Could the Bank Secrecy Act Harm Crypto? Coin Center Thinks So - Ep. 571
In this episode of Unchained, Peter Van Valkenburgh, director of research at Coin Center, explains why the IRS's proposed broker rule for tax reporting in crypto could harm the crypto industry as well...
17 Nov 202340min
How Much Money Are Terrorists Actually Raising in Crypto? - Ep. 570
The recent Wall Street Journal article that claimed Hamas raised $130 million via cryptocurrency has sparked considerable debate, especially after Sen. Elizabeth Warren used it as her sole source to a...
14 Nov 20231h 11min
The Chopping Block: Why Vivek Ramaswamy Wants Less Crypto Regulation - Ep. 569
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, the gang welcomes Republican presidenti...
13 Nov 202348min
How Can OpenSea Regain Dominance After Layoffs and the NFT Market Decline? - Ep. 568
Last week, OpenSea, the former frontrunner in the NFT marketplace, confirmed the layoff of half its workforce as the NFT markets seemed to bottom out. gmoney, NFT collector and founder of 9dcc, join...
10 Nov 202343min
The Chopping Block: Did Blur Cause a Decline in the NFT Market? - Ep. 567
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 explore the enigmatic 'unhinged sc...
9 Nov 20231h 6min
A 20+ Year Sentence? Why the Evidence Against SBF Was Too Hard to Overcome - Ep. 566
In this episode of Unchained, Laura does a detailed unpacking of the historic Sam Bankman-Fried trial and verdict with defense lawyer Sam Enzer and former Southern District of New York prosecutor Rich...
7 Nov 20231h 23min
Two Genesis Creditors Describe Their Frustrations With the Bankrupt Crypto Lender - Ep. 565
Two Genesis creditors, BJ and Branden, who prefer to use pseudonyms for security reasons, spoke with Unchained about the alleged fraud by the crypto lender and its parent company, Digital Currency Gro...
4 Nov 20231h 28min
SBF Trial, Day 18: Sam Bankman-Fried Found Guilty on All 7 Counts in Swift Verdict
The downfall of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried from king of the crypto world to crypto scammer is complete. A Manhattan jury of nine women and three men took less than five hours Thursday afternoon...
3 Nov 20235min
