Unchained

By Laura Shin

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 Sh... more

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June 23, 2023Why It Looks Like BlackRock Could Win America’s First Spot Bitcoin ETF - Ep. 509
The SEC has swatted down so many spot bitcoin ETF applications that crypto diehards simply gave up caring. Then comes TradFi giant BlackRock – at the height of the SEC’s crypto crackdown, no less – with an ETF application that has seemingly changed the calculus. Bloomberg Intelligence ETF watcher James Seyffart joins the show to unpack the odds of BlackRock being the first to win approval, and what it would mean for other players in the space chasing down TradFi’s “holy grail.”
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Show highlights:
why the SEC rejected all of the previous bitcoin spot ETF applications
what makes the application from BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, different
what a 19b-4 filing is and how it relates to the BlackRock application
whether BlackRock “knows something,” considering the recent enforcement actions against major crypto exchanges
why being a first mover is a considerable advantage in the ETF market
whether BlackRock choosing Coinbase as a custodian is a risk, given that the SEC is in a legal battle with Coinbase
what’s different about a spot bitcoin ETF, and why a bitcoin futures ETF is not enough
what are the differences between the applications filed by BlackRock, Invesco, WisdomTree and Valkyrie
which are the applications that are most likely to be approved, according to James
what the impact will be of Grayscale’s lawsuit against the SEC over the denial of its proposal to convert GBTC to an ETF
why James says that Gary Gensler could be thinking like a politician as it relates to spot bitcoin ETFs
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James Seyffart, Research analyst at Bloomberg IntelligenceLinks
Previous coverage of Unchained on the topic:
Grayscale v. SEC: Who Won This Week’s Hearing?
Why Grayscale Is Suing the SEC Over Its Denial of a Bitcoin ETF
$5 Billion in AUM: Why Growth at Grayscale Exploded in the Last Quarter
Bitwise’s Latest Plans to Get a Bitcoin ETF Approved
DCG’s Dilemma: Should It Sell Its GBTC Holdings to Repay Gemini?

The Block: BlackRock ETF launch would put pressure on Grayscale's valuation: Bloomberg analyst
CoinDesk: A Straightforward Explanation for Why Financial Giants Want to Issue a Spot Bitcoin ETF
Unchained:
Invesco and WisdomTree Follow BlackRock, Reapply for Bitcoin ETFs
BlackRock Files for Bitcoin Spot ETF
Valkyrie Applies for Bitcoin Spot ETF ‘BRRR’
Reuters:
Cboe files with U.S. SEC for third time to list ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF
US court questions SEC's rejection of Grayscale's bitcoin fund proposal
Barron’s: ETF: Invesco, WisdomTree Join Push. Why It Might Happen.
Blockworks: BlackRock, then Bitwise — How the spot bitcoin ETF filings differ

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June 20, 2023Uniswap Founder Hayden Adams on How ‘Hooks’ Make v4 Different - Ep. 508
The announcement of the upcoming launch of Uniswap v4 sparked fresh versions of old debates. Is it OK for DeFi’s leading DEX to not be fully open source at launch? What counts as composability and what counts as plagiarism? Is Uniswap’s dominance a threat to decentralization? Founder Hayden Adams joins the show to respond to the critics and explain the novel features of Uniswap v4.

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Show highlights:
how Uniswap was born and how it has evolved since 2018
how the SushiSwap vampire attack was a win for Uniswap
whether the new version of Uniswap brings it closer to the true ethos of Ethereum
what the problems were with the previous fee model and how the new v4 approaches fee tiers
an explanation of “hooks,” the most important feature of the new code
what Hayden thinks the most common uses of hooks will be
how v4’s time-weighted average market maker (TWAMM) feature works
whether Hayden is worried that hooks will be engineered to do rug pulls
what Hayden thinks about v4’s new “singleton” approach
how EIP-1153 (if implemented) will make Uniswap v4 more efficient
when Hayden estimates that the v4 code will be deployed
why Uniswap decided to go with a four-year business license
Hayden’s response to allegations that Uniswap plagiarized Crocswap for its v4 code
whether there’s a risk that U.S. authorities blacklist certain transactions on v4
whether it is possible to add KYC and AML compliance into v4 pools
why Hayden is sad about the U.S. approach to regulating crypto
why he believes that Uniswap will not become a centralizing force
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Guest:
Hayden Adams, founder of UniswapLinks
Unchained:
Uniswap Releases Draft Code for V4
Uniswap V3 Forks Are Now Legal After BSL Expiry
Liquidity Pools: How DEXes Allow Trading
Uniswap: Our Vision for Uniswap v4
EIP-1153: Transient storage opcodes
v4-core/LICENSE at main · Uniswap/v4-core · GitHub
Frax Finance’s Sam Kazemian tweet
TWAMM - Paradigm

