. 894
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The Chopping Block: Tom Lee the New Saylor? DAT Consolidation, Token Wrappers Under Fire - Ep. 893
DAT mania meets market reality. Tom Lee becomes the face of ETH as BitMine amasses 1.5% of supply and mNAV premiums start to collapse. We break down J...
Two VCs on Why the 4-Year Cycle Is Dead, DATs & Hyperliquid vs. Binance - Ep. 892
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The Chopping Block: Robinhood’s Vlad Tenev on Tokenized Privates, 24/7 Stocks & AI-Verified Code - Ep. 891
Altcoin froth meets real-asset rails. Vlad explains why Robinhood built an L2, how tokenized stocks—and even private shares like OpenAI/SpaceX—could t...
The LayerZero/Wormhole Bidding War Shows How to Value a Crypto Business - Ep. 890
The drama is heating up in crypto M&A. LayerZero, the omnichain interoperability protocol, shocked the market with a $110 million bid to acquire Starg...
Companies Are Competing to Bring Crypto to the Masses. Who Is Best Positioned? - Ep. 889
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Crypto Firms, Fintechs and Banks Hope to Dominate Stablecoins. Who Will Win? - Ep. 888
Stablecoin-focused blockchains are popping up everywhere. Stripe, Circle, and more are betting they can dominate payments. But are these chains even n...
The Chopping Block: Corpo Chains, Monero’s AI Vampire Attack, and DAT Mania - Ep. 887
Altcoin season meets corporate blockchains as Circle and Stripe launch their own L1s, Monero suffers the biggest 51% attack in history (powered by an...
Bits + Bips: Why ETH Is Soaring and How Long The Rally Can Continue - Ep. 886
Ethereum’s rally has captivated the market, but is it really about the GENIUS Act and stablecoins, or just raw flows?
In this episode of...
Which Types of Crypto Assets Make for Good Treasury Companies? - Ep. 885
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