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Crypto assets and blockchain technology are about to transform every trust-based interaction of our lives, from financial services to identity to the Internet of Things. In this podcast, host Laura Shin, an independent journalist covering all things crypto, talks with industry pioneers about how crypto assets and blockchains will change the way we earn, spend and invest our money. Tune in to find out how Web 3.0, the decentralized web, will revolutionize our world.

The Chopping Block: Why Everyone Is Talking About EigenLayer

58 mins; May 25, 2023

Ex-CFTC Commissioner Berkovitz Says ‘DeFi Should Be Regulated’ – But How?

82 hours 47 mins; May 23, 2023

The Chopping Block: Wizards vs. Laser Eyes for the Future of Bitcoin

77 hours 10 mins; May 20, 2023

The Ugly Tradeoffs of Ledger’s New Recovery Service

40 mins; May 19, 2023

Bitcoin’s BRC-20 Mania: Is It Sustainable?

67 hours 11 mins; May 16, 2023

The Chopping Block: Do Aragon Association Members Get 'Fat Salaries' With 'Zero Accountability'?

55 mins; May 14, 2023

The IRS Wants $44B From Bankrupt FTX. How Is That Possible?

41 mins; May 12, 2023

Writing the Book on FTX’s Downfall: ‘It Was All Just Sam'

61 hours 3 mins; May 09, 2023

$630M Due Next Week: Is DCG at Default Risk?

45 mins; May 05, 2023

Do You Need to Think Twice Before Restaking Your Assets?

69 hours 45 mins; May 02, 2023

The Chopping Block: Why Are We Still Building Layer 1s?

45 mins; April 29, 2023

Coinbase's Legal Action Against the SEC: How It Will Likely Unfold

38 mins; April 28, 2023

Gary Gensler vs. Crypto: What Will the SEC Attack Next?

74 hours 12 mins; April 25, 2023

The Chopping Block: Are Layer 2s Stealing Ethereum’s Thunder?

59 mins; April 22, 2023

‘Is ETH a Security?’ Why Gary Gensler Couldn’t Give Congress a Straight Answer

40 mins; April 21, 2023

Why MEV Will Always Be Controversial

70 hours 15 mins; April 18, 2023

The Chopping Block: Are VCs Bad for Crypto?

66 hours 12 mins; April 15, 2023

Laura’s 10-Year Anniversary of Self-Employment: A Personal Message

15 mins; April 15, 2023

Shapella in the Rearview: After Major Upgrade, What’s Next for Ethereum?

42 mins; April 14, 2023

Are DAOs Strong Enough to Survive the Regulators?

76 hours 34 mins; April 11, 2023

Rep. Emmer on Why He Believes Gary Gensler Is a ‘Bad-Faith Regulator’

40 mins; April 07, 2023

The Chopping Block: Is Ether the Only ‘Organic Yield’ in Crypto?

56 mins; April 06, 2023

Is the Government Trying to Kill Off Crypto in the US?

73 hours 20 mins; April 04, 2023

Why the CFTC Case Against Binance Will Have Very Important Consequences for Crypto

44 mins; March 31, 2023

The Chopping Block: Is This the Beginning of the End for Binance?

65 hours 32 mins; March 30, 2023

Why Zero-Knowledge Proofs Are Critical to Ethereum’s Future

69 hours 55 mins; March 28, 2023

Coinbase’s Top Lawyer Calls SEC Wells Notice a ‘Massive Overreach’

39 mins; March 24, 2023

The Chopping Block: Why AI Will Change the Course of History in Crypto

80 hours 36 mins; March 22, 2023

Why Caitlin Long and Meltem Demirors Are Worried About Crypto’s Future in the US

76 hours 25 mins; March 21, 2023

Jim Bianco on Why the Banking System Has Always Been Broken

45 mins; March 17, 2023

The Chopping Block: Was Crypto Just Debanked?

66 hours 19 mins; March 16, 2023

How Will ETH React to Ethereum’s Shanghai Upgrade?

62 hours 29 mins; March 14, 2023

The Chopping Block: Arthur Hayes on Why Crypto Needs to Ditch the Banks

59 mins; March 10, 2023

Grayscale v. SEC: Who Won This Week’s Hearing?

