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How Decentralized Social Network Farcaster Hopes to Eventually Get to One Billion Users
Dan Romero, the co-founder of decentralized social media network Farcaster, joins "Unchained" to discuss why Frames has become so popular, the central ideas behind Farcaster, and what’s in store for Farcaster’s future.
Why One Solana Builder Is Still Optimistic About the Network
Lucas Bruder, the CEO of Jito Labs, which builds infrastructure for the Solana blockchain, joins "Unchained" to discuss the cause of Solana's recent outage, improvements the blockchain has made to its technology and the promise of the Solana phone.
Jupiter Founder Meow Addresses Critics of JUP Airdrop: ‘Give Me a Break’
Jupiter’s founder, who goes by the pseudonym Meow, joins Unchained to break down the launch mechanics of JUP and why he finds the criticisms of the launch mostly based on “bad faith” and misinformation.
A16z Crypto’s Chris Dixon on How Blockchains Can Save the Internet
Chris Dixon, founder and managing partner of a16z crypto, joins Unchained to discuss criticisms of crypto VC firms, details about a16z’s previous investment in Facebook and how crypto has become overly politicized in the U.S. Plus, insights on the significant promise of restaking and state of creator royalties in the NFT market.
Legal Experts on How the U.S. Can Finally Regulate DeFi
Rebecca Rettig, Chief Legal and Policy Officer at Polygon Labs, joins law firm Arktouros' co-founder Michael Mosier at Unchained to discuss the paper they have published on decentralized finance (DeFi) regulation and the next steps they are pursuing.
Why the SEC’s Case Against Coinbase Is So Significant for Crypto
Sam Enzer, a partner at Cahill Gorden & Reindel, joins Unchained to discuss why the Coinbase case is so significant for the crypto industry and what the Ripple and Terraform Labs cases could mean each side. Plus, reasons why he thinks Judge Failla is such a perfect choice to rule in this case.
Why Some Brokerage Firms Are Blocking Access to Spot Bitcoin ETFs
The spot bitcoin ETF approvals set the stage for 11 such offerings from the likes of BlackRock, Fidelity, and ARK 21Shares to begin trading on Thursday. On this episode of Unchained, Nate Geraci, president of the ETF Store; Eric Balchunas, senior ETF analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence; and James Seyffart, research analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence discussed the initial record trading volumes, the mechanics of how the funds work and predictions for total inflows.
The Black Swan Event That Could Cause a Fork in Ethereum (Again)
A major potential risk to Ethereum was highlighted by a bug that surfaced in Nethermind, a minority execution client. While the bug was fixed quickly, it raised the question of what would happen to the blockchain if Geth, which is used by more than two-thirds of validators, had a bug. Ethereum developer Lefteris Karapetsas joined Unchained to discuss the different scenarios of what could happen and why he feels the incentive system is poorly designed.
How Small Bitcoin ETF Issuers Will Compete With the Likes of BlackRock
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan and VanEck head of digital assets research Matthew Sigel join Unchained to discuss their approaches towards selling their products in the market, the challenges of competing with larger firms like BlackRock and Fidelity, the fee wars and where those are headed, the importance of specialist expertise in the crypto investment space, and how bitcoin prices might react to all the new supply in the market.
OG Olaf Carlson-Wee on Why His Crypto Thesis Is Stronger Than Ever
Polychain Capital founder and CIO Olaf Carlson-Wee says his main thesis about crypto has remained consistent since the beginning. That is, that crypto constitutes an “incentive vortex” that will replace the world’s preoccupation with country-backed currencies. Carlson-Wee joins Unchained to break down his theory and the significance of the launch of spot Bitcoin ETFs.