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1h 21min
June 16, 2023SEC’s Hester Peirce Tackles ‘Frustrating’ Crypto Regulation – And Why It’s So Slow - Ep. 507
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce has a reputation in the industry for being more supportive of crypto than her peers. After a rough year for the industry, Peirce weighs in on whether the agency was right in recently naming several crypto tokens as securities, the state of the current regulatory framework, and the slow pace of change. “All I can say is that I’ve been at the agency for over five years, and it’s very frustrating to me that in that time we haven’t done something more productive,” Peirce tells Unchained.
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Show highlights:
what would Peirce do to regulate crypto if she were chair of the SEC
whether the SEC was right in alleging that SOL, ADA, MATIC, and more are securities
why Peirce says the SEC’s current approach will take many years to find a resolution
whether special purpose broker-dealer licenses are a solution
why Peirce believes that the existing regulatory framework is not enough to oversee digital assets
her views on the pressing need to find a way to make existing regulations comport with a technology that doesn’t require intermediaries
whether the fact that many SEC employees worked on the Hinman speech reflects the opinion of the agency as a whole
why Peirce is “very frustrated” after five years of working at the SEC
why she’s been seen as the “Crypto Mom” and why she thinks it’s so important to provide a clear regulatory framework
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Guest
Hester M. Peirce, SEC Commissioner
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Previous coverage of Unchained on the topic:
The Chopping Block: Jake Chervinsky on How the SEC Has Lost Credibility
These 2 Crypto Trading Platforms Agree With SEC Chair Gary Gensler
‘Is ETH a Security?’ Why Gary Gensler Couldn’t Give Congress a Straight Answer
Gary Gensler vs. Crypto: What Will the SEC Attack Next?
Rep. Emmer on Why He Believes Gary Gensler Is a ‘Bad-Faith Regulator’
Unchained:
SEC Sues Coinbase for Breaking Securities Laws
SEC Files 13 Charges Against Binance Including the Mishandling of Funds, Sale of Unregistered Securities
SEC Calls Solana, Polygon, Algorand and Other Tokens Securities but Misses Ether in Binance Lawsuit
US House Republicans Propose Bill That May Give Crypto Assets a Path to Becoming Commodities
Coinbase Seeks to Compel SEC Response to Rulemaking Petition
The Block:
Ripple calls for investigation into former SEC official after document release
Former SEC director Hinman's plan to call Vitalik Buterin revealed in suit
SEC comments on Hinman speech released in Ripple Labs filing
WSJ: Who Is Brian Armstrong? Coinbase CEO Is Taking On the SEC

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44min
June 15, 2023The Chopping Block: Why Uniswap V4 Creates a Bigger Attack Surface Area - Ep. 506
Welcome to “The Chopping Block” – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner, chop it up about the latest news. In this episode, Robert stirs the debate over Hinman's 2018 speech and what it means for the debate at the SEC over whether BTC and ETH should be considered securities, the similarities between Ethereum and Solana, and how Binance.US is dealing with a move to freeze its assets. Moreover, the group kicks off with a brief history lesson on the infamous PEPE meme!
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Show highlights:
where the PEPE meme comes from
whether Mark Zuckerberg and the project Libra played a role in the animosity toward crypto
why Robert says that Hinman's speech in 2018 was crafted with broad inter-agency work, in contrast to what the SEC has been saying
how the documents show that the SEC didn't believe there was enough clarity to classify ETH as a security
whether these documents diminish Gary Gensler's claims that almost everything in crypto is a security
the similarities between Ethereum in 2017 and Solana at the moment
what the drama is in Solana around forking Alameda coins
what the new features of the Uniswap V4 draft code are
whether the 'hooks' in the new code facilitate rug pulls and introduce much more complexities
how Binance.US has dealt with the SEC lawsuit and request to freeze its assets
Robert's crazy idea to use Uniswap V4 and why Tarun killed it
what extreme sports represent crypto more accurately
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:
SEC Anticipates Responding to Coinbase Petition in 120 Days
Binance.US and SEC Work On Deal to Avoid Total Asset Freeze: Report Binance.US Says SEC’s Request to Freeze Assets Would End Crypto Exchange
Binance, Coinbase and Binance.US Record $4 Billion in Weekly Outflows
Uniswap Releases Draft Code for V4
The Block:
Ripple calls for investigation into former SEC official after document release
Former SEC director Hinman's plan to call Vitalik Buterin revealed in Ripple lawsuit
SEC comments on Hinman speech released in Ripple Labs filing

