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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Jeremy Allaire
Jeremy Allaire on Circle's ‘Multi-Decade’ Strategy and Where Stablecoin Regulation Is Headed - Ep. 543 · 4 episodes

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Jonathan Levin
The Rogue 100: How Cryptocurrency Criminals Cash Out - Ep.156 · 2 episodes

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Lyn Alden
How Lyn Alden Will Take on Bitcoin DATs and Private Equity With Orange Juice · 5 episodes

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Martin Shkreli
Why Martin Shkreli Thinks SBF's New Judge Could Still Be Lenient - Ep. 438 · 2 episodes

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Mike Novogratz
The Chopping Block: 2024 Election Debate feat. Mike Novogratz & Shaun Maguire - Ep. 729 · 4 episodes

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Raoul Pal
Market Forecaster Raoul Pal Says There’s a Good Chance Bitcoin Will Hit $100K-$200K in 2024 - Ep. 580 · Dec 2023

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Wences Casares
RERUN: Xapo's Wences Casares on How Bitcoin Makes a Fairer World - Ep.99 · 2 episodes

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Ryan Salame
FTX's Ryan Salame Is Going to Prison. Here’s What He Has to Say - Ep. 718 · Oct 2024

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Anatoly Yakovenko
The Chopping Block (feat. Anatoly): Solana's Second Act, SVM vs EVM, & Extension Dilemma - Ep. 724 · 5 episodes

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Catherine Coley
Why Catherine Coley Isn't Worried About BNB Being a Security - Ep.154 · Jan 2020

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David Chaum
Why Bitcoin Now: David Chaum and Adam Back Reflect on the Crypto Wars - Ep.186 · Aug 2020

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Hayden Adams
Uniswap Founder Hayden Adams on How ‘Hooks’ Make v4 Different - Ep. 508 · Jun 2023

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Jill Carlson

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Jim Bianco
Jim Bianco on Why 0% Interest Rates and Money Printing Are Gone for Good - Ep. 881 · 3 episodes

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Kevin Zhou
How Traders Are Thinking About the Merge -- and a Potential ETHPoW Chain - Ep. 395 · 4 episodes

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Meltem Demirors
Why Bitcoin Now: Meltem Demirors and Lyn Alden on the Perfect Conditions for Bitcoin - Ep.197 · 3 episodes

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Neha Narula
Unconfirmed: MIT's Neha Narula on Why Building DeFi on Bitcoin Is a Great Idea - Ep.257 · Jul 2021

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Pat Toomey
Why Senator Pat Toomey Thinks SEC Chair Gary Gensler Is Wrong About Crypto - Ep. 399 · Sep 2022

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Paul Atkins
Why Trump’s SEC Chair Pick, Paul Atkins, Is So Positive for Crypto - Ep. 745 · Dec 2024

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Tom Lee

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Zooko Wilcox
Zcash's Zooko Wilcox on Why He Believes Privacy Coins Will Be Used More for Good Than Bad · Mar 2018

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Andreas Antonopoulos
Why Bitcoin Now: Andreas Antonopoulos and Dan Held on Bitcoin’s Monetary Policy - Ep.192 · 2 episodes

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Do Kwon
Do Kwon of Terra: 'It Was Never Really About Money or Fame or Success' - Ep. 408 · 4 episodes

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Hester Peirce
The Chopping Block: Hester Peirce on Freedom, Fraud, & Fixing the SEC - Ep. 810 · 4 episodes

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Jesse Powell
Jesse Powell and Kevin Zhou on How FTX and Alameda Lost $10 Billion - Ep. 423 · 2 episodes

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Vinny Lingham
How the Strategy Empire Breaks, and Whether Saylor Can Stop It · 5 episodes

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Illia Polosukhin
One Type of Post-Quantum Cryptography Is Most Popular. Why Is Crypto Trying Out Three? · 8 episodes

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Mike Dudas
Why Mike Dudas Has Zero Exposure to ETH, but Is Bullish on Hyperliquid · 2 episodes

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Ari Paul
Ari Paul on Why Bitcoin Is a Good Value Buy Today - Ep.95 · Dec 2018

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Dominic Williams
Dfinity's Dominic Williams on How Its Blockchain Nervous System Is Not an AI - Ep.78 · Aug 2018

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Linda Xie
Linda Xie on How Mini-Apps Are Helping Farcaster Take on Web2 Social Media - Ep. 838 · May 2025

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Michael Sonnenshein
Why Grayscale Is Suing the SEC Over Its Denial of a Bitcoin ETF - Ep. 448 · Jan 2023

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Nemil Dalal
The Chopping Block: Wind Downs, YC's Nemil Dalal, & Will Every Failed Crypto Idea Eventually Work? · Jul 2026

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Adam White

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Paul Vigna

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Aarika Rhodes
Can a Pro-Bitcoin Platform Help in a Congressional Race? Aarika Rhodes Says Yes - Ep.314 · Jan 2022

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Adam Back
Bitcoin Core vs Knots: Why Developers Are Fighting Over a Coming Change - Ep. 918 · Oct 2025

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Adam Cochran
Adam Cochran on Why Crypto Prices Will Be Down Bad for the Next Six Months - Ep. 427 · 2 episodes

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Adam Schlegel

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Amber Baldet
Live From Distributed: Amber Baldet, Matthew Roszak and Lily Liu on 'Innovate or Reinvent?' - Ep.76 · 2 episodes

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