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.

 

#1147

Uneasy Money: Who Owns Stolen Crypto? The $71M Fight Testing DeFi Limits

A legal battle over frozen KelpDAO hack funds is forcing DeFi to answer questions it has l... more

Yesterday

1 HR 14 MINS

1:14:09

Yesterday


#1146

Coinbase's Chief Policy Officer on Why He Believes the Clarity Act Will Pass

Coinbase's chief policy officer explains why the bank lobby failed to kill stablecoin rewa... more

Yesterday

34 MINS

34:18

Yesterday


#1145

DEX in the City: With the Stablecoin Yield Compromise, Can the Clarity Act Get Passed?

Seven lawsuits blame OpenAI for enabling a mass shooting. Could the same legal theory come... more

08 May 2026

39 MINS

39:52

08 May 2026


#1144

A16z Crypto Raised $2.2 Billion for Fund 5. Here's How They Plan to Deploy It

From AI agents as economic actors to quantum threats and prediction market regulation, Ali... more

07 May 2026

55 MINS

55:08

07 May 2026


#1143

Why Wrapped Energy or Compute Will Be the New Store of Value: Bits + Bips

Missiles in the Strait of Hormuz. Brent jumps 5%. Bitcoin breaks through $80. The Bits + B... more

07 May 2026

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:00

07 May 2026


#1142

Ben Fielding: Gensyn, Decentralized AI, and the Prediction Market That Settles Itself: Bits + Bips

A prediction market trades on outcomes. An information market trades on knowledge. Fieldin... more

03 May 2026

50 MINS

50:45

03 May 2026


#1141

After April's $606 Million in DeFi Hacks, What's the Fair Value Yield Rate?

$606 million in DeFi exploits in one month. Two of the space's sharpest risk thinkers deba... more

03 May 2026

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:49

03 May 2026


#1140

Pump.fun’s $370M Burn Was a Mistake, Says Luca Netz: Uneasy Money

Pump.fun set fire to $370 million in tokens. Luca lays out the airdrop math that says they... more

01 May 2026

1 HR 14 MINS

1:14:32

01 May 2026


#1139

The Chopping Block: Defi United’s “Bailout,” MegaETH’s KPI Vesting, and Prediction Market Chaos

Is the era of protocol bailouts upon us? The Chopping Block crew and MegaETH's Shuyao Kong... more

30 Apr 2026

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:44

30 Apr 2026


#1138

How Microsoft Won the OpenAI Fight as Markets Rally on Iran

One side wins the OpenAI-Microsoft divorce, Ram calls a 19% earnings growth year 'bananas,... more

29 Apr 2026

57 MINS

57:36

29 Apr 2026


#1137

How Microsoft Won in Its Revised Deal With OpenAI

Microsoft restructured its agreement with OpenAI, and Ram Ahluwalia has a clear verdict: M... more

29 Apr 2026

03 MINS

03:21

29 Apr 2026


#1136

How Morpho Survived a $300M DeFi Hack With Only $1M Exposure

People think of Aave and Morpho as competitors. But Morpho only lost $1 million when North... more

29 Apr 2026

37 MINS

37:46

29 Apr 2026


#1135

Bits + Bips: How the Kelp rsETH Hack Left Aave With $193M in Bad Debt

Luke Leasure and Shaunda Devens of Blockworks Research explain how three compounding failu... more

28 Apr 2026

09 MINS

09:37

28 Apr 2026


#1134

Arbitrum Froze $70M From North Korea? Griff Green on the Decision + Miguel Morel on the Hack

KelpDAO’s hackers left telltale signs pointing to one culprit, North Korea. Then, in a sur... more

26 Apr 2026

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:54

26 Apr 2026


#1133

Did Arbitrum Violate DRPK's Property Rights? No, Because It Wasn't Their Property

The $300M KelpDAO exploit became a watershed moment for DeFi, and the Arbitrum Security Co... more

24 Apr 2026

1 HR 20 MINS

1:20:01

24 Apr 2026


#1132

DEX in the City: KelpDAO vs. LayerZero: Who Is Liable When a DeFi Protocol Is Hacked?

A $300M bridge exploit is forcing the question DeFi has been avoiding: when users lose mon... more

24 Apr 2026

47 MINS

47:42

24 Apr 2026


#1131

The Chopping Block: Kelp DAO Hack Fallout, DeFi Socialized Losses & Arbitrum’s “Reverse Hack”

The Chopping Block crew and guest Monet Supply break down the $200M Kelp DAO bridge exploi... more

23 Apr 2026

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:35

23 Apr 2026


#1130

Is Canton Permissionless? CEO Says Yes, but SuperValidators Need Approval

Digital Asset’s CEO faces pointed questions about Canton’s core claims and admits somethin... more

22 Apr 2026

1 HR 26 MINS

1:26:01

22 Apr 2026


#1129

Strategy's Preferred Stock Is Now a Stablecoin. And DeFi Has a Security Problem.

The $290 million Kelp DAO hack, attributed to North Korea's Lazarus Group, has DeFi TVL do... more

22 Apr 2026

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:27

22 Apr 2026


#1128

Bits + Bips: Why Josh Lim Is Optimistic on the Dynamics He's Seeing in Bitcoin

Bitcoin's spot-led rally looks healthy on the surface. But derivatives say conviction is t... more

19 Apr 2026

44 MINS

44:41

19 Apr 2026


#1127

The Chopping Block: Quantum FUD, Circle vs. Tether & WLFI Drama

Quantum computing risk, USDC vs. Tether drama after the Drift hack, and World Liberty Fina... more

19 Apr 2026

1 HR 20 MINS

1:20:02

19 Apr 2026


#1126

How the DOJ and SEC Cases Against BitClout's Nader Al-Naji Collapsed

Debanked 12 times. Walked through an airport in handcuffs. Every charge eventually gone. N... more

18 Apr 2026

1 HR 20 MINS

1:20:48

18 Apr 2026


#1125

Uneasy Money: BIP-361 Wants to Freeze Satoshi's Coins. What Happens If It Passes?

A Bitcoin developer just proposed freezing wallets that don't upgrade for quantum resistan... more

18 Apr 2026

1 HR 16 MINS

1:16:36

18 Apr 2026


#1124

Anthropic's Mythos Is More Powerful Than the U.S. Government's AI. Does That Make Sense?

Can a private company be trusted to decide which 40 firms get access to the world’s most d... more

17 Apr 2026

52 MINS

52:03

17 Apr 2026


#1123

Bits + Bips: Why Apple Might Benefit More From AI Than AI Companies Will

The US Naval blockade is live, markets are holding, and Ram thinks the bottom is in. Austi... more

14 Apr 2026

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:36

14 Apr 2026


#1122

How Onchain Options Could Replace the Basis Trade as Crypto's Yield Strategy

The basis trade paid 15–30% near risk-free for years. Options couldn't compete. Then 10/10... more

14 Apr 2026

55 MINS

55:29

14 Apr 2026


#1121

Bits + Bips: Bitcoin's Geopolitical Upturn and the $100K Question

Why ETH outperformed Bitcoin this past week, what's really behind the prediction market ac... more

14 Apr 2026

44 MINS

44:54

14 Apr 2026