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.

 

#1285

How Crypto Can Survive If AI or Quantum Computers Break Its Cryptography

Justin Drake says crypto should brace for AI breaking elliptic curves before Q-Day. Projec... more

Yesterday

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:40

Yesterday


#1284

Ledger Wallets Were Drained of $100 Million. Is Self-Custody Still Safe?

A hidden implant read Ledger seed phrases off the screen and sent them out over an eSIM. M... more

16 Oct 2026

44 MINS

44:36

16 Oct 2026


#1283

Uneasy Money: Why Ledger's Supply Chain Became a Nearly $100M Target

A Ledger reseller's devices shipped with a hidden LTE modem inside. Taylor Monahan lays ou... more

15 Oct 2026

1 HR 18 MINS

1:18:39

15 Oct 2026


#1282

The Chopping Block: The Ledger Hardware Implant, a Listening Device at OpenAI, Papertrade's 1000x Ho...

The boys regroup after TOKEN2049. Ledgers sold through CryptoBilis, an authorized reseller... more

15 Oct 2026

58 MINS

58:25

15 Oct 2026


#1281

Why Crypto Buybacks Are 'the Wrong Way to Allocate Capital'

ARK Invest's Lorenzo Valente says quantum fears and the Ledger hack are speeding up the de... more

14 Oct 2026

59 MINS

59:43

14 Oct 2026


#1280

How NEAR Intents Identified a Suspect and Got Its Stolen Funds Back

A bridging bug cost NEAR Intents $3.8 million. Alex Shevchenko reveals how a coded tweet a... more

09 Oct 2026

46 MINS

46:00

09 Oct 2026


#1279

The Chopping Block: Live at TOKEN2049 feat. Balaji Srinivasan & Arthur Hayes on Kazakhstan, Crypto B...

Live from TOKEN2049 in Singapore, Haseeb, Tom, and Tarun sit down with Balaji Srinivasan a... more

09 Oct 2026

42 MINS

42:03

09 Oct 2026


#1278

How OpenAI's Math Dump Has Crypto Rethinking Its Cryptography: Uneasy Money

Justin Drake told holders not to panic. Ben DiFrancesco says if AI weakens elliptic curves... more

08 Oct 2026

1 HR 19 MINS

1:19:40

08 Oct 2026


#1277

THORChain Says It Can't Block North Korean Laundering. Is That True?

In this spicypost-Bitget hack debate, THORChain co-founder Chad Barraford says the protoco... more

07 Oct 2026

1 HR 11 MINS

1:11:43

07 Oct 2026


#1276

Paid Partnership: How Nexo Wants You To Build Wealth Using Crypto

SPONSORED CONTENT: This video is a paid partnership with Nexo. It was produced in collabor... more

05 Oct 2026

24 MINS

24:26

05 Oct 2026


#1275

The Chopping Block: Bitget's 387 Million Dollar Hack, Kalshi's Cooked Perps Volume, and Agentic Bank...

North Korea takes $387 million from Bitget and moves it through THORChain while NEAR's Shi... more

02 Oct 2026

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:39

02 Oct 2026


#1274

Uneasy Money: The $388M Bitget Hack Started With a Security Vendor

Taylor Monahan ties the Bitget hack to North Korea and the crew asks why THORChain still a... more

01 Oct 2026

1 HR 23 MINS

1:23:05

01 Oct 2026


#1273

Is Hunter Biden's $LAPTOP Coin a Scam? He Says the Wallets Prove It Isn't

Hunter Biden walks through the $LAPTOP launch, when thin liquidity sent the token to a $31... more

01 Oct 2026

55 MINS

55:08

01 Oct 2026


#1272

DEX in the City: The Hosts Sign Off With Their Best Advice for Women in Crypto

In their final episode on Unchained, Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos, Jessi Brooks, and Vy Le sh... more

01 Oct 2026

56 MINS

56:19

01 Oct 2026


#1271

How Bitget Is Chasing $388 Million in Stolen Funds After a Zero-Day Hack

Bitget lost $388 million —and days later, CEO Gracy Chen says scammers posing as a major i... more

30 Sep 2026

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:12

30 Sep 2026


#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