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58min
June 13, 2023Hong Kong's New Crypto Regulation: Will It Attract the Industry? - Ep. 505
On June 1, Hong Kong implemented new crypto regulations to license exchanges. Two experts – Angelina Kwan, CEO of Stratford Finance (and former COO of BitMEX), and Adrian Lai, founder and managing partner of Newman Capital – weigh in on the new rules in Hong Kong, which tokens can be listed, recent reports that China may be sanctioning this activity, and how the crypto community is responding so far. Plus, they dissect the latest developments of the digital yuan, whether China will ever embrace public blockchains, and the shifting global regulatory landscape for crypto, and more.
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Show highlights:
Angelina’s and Adrian’s backgrounds in crypto in Hong Kong
how crypto in Hong Kong has evolved over the years
what the new Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) rules consist of, including which tokens will be allowed in the newly licensed exchanges
how the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has taken onboarding crypto companies in the banking system very seriously
why Angelina says that crypto companies have already stopped leaving Hong Kong
how some people are worried how a potential crackdown on crypto in China could affect Hong Kong
why the SFC has committed to issuing a paper on tokenization and why it is particularly interested in real estate
the importance of the development of the digital yuan
whether the new regulations in Hong Kong mean that China is prepared to adopt crypto in the mainland
how China is 'excelling' at adopting real-world use cases, according to Angelina
why you can't say “NFTs” in China and why the metaverse represents a “huge problem,” according to Adrian
whether China will let public blockchains succeed
how the global regulatory landscape has been changing and what it means for the future of digital assets
whether Africa is the next frontier of growth and what role the Middle East is playing
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Guests:
Angelina Kwan, CEO of Stratford Finance
Adrian Lai, founder and managing partner of Newman Capital
Links
CoinDesk:
Hong Kong Securities Regulator to Accept License Applications for Crypto Exchanges Starting June 1
How Hong Kong Is Gearing Up to Regulate Stablecoins
Cointelegraph:
Hong Kong’s regulatory lead sets it up to be major crypto hub
China doles out millions in digital yuan in bid to boost adoption: Report
Chinese city public servants to receive digital yuan salaries starting May
TechCrunch:
Hong Kong’s crypto rules help it fit in more than stand out, but experts say that’s good
A peek into China’s stance on web3
CNBC: One country, two crypto systems: Hong Kong harbors crypto hub ambitions despite China’s crackdown
Bloomberg: Hong Kong’s Crypto Hub Ambitions Win Quiet Backing From Beijing
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission: SFC concludes consultation on regulation of virtual asset trading platforms
South China Morning Post: Hong Kong’s crypto market will not have ‘light-touch regulation’, HKMA chief says as city prepares new rules
Forkast: China: Zhengzhou City proposes metaverse plan

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1h 16min
June 09, 2023SEC Sues Binance, Coinbase: ‘This Is Not the End of Crypto in the United States’- Ep. 504
On Monday, it was Binance. On Tuesday, Coinbase. Electric Capital General Counsel Emily Meyers joins the show to read between the lines of an action-packed week for Gary Gensler’s SEC. Meyers lends her lawyerly eye to the key differences between the two lawsuits, the SEC’s potential strategy, and whether federal legislation will beat the courts in providing clarity.
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Show highlights:
why Emily thinks the SEC’s actions don’t represent the end of crypto in the U.S.
what the similarities and differences are in the lawsuits against Coinbase and Binance
why it’s fundamental to the SEC’s allegations that the court determines that at least one of the named tokens is in fact a security
whether Coinbase and Binance will file motions to dismiss
whether allegations against Binance are comparable to those against FTX
whether Gary Gensler’s interactions with Binance in 2019 raise ethical questions about his involvement in the case
why Emily thinks that Gensler’s approach to crypto is not aligned with the SEC’s mission to protect investors
why the SEC allowed Coinbase to go public and is now suing them
how the SEC sued Coinbase only after the exchange sued the agency first
whether the Third Circuit will press the SEC to issue the rules that Coinbase has petitioned for
why Emily believes that there’s not an effective path for crypto companies to properly register in the U.S.
why the SEC has listed large-market-cap tokens such as SOL, ADA, and MATIC but has not gone after ETH
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Guest
Emily Meyers, general counsel at Electric CapitalLinks
Previous coverage of Unchained on the topic:
The Chopping Block: Jake Chervinsky on How the SEC Has Lost Credibility
These 2 Crypto Trading Platforms Agree With SEC Chair Gary Gensler
Coinbase's Legal Action Against the SEC: How It Will Likely Unfold
‘Is ETH a Security?’ Why Gary Gensler Couldn’t Give Congress a Straight Answer
Gary Gensler vs. Crypto: What Will the SEC Attack Next?
Rep. Emmer on Why He Believes Gary Gensler Is a ‘Bad-Faith Regulator’
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Unchained:
SEC Sues Coinbase for Breaking Securities Laws
SEC Files Motion to Freeze Binance’s Assets, Asks for ‘Sworn Accounting’
SEC Files 13 Charges Against Binance Including the Mishandling of Funds, Sale of Unregistered Securities
SEC Calls Solana, Polygon, Algorand and Other Tokens Securities but Misses Ether in Binance Lawsuit
US House Republicans Propose Bill That May Give Crypto Assets a Path to Becoming Commodities
Coinbase Seeks to Compel SEC Response to Rulemaking Petition
CoinDesk:
SEC Seeks Temporary Restraining Order to Freeze Binance.US Assets
Crypto Exchange Binance Says Gensler Once Offered to Be an 'Informal Advisor'
Binance Redirected $12B to Firms Controlled by CEO Changpeng Zhao, SEC Says
Fortune: Former Coinbase employee and his brother settle with the SEC, which again dodges proving whether cryptocurrencies are securities

