Unchained (Chopping Block)

32 videos

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Feb 18, 17:00 Why Aave Labs Is Putting Itself at the Mercy of the DAO 57:30 === SPEAKERS === Laura Shin — Host Stani Kulechov — Founder of Aave Labs === SUMMARY === • Aave Labs has proposed "Aave Will Win," a strategic shift ...
Feb 18, 10:23 Why $700 Billion in AI CapEx Could Be the Next Debt Bubble: Bits + Bips 1:06:16 === SPEAKERS === Austin Campbell — Host, Managing Partner at Zero Knowledge Consulting Ram Ahluwalia — Co-host, CEO of Lumida Wealth Chris Perkins — C...
Feb 18, 05:57 Crypto Power, Political Pressure, and Real-World Risk 1:02:40 === SPEAKERS === Katherine Wu — Host / Starkware Jesse — Rivet Capital / Former Web3 Prosecutor V — Former SEC / Web3 Legal Expert === SUMMARY === • ...
Feb 17, 10:50 Soft Jobs, AI CapEx Surge, and Institutions Move Onchain: Bits + Bips 2:18:14 No analysis
Feb 16, 16:00 Does Bitcoin Win or Lose In The Great AI-Tech Shakeout? 14:06 === SPEAKERS === Zack Pandl — Director of Research at Grayscale Investments === SUMMARY === • Bitcoin is currently trading like "Frontier Tech" (corr...
Feb 16, 14:00 As the AI Trade Cools Off, Are Bitcoin Miners Still a Buy? 41:33 === SPEAKERS === Steve Erlic — Host John Todaro — Needham & Company === SUMMARY === • **Bitcoin Miners are decoupling from BTC price action via AI:**...
Feb 15, 21:30 No Altcoin Season? Tell That to the TradFi Players - Uneasy Money 1:12:19 === SPEAKERS === Kane Warrick — Host Taylor Monahan — Co-host / Security Expert Luca Netz — CEO of Pudgy Penguins === SUMMARY === • **Institutional D...
Feb 13, 20:40 Why Regulatory Clarity for Developers Will Decide Where Capital Flows: DEX in the City 54:50 === SPEAKERS === Jesse Brooks — Host, Rubic Capital V — Co-host, General Counsel (DeFi) Peter Van Valkenburgh — Director of Research, Coin Center ===...
Feb 13, 15:24 Why MegaETH Is Delaying Its Token Launch After Going Live on Mainnet 52:04 === SPEAKERS === Namik Mudarolu — CESO and founding team at Mega ETH Amir Almmani — Head of ecosystem at Mega E === SUMMARY === • MegaETH has launche...
Feb 12, 19:00 Is Nic Carter Right? How Serious Is Bitcoin's Quantum Risk? 1:16:05 === SPEAKERS === Laura Shin — Host of Unchained Justin Drake — Researcher at Ethereum Foundation Chris Peikert — Head of Cryptography at Algorand ===...
Feb 12, 16:53 Coinbase Earnings, Bitcoin vs Tech, and Crypto’s Quantum Threat 2:25:07 === SPEAKERS === John Todaro — Needham & Company Zach Pandl — Grayscale Justin Drake — Ethereum Foundation Chris Peikert — Algorand === SUMMARY === •...
Feb 12, 01:21 Is Bitcoin Underperforming Because a Hedge Fund Blew Up? Here's the Theory 47:28 === SPEAKERS === Laura Shin — Host Parker White — COO and Chief Investment Officer at Defi Development Corp === SUMMARY === • Parker White theorizes ...
Feb 11, 21:38 Would BlackRock Try to Save Bitcoin From the Quantum Threat? - Bits + Bips 1:05:57 === SPEAKERS === Austin Campbell — Host, Zero Knowledge Consulting Rahm Alawalia — CEO, LuminArx Capital Chris Perkins — President, CoinFund Nick Cart...
Feb 11, 17:59 BlackRock on Uniswap, Chain Wars, and AI Agent Money 1:25:06 === SPEAKERS === Kane Warwick — Host Taylor Monahan — Co-host Luca Netz — Guest === SUMMARY === • BlackRock has officially validated DeFi rails by la...
Feb 10, 23:57 2 Million TPS Without Centralization? How LayerZero Labs Says It Has Cracked Scalability 40:45 === SPEAKERS === Brian Pellegrino — Co-founder & CEO, LayerZero Labs Laura Shin — Host, Unchained === SUMMARY === • LayerZero is launching a new Laye...
Feb 10, 20:00 Crypto’s Legal Lines, MegaETH Launched But Delayed TGE, and LayerZero's Bombshell 2:40:22 === SPEAKERS === Laura Shin — Host Peter Van Valkenburgh — Coin Center Jessica Peck — Crypto Lawyer/Prosecutor background Namik Muduroglu — MegaETH Am...
