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Why Ethereum's Merge Was Delayed and Why It Won't Reduce Gas Fees Much
Episode 341
Tim Beiko, the Ethereum Foundation coordinator for core developers, discusses his recent estimation that Ethereum’s merge, where the network transitions from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake, will be …
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
Excited About Your Bored Ape or CryptoPunk? Make Sure You Understand Your IP Rights
Episode 340
Stuart Levi, co-head of the Technology Transaction and Intellectual Property Group at Skadden Arps, and Marta Belcher, general counsel and Head of Policy at Protocol Labs, break down the legal issues…
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
Here’s Why USDN De-Pegged From the Dollar – And Why UST Might Too
Episode 339
Kevin Zhou, co-founder of Galois Capital, discusses a crazy week in the world of algorithmic stablecoins that saw USDN de-peg from the dollar and Terra unveil plans to create a new liquidity pool on …
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
The Chopping Block: Why ‘One Man’s Bug Is Another Man’s Bounty’
Episode 338
Welcome to The Chopping Block! Crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner chop it up about the latest news in the digital asset industry. Show topics:
how social e…Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
Why TBD's Mike Brock Is Skeptical That Decentralized Applications Will Become Popular
Episode 337
Mike Brock, general manager of TBD at Block, discusses how TBD’s yet-to-be-released DEX is structured, explains why he thinks decentralized solutions do not necessarily need blockchains, and tells th…
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
Bridge Hacks Have Caused ~$1 Billion in Losses. Here’s Why Bridge Security Is Tricky
Arjun Bhuptani, founder of Connext and bridging expert, breaks down the Ronin bridge exploit that led to a hacker stealing $600 million+ and discusses different bridge designs that could limit future…
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
Do Kwon Is Backing UST With Bitcoin – And Here’s What Else He Is Building
Episode 335
Do Kwon is the CEO of Terraform Labs and a director at Luna Foundation Guard. On Unchained, he explains why LFG is spearheading a plan to partially back Terra’s $15 billion stablecoin UST with Bitcoi…
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
Juno Holders Want to Confiscate a Whale’s Tokens. Here’s Why.
Episode 334
Andy Beal, head of ecosystem development at Forta and author of the 30,000 Feet newsletter, discusses the dramatic governance proposal on Juno Network, a Cosmos-based project, where Juno holders are …
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
The Chopping Block: Do Kwon Pitches a Decentralized NFT Publishing Service
Episode 333
Welcome to The Chopping Block! Crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, and Robert Leshner chop it up about the latest news in the digital asset industry. On this week’s episode, Do Kwon, founder…
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago
Ukraine Has Received $150 Million in Crypto. Here’s How It Is Being Used
Episode 322
Illia Polosukhin, co-founder NEAR Protocol, and George Kikvadze, executive vice chairman at BitFury Group, both of whom have called Ukraine “home” at one point in their lives, discuss Russia’s invasi…
Published on 3 years, 8 months ago