37 mins; March 10, 2023

ETH Denver Debate: Should Testnet ETH Be Free or Have a Price?

46 mins; March 07, 2023

The Chopping Block: Is Coinbase’s Base ‘the Binance Smart Chain for White People’?

47 mins; March 04, 2023

Bitcoin Ordinal NFTs Are Hot and Getting Hotter. What's the Hype About?

39 mins; March 03, 2023

Have Crypto Detectives Killed the Cypherpunk Dream?

71 hours 4 mins; February 28, 2023

Is Asia Going to Lead the Next Bull Run?

36 mins; February 24, 2023

The Chopping Block: The Inside Story of How Blur Toppled NFT Giant OpenSea

70 hours 0 mins; February 22, 2023

Just a Coincidence? Coinbase and Polygon Lawyers See Bad Omens in SEC Crackdown

69 hours 33 mins; February 21, 2023

Is Gary Gensler on a Mission to Put Crypto Down for Good?

48 mins; February 17, 2023

The Chopping Block: The SEC Is Attacking Crypto – Will Gary Gensler Succeed?

77 hours 1 min; February 15, 2023

How This Prosecutor Is Spearheading the Fight Against Crypto ‘Pig Butchering’ Scams

60 hours 42 mins; February 14, 2023

Chris Blec on Why He Believes a16z’s Uniswap Vote Exposes DeFi as a Farce

36 mins; February 10, 2023

Everything You Need to Know About Filing Your 2022 Crypto Taxes

72 hours 48 mins; February 07, 2023

The Chopping Block: Why Canto, Up Nearly 500% This Month, Has Its Haters

59 mins; February 04, 2023

Why the Celsius Examiner Report Shows 'a Complete Disaster in Almost Every Way'

36 mins; February 03, 2023

Did FTX Ruin Crypto’s Image on Capitol Hill? Two DC Insiders Discuss

73 hours 14 mins; January 31, 2023

The Chopping Block: Why the Once-Taboo MEV Is Now a Core Part of Ethereum

92 hours 43 mins; January 28, 2023

Why Grayscale Is Suing the SEC Over Its Denial of a Bitcoin ETF

37 mins; January 27, 2023

The Chopping Block: Will Genesis Creditors Be Made Whole?

57 mins; January 25, 2023

Not Just FTX: One Skeptic’s Take on Why Crypto Is a Scam

65 hours 28 mins; January 24, 2023

Why Crypto Developer Activity Continues to Grow Despite the Bear Market

38 mins; January 20, 2023

How Crypto Bankruptcy Claims Buyers Will Profit From the Collapse of FTX

79 hours 20 mins; January 17, 2023

The Chopping Block: Why Gemini Users Are Mad at Genesis and DCG

61 hours 3 mins; January 14, 2023

DCG's Dilemma: Should It Sell Its GBTC Holdings to Repay Gemini?

42 mins; January 13, 2023

What Does Mango Markets Exploiter Avi Eisenberg's Arrest in Puerto Rico Mean for DeFi?

57 mins; January 10, 2023

Gemini vs. DCG Is Heating Up. Could Gemini Force Genesis Into Bankruptcy?

40 mins; January 06, 2023

Could the Crypto Markets Revive in 2023? Two Researchers Discuss

78 hours 17 mins; January 03, 2023

Why Martin Shkreli Thinks SBF's New Judge Could Still Be Lenient

78 hours 28 mins; December 30, 2022

The Chopping Block Recaps 2022: Crypto's Biggest Winners and Losers and Best Memes

90 hours 58 mins; December 28, 2022

Collapses, Bankruptcies, and Fraud: How 2022 Became the Year of Crypto Carnage

49 mins; December 27, 2022

Martin Shkreli Explains Why Sam Bankman-Fried Got Lucky With His Judge

82 hours 31 mins; December 23, 2022

2022 in Review + How Cobie and Chris Burniske Are Playing the New Year

81 hours 39 mins; December 20, 2022

The Chopping Block: Was FTX a Scam From the Very Beginning?

69 hours 50 mins; December 17, 2022

How Much Prison Time Is FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried Facing?