Feb 08, 02:33 Want to Hire an AI Agent? Check Their Reputation Via ERC-8004 1:03:21 === SPEAKERS === David Krais — AI Lead at the Ethereum Foundation Laura Shin — Host of Unchained === SUMMARY === • **The Pivot to Agentic Commerce:**...
Feb 07, 16:42 Do We Still Need L2s Now That Ethereum Has Scaled? - Uneasy Money 1:22:13 === SPEAKERS === Kane Warwick — Founder of Synthetix / Infinex Taylor Monahan — Security Lead at MetaMask Austin Griffith — Ethereum Foundation / Buil...
Feb 07, 12:00 What Do Jobs and Money Look Like in a Post-Human Economy? 59:24 === SPEAKERS === Laura Shin — Host of Unchained Michael Casey — Chairman of the Advanced AI Society David Mattin — Co-founder of the Exponentialist =...
Feb 06, 23:20 Is Crypto Focusing on the Wrong Regulatory Fight? DEX in the City 49:42 === SPEAKERS === Edward Woodford — CEO of Zero Hash Katherine "KK" — Host, Starkware Jesse — Host, Ribbit Capital === SUMMARY === • The "wait for reg...
Feb 06, 19:32 'No More Dry Powder to Come Into Tokens': Why Crypto Is Down 30:58 === SPEAKERS === Joshua Lim — Global Co-Head of Markets at Falcon X Laura Shin — Host (Unchained) === SUMMARY === • **Macro Divergence:** A historic ...
Feb 05, 21:32 Bitcoin Is Deeply Oversold. Does That Mean the Bottom Is In? - Bits + Bips 34:56 === SPEAKERS === Steve Erlick — Host, Bits + Bips Katie Stockton — Founder, Fairlead Strategies === SUMMARY === • Bitcoin has broken key long-term su...
Feb 05, 17:07 Epstein's Crypto Ties Revealed + Why Everyone Hates CZ - Chopping Block 1:04:36 === SPEAKERS === Haseeb Qureshi — Managing Partner at Dragonfly Tarun Chitra — CEO/Founder of Gauntlet Robert Leshner — CEO/Founder of Superstate Tom ...
Feb 04, 18:15 Crypto Markets Are Down Bad. Are DATs to Blame? - Bits + Bips 1:00:21 === SPEAKERS === Austin — Host / Moderator Chris — Regulatory & Market Structure Expert (Likely Chris Giancarlo contextually) Cosmo Jiang — Portfolio ...
Feb 01, 00:11 Looking for Gains Right Now? Crypto Isn’t the Trade — This Is: Bits + Bips 37:30 === SPEAKERS === Steve Erlic — Host Evgeny Gaevoy (transcribed as Aenni Gyo) — CEO and Founder, Wintermute === SUMMARY === • **Crypto Market Structur...
Jan 31, 00:04 How Ethereum May Have One-Upped Bitcoin in One Big Way - Uneasy Money 1:13:36 === SPEAKERS === **Kane Warwick** — Host / Founder of Synthetix **Taylor Monahan** — Security at MetaMask **Luca Netz** — CEO of Pudgy Penguins === S...
Jan 30, 16:50 Blame Exchanges for Holding Up the Market Structure Bill? - DEX in the City 51:22 === SPEAKERS === Katherine "KK" — Host, Starkware Jesse — Rivet Capital (Former Prosecutor) V — VETA (Former SEC) === SUMMARY === • **Macro Context (...
Jan 29, 18:38 Why Crypto Expectations Are Low but the Potential for Upside Is High 28:36 === SPEAKERS === Ryan Watkins — Co-founder, Syncracy Capital Laura Shin — Host, Unchained === SUMMARY === • The crypto market is in a "Twilight Zone"...
Jan 29, 17:00 Exclusive: The DAO’s Unclaimed ETH Becomes a $220M Ethereum Security Fund 1:23:50 === SPEAKERS === Laura Shin — Host of Unchained Griff Green — Co-founder at GTH and The DAO Security Fund === SUMMARY === • The residual funds from t...
Jan 29, 15:01 Crypto Is Boring… So Everyone’s Levering Silver Now - The Chopping Block 54:21 === SPEAKERS === Haseeb Qureshi — Managing Partner at Dragonfly Robert Leshner — CEO of Superstate Tarun Chitra — CEO of Gauntlet Tom Schmidt — Genera...
Jan 29, 13:40 Your 2025 Crypto Tax Guide: What You Need To Know 1:22:26 === SPEAKERS === Laura Shin — Host, Unchained Laura Walter — Founder/CPA, CryptoTaxGirl === SUMMARY === • The 2025 tax year (filing in early 2026) in...
Jan 28, 13:15 Gold to $12,000 or ‘Sell Gold Today’? – Bits + Bips 1:06:16 === SPEAKERS === Austin Campbell — Host, Zero Knowledge Group Ram Ahluwalia — CEO, Lumida Chris Perkins — President, Coin Fund Charles Edwards — Found...