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48min
June 08, 2023The Chopping Block: Jake Chervinsky on How the SEC Has Lost Credibility - Ep. 503
Welcome to “The Chopping Block” – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner, chop it up about the latest news. In this episode, the Blockchain Association’s Jake Chervinsky breaks down the cases against Binance and Coinbase – and how they are different from FTX – what it means for the crypto industry, and who may be next.
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 Jake believes that the Binance lawsuit didn’t present major surprises
Whether the SEC is trying to ban the crypto industry by enforcement
How Binance has been allegedly doing a huge amount of wash trading
Whether Gemini is next on the SEC’s enforcement action list
How CZ and Coinbase CEOs have responded to the complaints
How the market reacted to the lawsuits
What the differences are between the Binance case and FTX
Why the SEC is alleging that Coinbase is operating as an unregistered broker, exchange, and clearing agency
Whether token issuers can bring action against the SEC for harming their business or reputation
Whether the crypto industry doesn’t take the SEC seriously
Whether the EOS settlement in 2019 shows how inconsistent the SEC has been in its crypto enforcement actions
Whether these cases will have an impact in Congress and accelerate legislation
What would happen if Gary Gensler stops being the chair of the SEC
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
Guest
Jake Chervinsky, chief policy officer at the Blockchain Association
Previous Unchained Appearances:
Can Crypto Be a Force in the Midterms? Yes, Say Kristin Smith and Jake Chervinsky
Everything You Need to Know About the Looming Battle Over Privacy in Crypto
All Things Crypto Regulation With Jake Chervinsky
DisclosuresLinks
Unchained:
SEC Sues Coinbase for Breaking Securities Laws
SEC Files Motion to Freeze Binance’s Assets, Asks for ‘Sworn Accounting’
SEC Files 13 Charges Against Binance Including the Mishandling of Funds, Sale of Unregistered Securities
SEC Calls Solana, Polygon, Algorand and Other Tokens Securities but Misses Ether in Binance Lawsuit
US House Republicans Propose Bill That May Give Crypto Assets a Path to Becoming Commodities
Fortune: Former Coinbase employee and his brother settle with the SEC, which again dodges proving whether cryptocurrencies are securities

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1h 9min
June 06, 2023What’s Next for Wallets After Ledger Recover Outrage? - Ep. 502
Wallet security was in the spotlight after the announcement of Ledger Recover, but the crypto community doesn’t need to “freak out,” according to Itai Turbahn, co-founder and CEO of Dynamic Labs, and Ouriel Ohayon, CEO of ZenGo. The two CEOs join the show to talk about the challenges of bringing self-custody to the masses. For many, “not your keys, not your coins” is actually “your keys, your problem.”

