Unchained podcast

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 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.

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.

 

#1207

Why CLOs Are Suddenly DeFi's Hottest Yield Play

Niklas Kunkel maps where the RWA market is heading next, from Centrifuge and Apollo's CLOs... more

1 hr Ago

07 MINS

07:49

1 hr Ago


#1206

How Lighter Powers Robinhood Perps With USDG as the Quote Asset

Robinhood Chain perps now run on Lighter. Vlad Novakovski maps the revenue split, the USDG... more

2 hrs Ago

25 MINS

25:13

2 hrs Ago


#1205

Austin Griffith on the $1 AI Audit and the Case for Founders Over DAOs: Uneasy Money

Austin Griffith joins Kain Warwick and Taylor Monahan to unpack BonkDAO's $20M governance ... more

Yesterday

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:28

Yesterday


#1204

The Chopping Block: Tokens vs Equity, Lighter's Robinhood Perps Deal, and Trump's $2.4B Crypto Windf...

Vladimir Novakovski of Lighter joins the Chopping Block crew to untangle one of crypto's o... more

Yesterday

58 MINS

58:58

Yesterday


#1203

Why Strategy Dumped Its Biggest Bitcoin Tranche Yet

For years, Michael Saylor's Strategy was the market's most dependable Bitcoin buyer. Recen... more

Yesterday

08 MINS

08:55

Yesterday


#1202

Strategy Sold More Bitcoin. Is This a Betrayal of the Bitcoin Ethos?

Strategy sold $260M of Bitcoin at a loss to fund dividends. Parker White of Apyx makes the... more

08 Jul 2026

52 MINS

52:06

08 Jul 2026


#1201

Ari Redbord Sits Down With the Hosts of DEX in the City

Ari Redbord sits down with Katherine, Jessi, and Vy to talk about SEC clarity, the onshore... more

07 Jul 2026

47 MINS

47:21

07 Jul 2026


#1200

How Ethereum Institutional Intends to Grow Ethereum's Market Share

Joseph Chalom lays out why Ethereum Institutional exists, how it differs from Etherealize,... more

03 Jul 2026

37 MINS

37:02

03 Jul 2026


#1199

How One ENS Vote Reignited the DAO Governance Debate: Uneasy Money

Nick Johnson's ENS vote sparked days of backlash. He and co-founder Alex Van de Sande join... more

03 Jul 2026

1 HR 18 MINS

1:18:16

03 Jul 2026


#1198

Why Bitcoin's Lack of Yield Keeps Straining Its Treasury Companies

David Lawant, Head of Research at Anchorage Digital, breaks down why Bitcoin's lack of nat... more

03 Jul 2026

07 MINS

07:46

03 Jul 2026


#1197

Why Authorities Can't Freeze Crypto Fast Enough: DEX in the City

Regulators try to freeze illicit stablecoins, but the money's usually gone before the free... more

02 Jul 2026

51 MINS

51:28

02 Jul 2026


#1196

The Chopping Block: Visa, Mastercard & 140 Firms Take On Circle, Saylor’s Digital Credit Reset & the...

The crew is joined by Selini Capital’s Jordi Alexander to break down Open USD, the no-fee ... more

02 Jul 2026

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:28

02 Jul 2026


#1195

How a Fake Podcast Invite Nearly Hacked Laura Shin

Laura Shin has reported on crypto scams since the early days and wrote one of the first st... more

02 Jul 2026

14 MINS

14:31

02 Jul 2026


#1194

How the New Ethlabs Plans to Make Ethereum More Intentional in Designing ETH

Is it Ethereum or bust? Ansgar Dietrichs makes the case that only Ethereum can anchor the ... more

30 Jun 2026

51 MINS

51:54

30 Jun 2026


#1193

A Perp Venue Asked Her to Trade Her Own Benchmark. She Said No

Carmen Li thought it was a joke when a perpetual futures marketplace asked her to become t... more

30 Jun 2026

08 MINS

08:11

30 Jun 2026


#1192

Why CME Sued the CFTC Over the Kalshi Bitcoin Perp Approval

A regulated exchange suing its own regulator almost never happens. The hosts trace why CME... more

27 Jun 2026

50 MINS

50:08

27 Jun 2026


#1191

How the Strategy Empire Breaks, and Whether Saylor Can Stop It

Vinny Lingham warned 18 months ago that Michael Saylor would harm Bitcoin more than FTX. N... more

26 Jun 2026

25 MINS

25:52

26 Jun 2026


#1190

Ex-Ethereum Foundation Researchers Launched Their Own Lab: Uneasy Money

An anti-MEV activist spent weeks building 66 fake contracts to trap the sandwich bot jared... more

26 Jun 2026

1 HR 11 MINS

1:11:37

26 Jun 2026


#1189

The Chopping Block: Is Strategy the Luna for Suits?, ETH Labs Shakeup & CME vs Perps

The crew debates whether Saylor's STRC preferred shares are "Luna for suits," unpacks the ... more

25 Jun 2026

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:00

25 Jun 2026


#1188

Are Perpetuals Swaps or Futures? The CME Picks a Fight

Three years ago, Chris Perkins sat across from Terry Duffy in Congress and made the case f... more

24 Jun 2026

11 MINS

11:17

24 Jun 2026


#1187

How Digital Credit Assets like STRC and SATA Differ from Bitcoin or DAT Stocks

Was Michael Saylor wrong to sell Bitcoin? Matt Cole breaks from his fellow critics on Stra... more

23 Jun 2026

56 MINS

56:17

23 Jun 2026


#1186

Why Kalshi's John Wang Says Perps Are 'the Most Pure Trading Instrument'

Kalshi just brought crypto perps to the US, targeting a $90 trillion offshore market. Its ... more

19 Jun 2026

48 MINS

48:34

19 Jun 2026


#1185

Why Fable's Shutdown Is a Warning for Every AI Lab: Uneasy Money

The government export-controlled Anthropic's best model. Kain, Luca, and Taylor debate whe... more

19 Jun 2026

1 HR 14 MINS

1:14:10

19 Jun 2026


#1184

Why Pandl Calls Gold and Bitcoin Buys Here

Zach Pandl, Head of Research at Grayscale Investments, argues that speculative retail flow... more

19 Jun 2026

07 MINS

07:21

19 Jun 2026


#1183

Why AI Censorship and Reg NMS Repeal Matter for Crypto Markets: DEX in the City

The federal government pulled Anthropic's Fable 5 offline with no public process — and Jes... more

18 Jun 2026

54 MINS

54:20

18 Jun 2026


#1182

The Chopping Block: SpaceX IPO Mania, Fable 5 Export Controls & The AI Privacy Fight

The crew breaks down the SpaceX IPO's crypto-like low float dynamics and Hyperliquid's pri... more

18 Jun 2026

1 HR 14 MINS

1:14:53

18 Jun 2026


#1181

Unchained Celebrates 10 Years! Laura and Haseeb Cover Highs, Lows and New Directions

For the tenth anniversary of Unchained, Laura reflects on the SBF question she never asked... more

18 Jun 2026

57 MINS

57:48

18 Jun 2026