The Chopping Block: Curve Crisis Concludes With a Whimper, PayPal’s PYUSD Raises New Questions - Ep. 529
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, a quiet conclusion to that Curve thing ...
10 Aug 202355min
Orb Outrage: Worldcoin Cofounder Defends Project Amid Backlash - Ep. 528
Worldcoin is getting hit from all sides. Following a popular launch in late July, critics from the crypto community and public sector alike are coming out in droves with concerns about privacy, data p...
8 Aug 202355min
What Does the Curve Crisis Say About DeFi? - Ep. 527
While it’s now mostly contained, the Curve crisis has exposed some of the systemic risks in the world of DeFi. Sam Kazemian, founder of Frax Finance, joins the show to discuss what DeFi needs to do to...
4 Aug 202338min
The Chopping Block: Who’s to Blame for the Curve Hack? - Ep. 526
Welcome to “The Chopping Block” – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, and Tarun Chitra chop it up about the latest news. This week, Laurence Day, smart-contract sleuth and co-founder of...
3 Aug 202359min
Why CoinFund Believes Worldcoin Could Become More Popular Than Bitcoin - Ep. 525
CoinFund’s Jake Brukhman and Chris Perkins join Unchained to dissect their recent $158 million seed round and the transformation of the investment landscape following the 2022 crypto carnage. As backe...
1 Aug 20231h 6min
Rep. Ritchie Torres on Why Congress Should Make Clear Crypto Laws - Ep. 524
Crypto markets are under the gun from SEC Chairman Gary Gensler’s ‘regulation by enforcement’ policy. Meanwhile, a divided political landscape creates gridlock on Capitol Hill. Democratic Representati...
28 Jul 202339min
The Chopping Block: NFA for Founders, Worldcoin and UniswapX Launch, Hamster Racing - Ep. 523
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 b...
27 Jul 202353min
Two VCs on Why This Is the Perfect Time to Invest in Crypto - Ep. 522
Despite the doom and gloom, Placeholder VC partners Chris Burniske and Joel Monegro are highly bullish on the present moment. “We’re all going to look back on this period and remember it as fondly as ...
25 Jul 20231h 46min
