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Back to SearchGary Gensler vs. Crypto: What Will the SEC Attack Next?
Episode 485
Two lawyers, Josh Klayman, head of digital assets at Linklaters, and Marc Boiron, chief legal officer at Polygon Labs, offer their takes on the SEC’s recent crypto crackdown. They share what they hea…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
The Chopping Block: Are Layer 2s Stealing Ethereum’s Thunder?
Episode 484
Welcome to “The Chopping Block” – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Robert Leshner, and Tarun Chitra chop it up about the latest news. In this episode, the gang plays “guess the char…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
‘Is ETH a Security?’ Why Gary Gensler Couldn’t Give Congress a Straight Answer
Episode 483
It got heated this week on Capitol Hill with SEC Chair Gary Gensler testifying before the House Financial Services Committee on his agency’s efforts to rein in the U.S. crypto industry. Jason Gottlie…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Why MEV Will Always Be Controversial
Episode 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 rese…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
The Chopping Block: Are VCs Bad for Crypto?
Episode 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 …
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
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 story…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Shapella in the Rearview: After Major Upgrade, What’s Next for Ethereum?
Episode 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 withdrawa…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Are DAOs Strong Enough to Survive the Regulators?
Episode 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 …
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
Rep. Emmer on Why He Believes Gary Gensler Is a ‘Bad-Faith Regulator’
Episode 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, t…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
The Chopping Block: Is Ether the Only ‘Organic Yield’ in Crypto?
Episode 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, journalis…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago