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.

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Most frequent guests

James Seyffart 23 episodes
Arthur Hayes 13 episodes
Chris Perkins 11 episodes
Illia Polosukhin 8 episodes
Sam Enzer 8 episodes
Kyle Samani 7 episodes
Olaf Carlson-Wee 7 episodes
Peter van Valkenburgh 7 episodes
Kristin Smith 7 episodes
Chris Burniske 6 episodes

Every guest on Unchained

797 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

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Vivek Ramaswamy
Why Presidential Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy Is So Pro-Crypto - Ep. 576 · 2 episodes

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Mark Cuban
Mark Cuban on Why He Thinks ETH Is a Better Store of Value Than Bitcoin - Ep.226 · Apr 2021

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Michael Saylor
Why Bitcoin Now: Michael Saylor on the Best Way for Companies to Buy Bitcoin - Ep.209 · Jan 2021

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Bobby Lee
Bobby Lee, CEO Of BTCC, On Why The Chinese Probably Aren't Using Bitcoin To Evade Capital Controls · Mar 2017

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Ro Khanna
Why Congressman Ro Khanna Is Hopeful the Democratic Party Will Embrace Crypto - Ep. 679 · 2 episodes

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Brett Harrison
Will Perps Eat All of Finance? Ex-FTX.US CEO Brett Harrison Bets Yes - Ep. 940 · Nov 2025

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Chamath Palihapitiya
Chamath Palihapitiya: Why Bitcoin Will Be 'the Category Winner' - Ep.178 · Jun 2020

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Balaji Srinivasan
The Chopping Block: A Network State in 10 Years? Balaji Srinivasan Says Yes - Ep. 379 · Jul 2022

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Brian Armstrong
Unconfirmed: Was Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Entitled to a Meeting With the SEC? - Ep.271 · Sep 2021

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Saifedean Ammous
Why Bitcoin Now: Saifedean Ammous on Why Bitcoin is the Most Advanced Form of Money - Ep.187 · Aug 2020

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Niall Ferguson

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Alex Gladstein
Bitcoin vs. the Petrodollar: Which Is More Environmentally Friendly? - Ep.238 · 3 episodes

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Yeonmi Park
Yeonmi Park on Why Doing Business With North Korea Is Like Buying a Ticket to a Concentration Camp - Ep.149 · Dec 2019

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Vitalik Buterin
Vitalik Buterin Aped Into the Social Media App Anoncast. What's It About? - Ep. 741 · 5 episodes

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Nic Carter
Bits + Bips With Nic Carter: Trump’s Promises, Kamala’s Shift & ETH’s ‘Narrative Problem’ - Ep. 681 · 4 episodes

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Brendan Eich
Brendan Eich on How Brave Is Working to Decentralize - Ep.155 · Jan 2020

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Richard Craib
Numerai's Richard Craib on How to Crowdsource Good Predictions - Ep.89 · Oct 2018

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Naval Ravikant
Naval Ravikant On How Crypto Is Squeezing VCs, Hindering Regulators And Bringing Users Choice · Nov 2017

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Sam Bankman-Fried
Sam Bankman-Fried on How to Prevent the Next Terra and 3AC - Ep. 403 · 4 episodes

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Gary Gensler
Unconfirmed: How SEC Chair Gary Gensler's Views on Crypto Have Changed Since His MIT Days - Ep.275 · Sep 2021

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Zeke Faux
Zeke Faux's Crypto Adventures and His Relationship With Former FTX CEO SBF - Ep. 545 · Sep 2023

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Ritchie Torres
Rep. Ritchie Torres on Why Congress Should Make Clear Crypto Laws - Ep. 524 · Jul 2023

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Vlad Tenev
The Chopping Block: Robinhood’s Vlad Tenev on Tokenized Privates, 24/7 Stocks & AI-Verified Code - Ep. 891 · 3 episodes

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Adam Ludwin
Chain's Adam Ludwin On Who Is Best Poised To Benefit From Blockchain Technology · Jul 2016

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Arianna Simpson
Unconfirmed - Ep.008 - Arianna Simpson of Autonomous Partners on Privacy, Cryptokitties and Crypto Regulation · Mar 2018

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Charlie Lee
Charlie Lee on How Litecoin Can Be Truly Successful - Ep.116 · Apr 2019

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Chris Burniske
Two VCs on Why This Is the Perfect Time to Invest in Crypto - Ep. 522 · 6 episodes

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Chris Dixon
Chris Dixon on Why We Will Finally See New App Innovation in Crypto - Ep. 773 · 3 episodes

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Joel Monegro
Placeholder's Joel Monegro on the Fat Protocols Thesis Today - Ep.65 · Jun 2018

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Kyle Samani
The Chopping Block: Is Coinbase’s Base ‘the Binance Smart Chain for White People’? - Ep. 463 · 7 episodes

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Nick Tomaino
How Crypto Prediction Market Polymarket Signaled Early That Biden Might Drop Out - Ep. 670 · 2 episodes

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Olaf Carlson-Wee
Olaf Carlson-Wee and Rushi Manche on Why Move Is Safer for Crypto - Ep. 777 · 7 episodes

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Peter Smith
Peter Smith, CEO of Blockchain, on Its Dark Pool, Crypto Lending Operation and Intention to Go Public - Ep.122 · Jun 2019

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Preston Byrne
If the SEC Sues OpenSea, Here's Why the NFT Platform Could Win Easily - Ep. 696 · 2 episodes

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Shaun Maguire
Does Venture Capital Investment Violate the Ethos of Crypto? Sequoia Says No - Ep. 367 · Jun 2022

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Tushar Jain
Can Solana Edge Out Ethereum to Win the AI Agent & RWA Race? · 3 episodes

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Anthony Scaramucci
Anthony Scaramucci on Why He Supports Biden and Thinks He, Not Trump, Is Best for Crypto - Ep. 661 · Jun 2024

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Brian Kelly
Introducing Unconfirmed - Brian Kelly on Token-Curated Registries, Robinhood Crypto Trading and the Petro - Ep.002 · Feb 2018

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Dan Held
Bitcoin’s BRC-20 Mania: Is It Sustainable? - Ep. 493 · May 2023

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Iggy Azalea
Iggy Azalea on Memes, OnlyFans, and Her Plans to Make MOTHER a Success - Ep. 674 · Jul 2024

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