Unchained podcast

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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.

 

#1270

Why the Crypto Market Cap Could Reach $50 Trillion This Cycle

Ran Neuner argues crypto has finally found product-market fit, and a BlackRock report on A... more

25 Sep 2026

49 MINS

49:02

25 Sep 2026


#1269

Why Kalshi's Timeline Fight Put Its ETH Perp Volume Under a Microscope: Uneasy Money

Kalshi's ETH perp did half a billion in volume on $3 million in open interest. Kain and Ta... more

24 Sep 2026

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:57

24 Sep 2026


#1268

Bits + Bips: Is Bitcoin Finally Being Priced on Fundamentals?

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

23 Sep 2026

13 MINS

13:26

23 Sep 2026


#1267

How Zcash and NEAR Are Driving This Crypto Bull Run

Zcash and NEAR are both ripping this week, and Illia Polosukhin and Mert Mumtaz say privac... more

23 Sep 2026

56 MINS

56:06

23 Sep 2026


#1266

Crypto's Clarity Act Collapses. Two Days Later, the SEC Introduces Its Innovation Exemption

Days after Clarity failed, the SEC granted a major exemption for tokenized stocks. The Dig... more

18 Sep 2026

35 MINS

35:22

18 Sep 2026


#1265

Uneasy Money: What Crypto's Gensler Years Say About the AI Slowdown Debate

Delphi Ventures founding partner Tommy Shaughnessy tells Kain and Taylor the AI slowdown t... more

17 Sep 2026

1 HR 14 MINS

1:14:22

17 Sep 2026


#1264

The Chopping Block: CLARITY Dies on the Senate Floor, Hunter Biden's LAPTOP Rug, & the AI Pause Pact

The boys get together in person as CLARITY falls short with 47 votes. They break down what... more

17 Sep 2026

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:11

17 Sep 2026


#1263

Bits + Bips: Would AI Rules Box Out Everyone but the Frontier Labs?

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

16 Sep 2026

16 MINS

16:08

16 Sep 2026


#1262

Guy Young on Why Ethena Launched a Neobank on Top of Its Stablecoin

Ethena's Guy Young explains why the companybuilt a neobank that pays 6% in yield, 5% cash ... more

15 Sep 2026

52 MINS

52:08

15 Sep 2026


#1261

Should Stock Tokens Be Limited to KYC'd Users? Or Be Tradeable by Anyone?

The SEC's next tokenization rule could force platforms to get issuer sign-off for stock to... more

11 Sep 2026

38 MINS

38:47

11 Sep 2026


#1260

Uneasy Money: Is OpenAI Training on Your Private Chats to Win the AI Race?

Alex Thorn and Jon join Kain and Taylor to unpack a Bitcoin hack, two new frontier models,... more

10 Sep 2026

1 HR 21 MINS

1:21:57

10 Sep 2026


#1259

The Chopping Block: FOMO's Co-Founder Defends the Memecoin Trenches, Hunter Biden's $LAPTOP, and AMC...

FOMO co-founder Paul Erlanger joins Haseeb, Tom, and Tarun to answer last week's unc takes... more

10 Sep 2026

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:48

10 Sep 2026


#1258

Bits + Bips: AMC's CEO Calls Robinhood's Stock Tokens 'Vile.'

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

09 Sep 2026

19 MINS

19:22

09 Sep 2026


#1257

How GenLayer Is Building a Court System for Disputes Between AI Agents

Albert Castellana and Arthur Hayes walk through how GenLayer resolves an AI agent's disput... more

07 Sep 2026

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:41

07 Sep 2026


#1256

Why the Question Over How to Regulate Perps Has Turned Into a Fight

The CME is suing its own regulator over how perps get classified, and the ruling decides w... more

04 Sep 2026

32 MINS

32:20

04 Sep 2026


#1255

Uneasy Money: Inside the AI Agent Scandal That Cheated, Then Covered Its Tracks

OpenAI's AI agents already had the exam answers. So why did they hack Hugging Face anyway?... more

03 Sep 2026

1 HR 18 MINS

1:18:07

03 Sep 2026


#1254

The Chopping Block: Robinhood Chain's Memecoin Mania and Tokenized Stocks

Laura joins Haseeb, Tom, and Tarun to unpack Robinhood Chain's surge, the strange fusion o... more

03 Sep 2026

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:58

03 Sep 2026


#1253

Bits + Bips: Is Kalshi Headed to the Supreme Court Next?

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

02 Sep 2026

11 MINS

11:48

02 Sep 2026


#1252

How Cory Klippsten Would Decide How to Secure Bitcoin Post-Coldcard

Bitcoin rallied 23% after Bessent's debt-buyback comments and settled near $80K. Swan's Co... more

02 Sep 2026

43 MINS

43:07

02 Sep 2026


#1251

How Tokenized Stocks Could Undercut Interactive Brokers' 77% Profit Margin

Coinbase just launched fully backed tokenized stocks on Base. Dromos Labs’ Alex Cutler say... more

28 Aug 2026

31 MINS

31:43

28 Aug 2026


#1250

The Chopping Block: Crypto's Rebound, Reg Crypto, and AI Router Wars

The crew sizes up Bitcoin's rebound, the fight to bring Hyperliquid onshore, the SEC's new... more

28 Aug 2026

54 MINS

54:13

28 Aug 2026


#1249

Treasury Puts DeFi On Notice as Roman Storm Trial Drags On

Roman Storm's retrial slides to April 2027. Peter Van Valkenburgh argues prosecuting Torna... more

27 Aug 2026

1 HR 14 MINS

1:14:48

27 Aug 2026


#1248

Bits + Bips: How Bessent’s Treasury Buyback Is Fueling Bitcoin’s Rally

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

26 Aug 2026

18 MINS

18:27

26 Aug 2026


#1247

One Type of Post-Quantum Cryptography Is Most Popular. Why Is Crypto Trying Out Three?

Some crypto products work with multiple chains on different post-quantum paths. NEAR’s Ill... more

25 Aug 2026

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:57

25 Aug 2026


#1246

Uneasy Money: Why Erik Voorhees Calls AI's Hidden Filter 'Deceptive'

Venice founder Erik Voorhees says crypto's real job was never speculation. It's becoming t... more

22 Aug 2026

1 HR 14 MINS

1:14:27

22 Aug 2026


#1245

Arthur Hayes on Why AI Agents Will Want to Transact in Units of Compute

Arthur Hayes unveils Flop, a new protocol for AI compute, and makes the case for why Bitco... more

21 Aug 2026

53 MINS

53:40

21 Aug 2026


#1244

EIP-8363: Should ETH Be Sound Money or a Productive Asset?

Ethereum wants to slash staking yields toward zero. Gitcoin's Kevin Owocki, DV Labs' Oisín... more

20 Aug 2026

1 HR 14 MINS

1:14:09

20 Aug 2026


#1243

DEX in the City: The CFTC's Kalshi Rescue and the Limits of Emergency Power

The CFTC has used emergency powers just six times ever. Twice this month, both for Kalshi.... more

19 Aug 2026

46 MINS

46:47

19 Aug 2026


#1242

Bits + Bips: Is Crypto Privateering Even Legal?

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

19 Aug 2026

14 MINS

14:00

19 Aug 2026


#1241

Uneasy Money: An Agent Deleted Kain's Database. Two AI Models Rebuilt It in 30 Seconds.

Kain and Taylor unpack the AI agents that built their own society inside OpenAI's sandbox,... more

14 Aug 2026

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:12

14 Aug 2026