Unchained

The Chopping Block: NFA for Founders, Worldcoin and UniswapX Launch, Hamster Racing - Ep. 523

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Welcome to The Chopping Block – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner chop it up about the latest news. This week, they debate whether infrastructure is being over-invested in, explore the potential of UniswapX and the controversial launch of Worldcoin’s token, and dive into the curious world of hamster racing in crypto. 

Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, TuneIn, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform.

Show highlights: 

  • why Tarun thinks EthCC Paris was much better than ETH Denver
  • whether VCs are overinvesting in infrastructure
  • why Haseeb believes that founders should focus on building applications rather than infrastructure
  • whether the WRLD token is a new “Sam coin”
  • what everyone thinks about Worldoin and the need to develop proof of personhood in crypto
  • what is going on with hamster racing and whether this is the reason "normies hate crypto"
  • UniswapX and its benefits (and tradeoffs) 
  • whether there is a shift toward intents-based trading


    • Hosts
    • Haseeb Qureshi, managing partner at Dragonfly 
    • Robert Leshner, founder of Compound
    • Tom Schmidt, general partner at Dragonfly 
    • Tarun Chitra, managing partner at Robot Ventures
      Disclosures

       Links

      • Unchained: 
      • Worldcoin Launches Token on Mainnet, Plans to Deploy 1,500 Eyeball Scanning Orbs
      • UniswapX Launches With MEV Protection and Gas Free Swaps
      • Is Sam Altman's Worldcoin the End of People's Privacy?
      • Decrypt: You Can Now Bet Crypto on Hamster Races. What Could Go Wrong?
      • What do I think about biometric proof of personhood? By Vitalik Buterin
      • Paradigm: Intent-Based Architectures and Their Risks

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