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Show highlights:
the problems that may arise when managing your own keys
the misconceptions that people have about hardware wallets
why Ouriel says that Ledger is going in the right direction but made a major mistake
how multi-party computation can be a solution to the problem of securing your own keys
what are other ways to solve it, such as Shamir’s secret sharing (SSS) and multisigs
the tradeoffs between security and user experience
how Dynamic Wallet works by linking multiple wallets to a single account
whether “passwordless authentication” is the future of security
how can users protect themselves from “bad transactions” and what are companies doing to help
whether open source contributes to more security in the wallet landscape
how account abstraction will change the user experience
whether security is the key to the future of crypto
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Guests:
Itai Turbahn, cofounder and CEO of Dynamic Labs
Ouriel Ohayon, CEO of ZenGo
Previous appearance on Unchained: ZenGo: A Self-Custodial Wallet Minus the Risk of Losing Your Keys
Previous coverage of Unchained on wallets:
The Ugly Tradeoffs of Ledger’s New Recovery Service
Links
What is ZenGo Recovery Kit?
Cointelegraph:
Multiparty computation could offer increased protection for crypto wallets
I run a Ledger competitor — But I support it in blow-up over keys
Unchained: ‘Backdoor’ for Seed Phrases? Ledger’s New Recovery Feature Spooks Users
Tweet from Ouriel that explains the differences between ZenGo and Ledger
Solving the crypto adoption problem: making crypto *actually* usable
Multi-Party Computation (MPC) Technology Can Ensure Effective Fraud Detection | Nasdaq
Web3 Auth 101: What is wallet-based authentication?

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1h 8min
June 03, 2023The Chopping Block: Will Modular Blockchains Win? - Ep. 501
Welcome to “The Chopping Block” – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner, chop it up about the latest news. In this episode, the gang answers audience questions, digs into the discourse around rollups, and debates whether modular blockchains will vanquish existing monoliths.

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Show highlights:
How someone asked people to just give them money, and raised over $1 million
Answering audience questions from Twitter, including ‘what’s Tarun’s favorite drug?’
Whether there’s tension between Haseeb and Tarun
How the incoming generations of crypto people (e.g. “Class of 2017”) have changed over the cycles
The five-level explainer on what a rollup is
Why everyone’s debating the ontology of rollups and why Haseeb still thinks blockchains are like religions
Tarun’s take on the modular blockchain thesis and why Haseeb is skeptical
Whether app chains like the ones in Cosmos will become dominant
Whether one of the top 4 chains will be modular in the next five to 10 years
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
Binance Feed: Bored Ape NFT Holder Ben.eth Launches Third Crusade of Memecoin Psychopathy
Rollups, Rigor, and Reality by Kelvin Fichter
Rollups Are L1s (& L2s) a.k.a. How Rollups *Actually Actually Actually* Work by Jon Charbonneau
Haseeb’s question on Twitter
Previous episode of The Chopping Block on the L1 debate: Why Are We Still Building Layer 1s?

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1h 4min
June 02, 2023Laura Shin Reflects on 500 Episodes of ‘Unchained’ - Ep.500
If a year in crypto is like a decade in other industries, then Laura Shin has seen a lot. To commemorate the 500th episode of “Unchained” (actually, there’s about 150 more under a different brand name), Laura hops on the other side of the microphone to field questions from Unchained Contributing Editor Zack Seward about standout moments dating back to 2018. From the early rise of Binance to a charged interview with Terra founder Do Kwon, Shin takes you behind the scenes for rare insights into her process, her favorite moments, and how key episodes have aged.

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Highlighted episodes:
Sept. 25, 2018: How Binance Became the Most Popular Crypto Exchange in 5 Months
March 26, 2019: Vitalik Buterin on Whether or Not Ethereum Is ‘Blowing It’
April 8, 2022: Here’s Why USDN De-Pegged From the Dollar – And Why UST Might Too
Dec. 23, 2022: Martin Shkreli Explains Why Sam Bankman-Fried Got Lucky With His Judge
Aug. 3, 2021: Can a DeFi Smart Contract Be Regulated? Two CFTC Commissioners Discuss
May 23, 2023: Ex-CFTC Commissioner Berkovitz Says ‘DeFi Should Be Regulated’ – But How?
March 18, 2022: Punk6529 on the Significance of Bored Ape Yacht Club and CryptoPunks
Oct. 18, 2022: Do Kwon of Terra: ‘It Was Never Really About Money or Fame or Success’
July 31, 2018: Meltem Demirors and Jill Carlson on the Shitcoin Waterfall
Aug. 10, 2021: Is ETH on Its Way to Becoming Ultra-Sound Money? Yes, Says Justin Drake
Dec. 28, 2021: Why NFT OG Mitchell Chan Has Released Just One Project This Year
Oct. 28, 2022: The Mango Markets Attacker on Whether His ‘Trade’ Was Ethical or Not
Feb. 7, 2018: Xapo’s Wences Casares on How Bitcoin Makes a Fairer World
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