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.

 

#1225

Has Control Replaced Decentralization as DeFi's Legal Test? - DEX in the City

Vy Le and Jessi Brooks trace an AI agent's sandbox escape back to crypto's own fight over ... more

18 hrs Ago

57 MINS

57:58

18 hrs Ago


#1224

Does Capitalism Doom Every Closed AI Model to Get Copied?

📢 Bits + Bips has its own channel now — full episodes here: [https://www.youtube.com/@Bit... more

Yesterday

12 MINS

12:21

Yesterday


#1223

The Chopping Block: Wind Downs, YC's Nemil Dalal, & Will Every Failed Crypto Idea Eventually Work?

YC's Nemil Dalal joins to explain why he's never been more bullish as BitMEX winds down af... more

Yesterday

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:08

Yesterday


#1222

Kristin Smith on Why the Clarity Act Comes Down to a Memecoin

Kristin Smith walks through the vote math, the ethics fight, and what happens to crypto ca... more

28 Jul 2026

30 MINS

30:02

28 Jul 2026


#1221

Paid Partnership: How Can DeFi Fix Its Liquidity Problem? 1inch's Aqua Offers a Solution

SPONSORED CONTENT: This video is a paid partnership with 1inch. It was produced in collabo... more

28 Jul 2026

23 MINS

23:28

28 Jul 2026


#1220

Bits + Bips: Why Bitcoin Has the Least to Gain From the Clarity Act

Cole Kennelly, founder and CEO of Volmex Labs, traces why BVIV and BVIV-US diverge around ... more

25 Jul 2026

09 MINS

09:00

25 Jul 2026


#1219

How Jesse Pollak Is Mapping Out Base's Next Chapter After the App Pivot

Jesse Pollak owns the Base App's social miss, unpacks Robinhood Chain's rise, and explains... more

25 Jul 2026

27 MINS

27:46

25 Jul 2026


#1218

Cobie Taking Over Base App? He's 'the Respectable Trencher': Uneasy Money

An OpenAI model hacked Hugging Face to cheat its own test. Kain and Taylor break it down —... more

24 Jul 2026

1 HR 11 MINS

1:11:17

24 Jul 2026


#1217

The Chopping Block: The CLARITY Act Endgame with Patrick Witt + Gauntlet's $125M SBI Raise + Balaji'...

Patrick Witt, the White House's executive director for digital assets policy, calls in mid... more

23 Jul 2026

52 MINS

52:06

23 Jul 2026


#1216

DEX in the City: How Kalshi’s Rough Week Became a Federal Fight for Prediction Markets

The CFTC pulled a power last used in the Carter era to rescue Kalshi. Katherine, Jessi, an... more

23 Jul 2026

49 MINS

49:38

23 Jul 2026


#1215

Why You Can't Opt Out of the AI Guardrails Race

📢 Bits + Bips has its own channel now — full episodes here: [https://www.youtube.com/@Bit... more

22 Jul 2026

12 MINS

12:42

22 Jul 2026


#1214

How Lyn Alden Will Take on Bitcoin DATs and Private Equity With Orange Juice

Lyn Alden raised $40M to launch Orange Juice, a holding company that buys cash-flowing bus... more

21 Jul 2026

54 MINS

54:15

21 Jul 2026


#1213

How a Surprise Clarity Act Vote Could Move Crypto Prices

If you haven't yet, be sure to subscribe to Bits + Bips on its dedicated channels. Follow ... more

18 Jul 2026

06 MINS

06:16

18 Jul 2026


#1212

Why Cap Cuts Its Stabledrop Rewards From $11M to $4M: Uneasy Money

Cap's founders on shrinking their Stabledrop from $11M to $4M — plus a $23M hack traced to... more

17 Jul 2026

1 HR 29 MINS

1:29:29

17 Jul 2026


#1211

Why Robinhood Chain Saw Memecoins Take Off Before Real World Assets

Two weeks after launch, 85% of Robinhood Chain's trading is memecoins and just 1% is RWAs.... more

17 Jul 2026

29 MINS

29:23

17 Jul 2026


#1210

Crypto Has Seen Drama Over ENS, BonkDAO and VVV. What Does DeFi's Future Look Like?

Nick Almond and Proph3t on ENS's treasury fight, the BonkDAO heist, and why Proph3t would ... more

15 Jul 2026

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:52

15 Jul 2026


#1209

DEX in the City: Why the Supreme Court's FTC Ruling Could Rewire Crypto Regulation

The Supreme Court just made it easier to fire SEC and CFTC commissioners. Katherine, Jessi... more

15 Jul 2026

55 MINS

55:55

15 Jul 2026


#1208

Sam Lyman Puts 70% Odds on Clarity Passing Before Recess

Austin Campbell draws a parallel between the AI data center backlash and the decades-long ... more

15 Jul 2026

09 MINS

09:31

15 Jul 2026


#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

10 Jul 2026

07 MINS

07:49

10 Jul 2026


#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

10 Jul 2026

25 MINS

25:13

10 Jul 2026


#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

09 Jul 2026

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:28

09 Jul 2026


#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

09 Jul 2026

58 MINS

58:58

09 Jul 2026


#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

09 Jul 2026

08 MINS

08:55

09 Jul 2026


#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