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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.

Feb 8, 2024

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.

Feb 8, 2024

"The Mining Pod" host Will Foxley and crew go through the top stories in Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining, including data on the upcoming Bitcoin halving, Swan announcing its 4.5 EH/s mining operation and Core Scientific re-listing on the Nasdaq. Charlie also gives us an overview of what’s happening in the Ordinals ecosystem this week!

Feb 8, 2024

Bitcoin financial services company Swan Bitcoin announced its 4.5 EH/s mining operation, turning heads across the Bitcoin ecosystem. Rapha Zagury, CIO of Swan and head of Swan Mining, joins "The Mining Pod" to discuss why the company is getting into Bitcoin mining and secrets behind the swift move.

Feb 8, 2024

Tom Masiero of Standard Bitcoin joins the show to discuss mining bitcoin in the Southeast of the United States, Ordinals and why bitcoin mining might be destabilizing the Texas grid in the long term.

Feb 8, 2024

Originally a part of the now-defunct lending firm Celsius, Celsius Mining recently transitioned to its own entity, Ionic, and is working with Hut 8 to run its mining assets. But did creditors get a good deal? Citizen journalist and long time skeptic ‘ChazzonKe’ joins "The Mining Pod" to discuss.

Feb 8, 2024

In this episode of "Gen C," Avery and Sam explore the changing dynamics of the media industry and the impact of technology on media consumption and production. They discuss with this week’s guest, Melody Hildebrandt, CTO of Fox, the potential implications of AI in the newsroom, the importance of verifying content in the age of disinformation and how blockchain could revolutionize content financing and distribution.

Feb 5, 2024

In this episode of Gen C, Avery and Sam discuss the emerging trends in media, brand & emerging technology. They sit down with Pia Shörner, the Head of Digital Experience Content, Gaming, and the BMW Metaverse at BMW Group. Pia shares her insights on how brands should engage with their audience on new platforms such as game worlds, AR and VR.

Feb 5, 2024

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. 

Jan 26, 2024

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.

Jan 26, 2024