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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Every guest on Unchained

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

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Laurence Day
The Chopping Block: Who’s to Blame for the Curve Hack? - Ep. 526 · Aug 2023

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Laurens Fraussen
Bits + Bips: What Iran, Oil Shocks, and No Rate Cuts Mean for Crypto · Mar 2026

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Lawrence Lepard
Why Bitcoin Could Hit $150,000 Soon. Plus ‘Code Is Law’ Film - Ep. 931 · Oct 2025

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Lawrence Zlatkin
Why the Crypto Industry Is So Upset About the IRS’ Proposed New Tax Reporting Rules - Ep. 575 · 2 episodes

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Lawson Bae

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Layne Haber
Will the Nomad Mass Looting Change How Law Enforcement Treats DeFi Hacks? - Ep. 382 · Aug 2022

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Leah Bressack

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Leah Callon-Butler
Unconfirmed: Axie Infinity's July Revenue Tops $200 Million. Here's How Filipinos Drove It - Ep.259 · Jul 2021

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Lee Bratcher
How Texas Got Bipartisan Support to Buy $10 Million Worth of Bitcoin - Ep. 859 · Jun 2025

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Lefteris Karapetsas

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Leigh Cuen
Live From Consensus: What the Media Really Thinks About Crypto - Ep.66 · Jun 2018

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Leo Weese

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Lewis Cohen
New Order in SEC vs. Ripple Over XRP Is a Win for Crypto: What Happens Now? - Ep. 518 · 2 episodes

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Louis Baudoin

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Lucas Nuzzi
Could the Crypto Markets Revive in 2023? Two Researchers Discuss - Ep. 439 · Jan 2023

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Luis Buenaventura
How Asia's Trading Culture Results in a Vastly Different Crypto Scene - Ep.126 · Jul 2019

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Luis Cuende
How Aragon Hopes to Improve on Democracy - Ep.135 · Sep 2019

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Luke Leasure
Bits + Bips: How the Kelp rsETH Hack Left Aave With $193M in Bad Debt · Apr 2026

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Luke Miles
Ethereum L2s Are About to Be the Hot New Thing in NFTs - Ep.498 · May 2023

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Luke Youngblood
How Coinbase Might Bring 1 Billion People Onchain Using Its Smart Wallet - Ep. 657 · Jun 2024

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Marc Boiron
Polygon's Big Pivot: Why the Network Is Pivoting to Payments and What It Means for POL · 3 episodes

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Marc Zeller
How Aave Labs and the DAO Should Split Ownership of the Brand - Uneasy Money · 2 episodes

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Marcus Wu

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Maria Paula Fernandez
NFCastle 2021: Art Controversy – NFTS: Nothing F**king There? - Ep.288 · Nov 2021

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Maria Shen
How Solana Beat Out Ethereum to Nab New Crypto Developers in 2024 - Ep. 749 · 3 episodes

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Marisa Tashman
Why the Crypto Industry Believes SEC Regulation by Enforcement Hurts US Consumers - Ep. 378 · Jul 2022

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Marissa Posner

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Mark Palmer

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Markus Thielen
Bits + Bips: Why Bitcoin Will Keep Going Down - Ep. 956 · Nov 2025

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Marta Belcher

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Martin Chorzempa
Why China Aims to Replace Cash With the Digital Yuan - Ep.146 · Nov 2019

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Mason Nystrom

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Matt Chwierut

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Matt Cole
How Digital Credit Assets like STRC and SATA Differ from Bitcoin or DAT Stocks · Jun 2026

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Matt Corallo
Is Nic Carter Exaggerating Bitcoin's Quantum Risk? Yes, Says One Core Dev · Feb 2026

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Matt Garnett

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Matt Leising

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Matt Luongo
tBTC: What Happens When the Most Liquid Crypto Asset Hits DeFi? - Ep.169 · Apr 2020

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Matt O’Connor

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Matt Zhang
Bits + Bips: Every Fortune 500 Company Will Be a DAT - Ep. 944 · Nov 2025

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