Podcast Episodes

The Chopping Block: Arthur Hayes on Why Crypto Needs to Ditch the Banks

Episode 466

BitMEX founder Arthur Hayes, fresh out of home confinement after settling charges with the U.S. government, joins “The Chopping Block” with Haseeb Qureshi, Robert Leshner, and Tarun Chitra. The early…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Grayscale v. SEC: Who Won This Week’s Hearing?

Episode 465

Elliott Stein, senior litigation analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, shares his insights from a court hearing this week on the SEC’s rejection of Grayscale’s bid to convert GBTC into a spot bitcoin ET…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

ETH Denver Debate: Should Testnet ETH Be Free or Have a Price?

Episode 464

LayerZero launched a testnet bridge that allows users to swap mainnet ETH for Goerli ETH (GoETH), which led to a sudden emergence of a liquid market for GoETH tokens.

This was a hugely controversial d…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

The Chopping Block: Is Coinbase’s Base ‘the Binance Smart Chain for White People’?

Episode 463

In-person at ETH Denver, crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, and Tarun Chitra chop it up about the latest crypto news. This week, Kyle Samani, scion of Solana, joins the show. 

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Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Bitcoin Ordinal NFTs Are Hot and Getting Hotter. What's the Hype About?

Episode 462

Muneeb Ali, co-creator of Stacks, discusses the Bitcoin trend that has everyone – or at least, many Bitcoiners – buzzing: Bitcoin ordinals. Ali explains why it is that they’ve taken up block space, p…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Have Crypto Detectives Killed the Cypherpunk Dream?

Episode 461

Andy Greenberg, senior writer for WIRED and author of “Tracers in the Dark,” takes us inside the world of crypto-tracing crimebusters and voices the ambivalence of Bitcoin – a cypherpunk creation – e…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

Is Asia Going to Lead the Next Bull Run?

Episode 460

Emily Parker, CoinDesk’s executive director of global content, joins the show to discuss the Asian crypto markets. From Hong Kong to Tokyo, Parker sees bullish signs in recent developments. Hear why …

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago

The Chopping Block: The Inside Story of How Blur Toppled NFT Giant OpenSea

Episode 459

Welcome to “The Chopping Block” – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Robert Leshner, Tom Schmidt, and Tarun Chitra chop it up about the latest news. This week, it’s time for a case study: Special …

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Just a Coincidence? Coinbase and Polygon Lawyers See Bad Omens in SEC Crackdown

Episode 458

A settlement with Kraken, a proposed custody rule, and lawsuits against Paxos and Terraform Labs. “This week has been a very long year,” said Polygon Labs Chief Policy Officer Rebecca Rettig. She joi…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago

Is Gary Gensler on a Mission to Put Crypto Down for Good?

Episode 457

Mike Selig, counsel at Willkie Farr, has plenty to talk about this week, with a slew of actions from Gary Gensler’s SEC putting the future of crypto in the U.S. in question. From Kraken’s custodial s…

Published on 2 years, 10 months ago