Unchained

The Chopping Block: Why the Azuki Elementals Drop Was a Big Flop - Ep. 512

Listen Later

Welcome to “The Chopping Block” – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner chop it up about the latest crypto news. 

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 the Azuki new NFT collection 'Elementals' caused such a controversy among holders
  • why Robert bought an Elemental and what was he expecting
  • who the Michael Milken of NFTs is, according to Tarun
  • how BitGo 'pulled a Binance' on Prime Trust
  • how Prime Trust, a crypto custodian, collapsed and was put into receivership
  • whether what Prime Trust did can be considered fraud and how the situation highlights DeFi's 'long term advantage'
  • why the majority of blockspace is EVM-compatible
  • what the problems are with current Layer 2 rollups such as Optimism and Arbitrum
  • why rollups are so 'political' in the Ethereum ecosystem
  • what makes Arbitrum better than Optimism, according to Tarun
  • what shared sequencers are and whether they will be the future in crypto
  • Why Haseeb is not so bullish on the app-chain thesis
    • 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
      DisclosuresLinks
      • Unchained:
      • Polygon Cofounder Proposes Upgrading PoS Chain to zkEVM Validium
      • The Block: 
      • Azuki NFT collections ends Elemental mint with $37.5 million
      • Fidelity preparing to submit spot bitcoin ETF filing: Source
      • CoinDesk:
      • Azuki NFT Prices Slide 44% After Creator Releases 'Basically Identical' Elementals
      • Nevada Files to Place Crypto Custodian Prime Trust Into Receivership
      • Azuki’s thread on its situation


        • Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

        ...more
        View all episodesView all episodes
        Download on the App Store
        UnchainedBy Laura Shin
        • 4.6
        • 4.6
        • 4.6
        • 4.6
        • 4.6

        4.6

        1,185 ratings

        More shows like Unchained

        View all
        The a16z Show by Andreessen Horowitz

        The a16z Show

        1,103 Listeners

        Real Vision: Finance & Investing by Real Vision Podcast Network

        Real Vision: Finance & Investing

        909 Listeners

        CRYPTO 101 by Bryce Paul & Brendan Viehman

        CRYPTO 101

        41 Listeners

        The Breakdown by Blockworks

        The Breakdown

        742 Listeners

        The Pomp Podcast by Anthony Pompliano

        The Pomp Podcast

        1,848 Listeners

        Thinking Crypto News & Interviews by Tony Edward

        Thinking Crypto News & Interviews

        255 Listeners

        What Bitcoin Did by Danny Knowles

        What Bitcoin Did

        276 Listeners

        Bankless by Bankless

        Bankless

        1,048 Listeners

        The Wolf Of All Streets by Scott Melker

        The Wolf Of All Streets

        243 Listeners

        All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg by All-In Podcast, LLC

        All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg

        10,201 Listeners

        Empire by Blockworks

        Empire

        167 Listeners

        Coin Stories with Natalie Brunell by Natalie Brunell

        Coin Stories with Natalie Brunell

        452 Listeners

        Raoul Pal: The Journey Man by Real Vision Podcast Network

        Raoul Pal: The Journey Man

        132 Listeners

        Forward Guidance by Blockworks

        Forward Guidance

        274 Listeners

        Bell Curve by Blockworks

        Bell Curve

        33 Listeners