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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Noah Tweedale
How Pump.fun Plans to Beat Social Media Giants and Win Beyond Crypto - Ep.901 · Sep 2025

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Ogle Crypto
The Chopping Block: How This DeFi Hack Negotiator Gets Hackers to Return Stolen Money Ep. 577 · Dec 2023

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Oisín Kyne

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Oliver Halsman Rosenberg

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Olta Andoni
The Legal and Regulatory Fallout From Terra's Collapse: Who Will Pay? - Ep. 363 · 2 episodes

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Omar Shakeeb

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Omer Goldberg
How Solana's Largest Perp DEX Was Exploited for $285 Million · 2 episodes

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Ouriel Ohayon

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Owen Lau
Bits + Bips: How Stocks May Decouple From Bitcoin—and Why TradFi Should Love a HYPE DAT - Ep. 972 · 2 episodes

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Parker White
Strategy Sold More Bitcoin. Is This a Betrayal of the Bitcoin Ethos? · 2 episodes

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Patrick Dai

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Patrick Gibbs

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Peter Hans
Two VCs on Why the 4-Year Cycle Is Dead, DATs & Hyperliquid vs. Binance - Ep. 892 · Aug 2025

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Peter L Brandt
Why Bitcoin’s December Price Target Is Now ‘Above $300,000’ - Ep.228 · Apr 2021

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Peter Tchir
How Maduro's Capture and a 'Pre-War World' Affects Bitcoin: Bits + Bips · Jan 2026

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Priscilla Moriuchi
Why North Korea Is Interested in Cryptocurrency - Ep.150 · Dec 2019

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Puja Ohlhaver

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Quinn Thompson
Bits + Bips: Trump’s Tariffs Are Causing Mayhem, But Will They Revive U.S. Manufacturing? - Ep. 811 · 3 episodes

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Rafael Schultze-Kraft

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Raj Gokal

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Reed Werbitt
How Crypto Tokens Get Launched and How That's Evolved Over Time - Ep. 691 · Aug 2024

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Rennick Palley

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Reshma Patel
Unconfirmed: Should NYC’s Pension Funds Invest in Crypto? This Comptroller Candidate Says Yes - Ep.235 · May 2021

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Rich Cooper

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Rich Sanders
How to Keep Your Crypto From Being Stolen Via Your Phone - Ep.128 · Jul 2019

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Rik Willard
Unconfirmed: What Is the Role of Investors in a Decentralized World? - Ep.281 · Oct 2021

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Rob Habermeier

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Rob Palatnick
Central Bank Digital Currencies: How Should Privacy Be Built In? - Ep.206 · Jan 2021

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Robbie Petersen

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Robert Bench

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Robert Drost

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Rodrigo Seira

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Rosario Ingargiola

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Ross Campbell

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Roya Mahboob
How Bitcoin Solved This Serial Entrepreneur's Problems · Aug 2017

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Ryan Gentry
Unconfirmed: Why It Doesn’t Make Sense to Compare Lightning to DeFi - Ep.279 · Oct 2021

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Ryan Graham
Why 2026 Is 'Too Chaotic' to Make Crypto Predictions · Jan 2026

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Ryan Shea
From the Oslo Freedom Forum: Blockchain vs. the Surveillance State - Ep.64 · 2 episodes

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Ryan Yi

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Salman Banaei
Has Control Replaced Decentralization as DeFi's Legal Test? - DEX in the City · Jul 2026

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