Unchained Turns 10: Laura Unscripted -- With Haseeb

Summary

Laura Shin and Haseeb Qureshi mark 10 years of Unchained with an unscripted chat about the podcast's origins, her journalistic principles, the SBF scandal, effective altruism, and her personal radicalization that may reshape her future work.

• Laura recounts starting the podcast as a Forbes side project in 2016 and growing it into a leading crypto media brand.
• She explains her decision to sell crypto holdings for journalistic ethics and later re-entering after facing publishing barriers.
• SBF and FTX collapse are discussed, with Laura regretting not interviewing him post-collapse and highlighting cold storage negligence.
• Haseeb defends effective altruism, distinguishing SBF's personal delusions from the philosophy.
• Laura shares how a severe health journey and institutional disillusionment shifted her toward libertarian views.
• They debate the future of independent journalism and whether Laura will move from neutral to more opinionated content.
• The episode includes pre-show snippets from Bits and Bips covering market cycle frameworks and retail investor risks in stocks like MicroStrategy and Stretch.