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How the Tornado Cash Lawsuit Was Won and Why It Matters
Episode 743
Last week, the crypto world celebrated a major legal victory when a federal appeals court struck down OFAC’s sanctions on Tornado Cash’s immutable sm…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Chopping Block: DeSci Critiques, Hyperliquid's No-VC Model, and Freysa’s AI Games
Episode 742
Welcome to The Chopping Block – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner get together and give the industr…
1 year, 3 months ago
Vitalik Buterin Aped Into the Social Media App Anoncast. What's It About?
Episode 741
Farcaster-based social media app Anoncast has quickly grabbed the crypto community’s attention—especially after Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin jump…
1 year, 3 months ago
What's the Best Way for Ethereum to Grow? Justin Drake and Martin Köppelmann Debate
Episode 740
Ethereum has been left behind in this bull market. As rivals like Solana gain ground in metrics such as speed, cost, and developer mindshare, questio…
1 year, 3 months ago
Spot Bitcoin ETF Options Are Here. Why You ‘Can’t Overstate’ Their Importance
Episode 739
On Tuesday, options on BlackRock’s bitcoin ETF, IBIT, launched, seeing $1.9 billion worth of those options changing hands on the first day.
The launch…
1 year, 4 months ago
The Chopping Block: Polymarket CEO raided by FBI, Ethereum’s Beam Chain, and Trump’s Pro-Crypto Agenda feat. Vance Spencer
Episode 738
Welcome to The Chopping Block – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner get together and give the industr…
1 year, 4 months ago
Bits + Bips: Will Rate Cuts and Trump's Policies Spark a Bitcoin Supercycle?
Episode 737
Bitcoin and SOL are flirting with all time highs, Ethereum is lagging behind, and the next six months could define the trajectory of crypto markets. …
1 year, 4 months ago
Are Layer 2s Failing Ethereum? A New Proposal Advocates for Native L2s
Episode 736
Martin Köppelmann, co-founder of Gnosis, has proposed that Ethereum should have native rollups—a vision aimed at addressing scalability and decentral…
1 year, 4 months ago
How BlackRock, the World's Largest Asset Manager, Took Crypto Mainstream
Episode 735
BlackRock’s entry into crypto through its bitcoin ETF (and later on the spot ether ETF) has rewritten the record books, driving massive inflows and r…
1 year, 4 months ago
How Crypto Played the Political Game—and Won 'Bigly'
Episode 734
The 2024 elections have reshaped the future of crypto in Washington. With almost $200 million in donations, the Fairshake Super PAC not only backed p…
1 year, 4 months ago