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Back to SearchThe Chopping Block: The SEC Is Attacking Crypto – Will Gary Gensler Succeed?
Episode 456
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, Polygon Chief Legal Officer Marc Boiro…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
How This Prosecutor Is Spearheading the Fight Against Crypto ‘Pig Butchering’ Scams
Episode 455
Erin West, Deputy District Attorney of California’s Santa Clara County, has heard firsthand tales of scammers preying on victims for hundreds of thousands of dollars. She joins the show to explain th…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Chris Blec on Why He Believes a16z’s Uniswap Vote Exposes DeFi as a Farce
Episode 454
Chris Blec, DeFi researcher and founder of the Blec Report, explains why he believes the involvement of Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) in a contentious Uniswap governance proposal flies in the face of cr…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Everything You Need to Know About Filing Your 2022 Crypto Taxes
Episode 453
Lawrence Zlatkin, VP of Tax at Coinbase, and Shehan Chandrasekera, Head of Tax Strategy at CoinTracker, give a full accounting of everything U.S. crypto traders should be aware of as we inch closer t…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
The Chopping Block: Why Canto, Up Nearly 500% This Month, Has Its Haters
Episode 452
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, they cover:
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Why the Celsius Examiner Report Shows 'a Complete Disaster in Almost Every Way'
Episode 452
Following the release of Celsius' examiner report, Kadhim Shubber, an investigative reporter at The Financial Times, dives into the controversial business practices of the lender, how the company inf…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Did FTX Ruin Crypto’s Image on Capitol Hill? Two DC Insiders Discuss
Episode 450
Sheila Warren, CEO of the Crypto Council for Innovation, and Miller Whitehouse-Levine, Policy Director of the DeFi Education Fund, offer insider takes on how lawmakers and regulators are viewing cryp…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
The Chopping Block: Why the Once-Taboo MEV Is Now a Core Part of Ethereum
Episode 449
Welcome to “The Chopping Block!” – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, and Tarun Chitra chop it up about the latest news. This week, Flashbots co-founder Phil Daian joins the show to g…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
Why Grayscale Is Suing the SEC Over Its Denial of a Bitcoin ETF
Episode 448
Michael Sonnenshein, CEO of Grayscale Investments, gives an overview of his firm’s case against the SEC, which has denied requests to turn Grayscale’s bitcoin trust into an exchange-traded fund (ETF)…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
The Chopping Block: Will Genesis Creditors Be Made Whole?
Episode 447
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, they covered:
why the markets were …Published on 2 years, 10 months ago