Why MEV Will Always Be Controversial - Ep. 482
Maximal extractable value, or MEV, is a mainstay of the Ethereum landscape. But the process of validators reaping profits from handling new blocks is not without controversy. Ethereum Foundation resea...
18 Apr 20231h 10min
The Chopping Block: Are VCs Bad for Crypto? - Ep. 481
Welcome to “The Chopping Block” – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, and Robert Leshner chop it up about the latest news. In this episode, they’re joined by Unchained’s Laura Shin to d...
15 Apr 20231h 6min
Laura’s 10-Year Anniversary of Self-Employment: A Personal Message
Laura’s 10-Year Anniversary of Self-Employment: A Personal Message Laura Shin, the host of Unchained, celebrated her 10-year anniversary of self-employment on Wednesday, April 12. She tells her stor...
15 Apr 202315min
Shapella in the Rearview: After Major Upgrade, What’s Next for Ethereum? - Ep. 480
This week’s major Ethereum upgrade, Shapella (it was really two upgrades, Shanghai and Capella, in one), brings the network’s multi-year journey to proof-of-stake to a close. With validator withdrawal...
14 Apr 202342min
Are DAOs Strong Enough to Survive the Regulators? - Ep. 479
How can decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) be more resilient? Gabriel Shapiro, general counsel at Delphi Labs, and Fatemeh Fannizadeh, lawyer and researcher at Geneva-legal.ch, survey the l...
11 Apr 20231h 16min
Rep. Emmer on Why He Believes Gary Gensler Is a ‘Bad-Faith Regulator’ - Ep. 478
Amidst a wide-ranging crackdown on all kinds of crypto players, Representative Tom Emmer talks about recent enforcement actions, the classification of cryptocurrencies as securities or commodities, th...
7 Apr 202340min
The Chopping Block: Is Ether the Only ‘Organic Yield’ in Crypto? - Ep. 477
Welcome to The Chopping Block – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, and Tarun Chitra chop it up about the latest news. In this episode, they are joined by Laura Shin, author, journalist...
6 Apr 202356min
Is the Government Trying to Kill Off Crypto in the US? - Ep. 476
Brian Quintenz, head of policy for a16z crypto, and Nic Carter, general partner at Castle Island Ventures, talk about Operation Choke Point 2.0, the relationship between the government and the crypto ...
4 Apr 20231h 13min
