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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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    Amy Wu

    Amy Wu on Why FTX Is So Excited About Web3 Gaming - Ep.345 · Apr 2022

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    Andre Cronje

    The Chopping Block: Did Andre Cronje Pull an Epic Crypto Rug Pull? - Ep.348 · 2 episodes

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    Andrey Ternovskiy

    Why Chatroulette Founder Andrey Ternovskiy Fell in Love With Crypto - Ep.327 · Mar 2022

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    Anita Posch

    Anita Posch on Why ‘Bitcoin Is a Tool for Freedom’ – Especially in Africa - Ep. 531 · Aug 2023

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    Ari Redbord

    Ari Redbord Sits Down With the Hosts of DEX in the City · 4 episodes

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    Arthur Hayes

    Arthur Hayes on Why AI Agents Will Want to Transact in Units of Compute · 13 episodes

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    Austin Griffith

    Uneasy Money: Inside the AI Agent Scandal That Cheated, Then Covered Its Tracks · 3 episodes

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    Aya Miyaguchi

    Aya Miyaguchi, of the Ethereum Foundation, on Who Makes the Final Call - Ep.59 · May 2018

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    Barry Silbert

    Barry Silbert on What Wall Street Says Privately About Crypto Vs. What It Says Publicly - Ep.87 · Oct 2018

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    Ben Fielding

    Ben Fielding: Gensyn, Decentralized AI, and the Prediction Market That Settles Itself: Bits + Bips · May 2026

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    Bill Tai

    MaiTai Global's Bill Tai On Why Blockchain Is The 6th Wave Of Technology · Jun 2016

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    Brian Brooks

    Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks on Crypto Banks - Ep.196 · Oct 2020

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    Caitlin Long

    Caitlin Long on Why the Fed’s Rejections of Custodia Bank Seem Politically Motivated - Ep. 687 · 4 episodes

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    Cameron Winklevoss

    Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss on Being the 'Fastest Tortoise in the Race' - Ep.103 · 2 episodes

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    Camila Russo

    Camila Russo on the Most Pivotal Moments in Ethereum's History - Ep.182 · Jul 2020

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    Carlos Domingo

    Should Tokenized Stock Only Come From Issuers? Yes, Says Carlos Domingo · 2 episodes

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    Caroline Pham

    CFTC Commissioner Caroline Pham on Why US Crypto Regulators Get a B- Ep. 365 · Jun 2022

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    Charles Cascarilla

    Paxos's Charles Cascarilla - How Blockchain Tech Could Prevent Another GameStop/Robinhood - Ep.214 · Feb 2021

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    Chase Chapman

    What Is It Like to Only Work for DAOs? Chase Chapman Tells All - Ep.330 · Mar 2022

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    Chris Blec

    Chris Blec on Why He Believes a16z’s Uniswap Vote Exposes DeFi as a Farce - Ep. 454 · Feb 2023

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    Christopher Giancarlo

    Christopher Giancarlo: Why the US Needs to Have a Digital Dollar - Ep.177 · 2 episodes

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    Cory Klippsten

    How Cory Klippsten Would Decide How to Secure Bitcoin Post-Coldcard · 2 episodes

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    Cynthia Lummis

    Senator Cynthia Lummis on Why Crypto Now Has Bipartisan Support in Congress - Ep. 651 · May 2024

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    David Greenstein

    RAC and David Greenstein on Why Music NFTs Are Better Than Spotify - Ep.347 · May 2022

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    Elizabeth Rossiello

    Crypto and Fintech Are Colliding. Who Wins, and How? - Ep. 856 · 2 episodes

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    Emin Gun Sirer

    The Chopping Block: ETHPoW Is 'a Terrible Way to Fork the Blockchain' - Ep. 396 · 2 episodes

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    Eric Wall

    The Chopping Block: Wizards vs. Laser Eyes for the Future of Bitcoin - Ep. 495 · 3 episodes

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    Erik Voorhees

    Uneasy Money: Why Erik Voorhees Calls AI's Hidden Filter 'Deceptive' · 6 episodes

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    Fat Man Terra

    Fat Man Terra Speaks: Do Kwon Is a ‘Sociopath’ and a ‘Charismatic Manipulator’ - Ep. 410 · Oct 2022

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    French Hill

    Congressman French Hill on Crypto and His Top Pick for the Next SEC Chair- Ep. 677 · Jul 2024

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    Gabriel Haines

    Gabriel Haines on How He Came to Make His Hilarious, Yelling Crypto Videos - Ep. 425 · Nov 2022

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    Gabriel Shapiro

    The Chopping Block: Gabriel Shapiro on Why Sam Bankman-Fried May Be a ‘Sociopath’ - Ep. 555 · 3 episodes

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    Gavin Wood

    Can Gavin Wood's Polkadot 'Make Blockchain Great Again'? - Ep.202 · Dec 2020

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    Griff Green

    Arbitrum Froze $70M From North Korea? Griff Green on the Decision + Miguel Morel on the Hack · 2 episodes

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    Guy Young

    Guy Young on Why Ethena Launched a Neobank on Top of Its Stablecoin · 6 episodes

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