41 mins; December 16, 2022

How Will the FTX Collapse Affect Silvergate? A Bear and a Bull Debate

74 hours 54 mins; December 13, 2022

Why the Legal Process for FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried Could Take Years

45 mins; December 09, 2022

Genesis May Be Facing Bankruptcy. Could It Take DCG Down With It?

78 hours 2 mins; December 06, 2022

The Chopping Block: SBF Wants to Win in the Court of Public Opinion. Will He?

51 mins; December 03, 2022

Adam Cochran on Why Crypto Prices Will Be Down Bad for the Next Six Months

37 mins; December 02, 2022

'The Last Big Whale': Why the Crypto Contagion of 2022 Eventually Hit Genesis

72 hours 17 mins; November 29, 2022

Gabriel Haines on How He Came to Make His Hilarious, Yelling Crypto Videos

23 mins; November 25, 2022

The Chopping Block on FTX/Alameda: Is Sam Bankman-Fried 'Crypto Kanye'?

61 hours 31 mins; November 22, 2022

Jesse Powell and Kevin Zhou on How FTX and Alameda Lost $10 Billion

81 hours 10 mins; November 21, 2022

Did the Bahamian Government Direct SBF and Gary Wang to Hack FTX?

41 mins; November 18, 2022

The Chopping Block: Why Lenders Didn't Liquidate Alameda When It Was Underwater

112 hours 2 mins; November 16, 2022

Will FTX Customers Ever Recover Their Assets? Two Insolvency Experts Weigh In

103 hours 17 mins; November 15, 2022

Erik Voorhees and Cobie on Why FTX Loaned Out Customers’ Assets

66 hours 50 mins; November 11, 2022

The Chopping Block: FTX: The Biggest Collapse in the History of Crypto?

64 hours 25 mins; November 09, 2022

Does Maximalism Help or Hurt Bitcoin? Lyn Alden and Udi Wertheimer Debate

90 hours 30 mins; November 08, 2022

The Chopping Block: Can Exchange CEOs Like SBF Be Crypto True Believers?

58 mins; November 05, 2022

Bitcoin Miners Going Bankrupt? Here's How Crypto Winter Is Impacting the Industry

36 mins; November 04, 2022

Are NFT Royalties the Way? How to Build a Sustainable Creator Economy

70 hours 4 mins; November 01, 2022

The Mango Markets Attacker on Whether His 'Trade' Was Ethical or Not

34 mins; October 28, 2022

Eric Wall and Udi Wertheimer on Why Bitcoin Maximalism Is 'Like a Shitcoin Community'

83 hours 43 mins; October 25, 2022

Eric Wall and Udi Wertheimer on Why Bitcoin Maximalism Is 'Like a Shitcoin Community'

84 hours 12 mins; October 25, 2022

The Chopping Block: 'Code Is Law' Is 'Obviously Not How Anything Works Ever'

56 mins; October 22, 2022

The Chopping Block: 'Code Is Law' Is 'Obviously Not How Anything Works Ever'

55 mins; October 22, 2022

Fat Man Terra Speaks: Do Kwon Is a ‘Sociopath’ and a ‘Charismatic Manipulator’

38 mins; October 21, 2022

Fat Man Terra Speaks: Do Kwon Is a ‘Sociopath’ and a ‘Charismatic Manipulator’

36 mins; October 21, 2022

The Chopping Block: Two on Two Debate: NFT Royalty Throwdown!

83 hours 25 mins; October 19, 2022

The Chopping Block: Two on Two Debate: NFT Royalty Throwdown!

83 hours 54 mins; October 19, 2022

Do Kwon of Terra: 'It Was Never Really About Money or Fame or Success'

88 hours 23 mins; October 18, 2022

Do Kwon of Terra: 'It Was Never Really About Money or Fame or Success'

88 hours 2 mins; October 18, 2022

Why the SEC Is Probing Yuga Labs and Coin Center �Is Suing Treasury

39 mins; October 14, 2022

Why the SEC Is Probing Yuga Labs and Coin Center Is Suing Treasury

37 mins; October 14, 2022

Zaki Manian and Jack Zampolin on Why ATOM Is 'Dogecoin for Academics'

58 mins; October 11, 2022

Zaki Manian and Jack Zampolin on Why ATOM Is 'Dogecoin for Academics'

59 mins; October 11, 2022

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