Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Chopping Block: All About That Base With Jesse Pollak
Episode 535
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, Coinbase’s Jesse Pollak talks about th…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
Can Maker’s Rune Christensen Fix the Sad State of DAO Governance?
Episode 534
The height of the last bull run was when MakerDAO cofounder Rune Christensen felt most disillusioned by DeFi and DAOs. “I didn’t even see how Maker was going to survive,” Christensen tells Laura Shin…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
SBF Behind Bars: Why Revoked Bail Is a Big Deal for Crypto’s Biggest Trial
Episode 533
Lawyer Brian Klein joins the show to explain why Sam Bankman-Fried being locked up makes it “much tougher” for his legal team. This week, the judge presiding over the case said SBF went too far in at…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
The Chopping Block: How Wintermute Avoids ‘Zombie’ Exchanges, Base’s Early Success, Bank Fraud in the AI Era
Episode 532
Welcome to The Chopping Block – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner chop it up about the latest news. This week, Wintermute CEO Evgeny Gaevoy joins the show to disc…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
Anita Posch on Why ‘Bitcoin Is a Tool for Freedom’ – Especially in Africa
Episode 531
Educator Anita Posch has spent months on the ground in Africa onboarding new users into the world of Bitcoin. In the West, bitcoin may seem extraneous; but in her telling, bitcoin in Zimbabwe, Zambia…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
Will PayPal's PYUSD Steal Market Share From Tether and Circle?
Episode 530
A major player has entered the stablecoin wars. PayPal went deeper down the crypto rabbithole this week with the launch of its Ethereum-based PYUSD. The dollar-backed stablecoin now puts PayPal in co…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
The Chopping Block: Curve Crisis Concludes With a Whimper, PayPal’s PYUSD Raises New Questions
Episode 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…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
Orb Outrage: Worldcoin Cofounder Defends Project Amid Backlash
Episode 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 …
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
What Does the Curve Crisis Say About DeFi?
Episode 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 t…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
The Chopping Block: Who’s to Blame for the Curve Hack? -
Episode 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 o…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago