Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchCould This Vitalik-Backed Protocol Bring Privacy to a Regulated Crypto World?
Episode 542
Earlier this week, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and four co-authors published a paper describing a smart contract protocol called privacy pool…
2 years, 6 months ago
The Chopping Block: Why Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire Is So Optimistic About Stablecoins' Future
Episode 541
Welcome to The Chopping Block – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner chop it up about the latest news. This week, t…
2 years, 6 months ago
Friend.tech: The Legal and Tax Ins and Outs of This Year’s Hottest Crypto App
Episode 540
Friend.tech, a decentralized social media platform in which you can buy and sell “keys” in your friends on X (formerly known as Twitter) whose value …
2 years, 6 months ago
Does Grayscale’s Win Against the SEC Mean a Spot Bitcoin ETF Will Be Approved?
Episode 539
This week’s emphatic ruling in favor of Grayscale in its suit against the SEC to convert its massive bitcoin trust into an ETF generated plenty of ho…
2 years, 6 months ago
The Chopping Block: Coinbase’s Paul Grewal on Why the SEC Is Going After Crypto So Aggressively
Episode 538
Welcome to The Chopping Block – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, and Tarun Chitra, chop it up about the latest news. This week, the…
2 years, 6 months ago
Oracles: Does the Backbone of DeFi Need Fixing?
Episode 537
Oracles are all about bringing important data (mostly asset prices) onto the blockchain. As such, they’re a key part of decentralized finance. But or…
2 years, 6 months ago
Is This the End of DeFi? Why the US Government Is Going After Tornado Cash
Episode 536
On Wednesday, the U.S. Government indicted Tornado Cash developers Roman Storm and Roman Semenov for three counts of conspiracy involving a staggerin…
2 years, 6 months ago
The 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.…
2 years, 6 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 w…
2 years, 7 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 p…
2 years, 7 months ago