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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Matteo Pandolfi

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Matthew Kolesky

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Matthew Sheffield

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Matthieu Saint Olive

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Max Gokhman

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Maya Zehavi
The bZx Attacks: Unethical or Illegal? 2 Experts Weigh In - Ep.160 · Feb 2020

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Meg Lister
How Gitcoin 2.0 Could Someday Help Reward People for Doing Good - Ep. 624 · Mar 2024

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Mia Deng
Crypto's Gender Disparity: What Can Be Done About It? 4 Women Weigh In - Ep.234 · May 2021

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Michael Cordner

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Michael Dawson
How Binance Will Open All Its Activity to the U.S. Government - Ep. 581 · Dec 2023

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Michael Jordan
'The Last Big Whale': Why the Crypto Contagion of 2022 Eventually Hit Genesis - Ep. 426 · Nov 2022

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Michael Moro

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Michelle Bailhe

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Mickey Costa

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Mika Honkasalo
Why Possible Insolvencies by Celsius and 3AC Could Spell Disaster for Crypto - Ep. 364 · Jun 2022

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Mika Impola

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Mike Cahill
Oracles: Does the Backbone of DeFi Need Fixing? - Ep. 537 · Aug 2023

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Mike Lempres
Did Washington Crush Crypto’s Most Important Bank? Its Former Chairman Says Yes. - Ep. 780 · Feb 2025

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Miles Jennings
How a16z’s New NFT Licenses Hope to Solve Rights Problems for Creators and Buyers - Ep. 391 · Sep 2022

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Mo Shaikh
The Chopping Block: World Liberty Financial, Liquidity Risks, and Global Crypto Adoption - Ep. 708 · Sep 2024

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Mona El-Isa
How Melon Could Make Asset Management Easier - Ep.109 · Mar 2019

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Monet Supply
The Chopping Block: Kelp DAO Hack Fallout, DeFi Socialized Losses & Arbitrum’s “Reverse Hack” · Apr 2026

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Morgan Harper

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Mudit Gupta
How the $1.5 Billion Bybit Hack Could Have Been Prevented - Ep. 791 · 2 episodes

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Mustafa Al-Bassam
How Satoshi Nakamoto and Vitalik Buterin Inspired Key Parts of Celestia - Ep. 672 · 2 episodes

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Namik Muduroglu
Uneasy Money: Why the AI Singularity May Already Be Out of Our Hands · 2 episodes

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Nate Geraci
Why Some Brokerage Firms Are Blocking Access to Spot Bitcoin ETFs - Ep. 594 · Jan 2024

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Nelson Rauda
Bitcoin in El Salvador: Why Would Cypherpunks Support Government-Mandated Bitcoin Adoption? - Ep. 375 · Jul 2022

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Nic Cary
Bits + Bips: Could a Base Token Be Coinbase's Key to a Super App? - Ep. 905 · Sep 2025

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Nick Almond
Crypto Has Seen Drama Over ENS, BonkDAO and VVV. What Does DeFi's Future Look Like? · Jul 2026

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Nick Dodson

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Nick Grossman

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Nick Hansen
Bitcoin Miners Going Bankrupt? Here's How Crypto Winter Is Impacting the Industry - Ep. 415 · Nov 2022

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Nick O'Neill
Can ‘Choose Rich’ Nick Create the Barstool Sports of Crypto? - Ep. 964 · Nov 2025

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Nick van Eck
The Competition Is On. Who’ll Win the USDH Ticker on Hyperliquid? - Ep. 899 · Sep 2025

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Nicolas Vaiman
How Crypto Insiders Are Sidestepping the Law to Dump on Retail - Ep. 895 · Sep 2025

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Nikhilesh De
Here’s How Sam Bankman-Fried’s High-Stakes Trial Could Play Out - Ep 549 · 2 episodes

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Niki Christoff

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Nikos Kargadouris
Bits + Bips: Why ‘All Assets Will Go Up’ in the Near Future - Ep. 716 · Oct 2024

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Noah Levine
Why AI Agents Might Require Humans to Transact More Than as You Think · Mar 2026

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