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Joined November 2017
💸 Could big banks like JP Morgan end Tether's reign?. @cryptohayes predicts a shakeup in the stablecoin world on @unchained_pod:.
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What's your favorite episode of Unchained? . This @LynAldenContact and @RaoulGMI episode has to be top 3 all time.
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An Unchained Resource Thread, feat. @solana . Recent highlights:.* SOL is up ~250% this month, breaking $100 for the first time yesterday.* Total-Value-Locked in Solana DeFi just cracked $3B.* Solana has NFTs too!. 1/ OG show feat. @SBF_FTX + @aeyakovenko .
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🤖 Imagine an Airbnb for GPUs powered by blockchain, suggests @alpackaP, who dives into how crypto can solve AI's biggest hurdles, offering a future where innovation is accessible to all through decentralized marketplaces. 🎧 Listen now:
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In this episode, @alenka_w3 and @jbfxdotme from @Ton_blockchain discuss:. 🚀 The evolution of TON from its origins with Telegram .🐹🐱 How Notcoin, Hamster Kombat, and Catizen took off.💡 How The Open League has incentivized activity on the network.
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🗳️ Thinking of an election trade? . ❌ @CryptoHayes cautions against short-term bets. Here’s the one trade he would do if he were to do a short-term trade 👇.
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11-year-olds swapping ETH on @Uniswap --> what a time to be alive 🤯.
Can you listen to this story about @AlexisGauba sending her 11-year-old sister some ETH without smiling? . What is your favorite crypto conversion moment?.
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We’re migrating our archive to @WalrusProtocol. This helps ensure our content remains accessible and intact, even as platforms or infrastructure shift. It’s a step toward aligning our publishing with the decentralized world we report on.
Unchained just took a big step toward onchain media. One of crypto’s most trusted media outlets has started migrating its entire archive - podcasts, videos, articles - to Walrus. Welcome to the blob side, @unchained_pod.
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Here’s why EigenLayer's airdrop is causing a stir in the crypto community. Do you agree with the critics, or do you think it was a fair airdrop?.
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What are your thoughts on algorithmic stablecoins? . @tarunchitra certainly has a few opinions… especially on how their whitepapers are written:
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What Qs do you have for @tayvano_? Drop them below and/or tune in LIVE to The Chopping Block at 3pm PST/6pm EST on YouTube w/@hosseeb @tomhschmidt @rleshner @tarunchitra❗️ .
Today on The Chopping Block, @hosseeb @rleshner @tarunchitra and I will be discussing:.* 📉 Crypto Contagion.* 🤳 Solana phone.* 🗽 NFT NYC.* and more!. Join us and special guest @tayvano_ (👀) at 3 PM PT / 6 PM ET @Unchained_pod.
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📉 Ethereum Foundation researchers suggested a revision to the ETH issuance curve, proposing a significant shift in @Ethereum's monetary policy. (Bitcoiners, don't laugh). 💥 However, the community has mounted a significant pushback. 🗞 Read more:
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Tarun Chitra (@tarunchitra) thinks @Solana’s been struggling to stay live because of first principles – developers made choices on Ethereum for a reason, and many Solana devs are just now learning those lessons. Do you agree?. Full episode:
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ZKsync Becomes No. 2 Blockchain for Real-World Assets. @zksync, an Ethereum layer 2, has emerged as the second-largest blockchain for real-world assets (RWA), with a 23% market share, following @TradableApp's announcement of $1.7 billion in tokenized private credit assets.
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.@Solana enthusiasts have been defending @JupiterExchange from insults by members of the @Ethereum community over the allocation of $JUP in this week's airdrop, @httpsageyd reports.
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Dive into the wild world of memecoins 🤡 with @blknoiz06 and @kelxyz_! 🐶 Discover how they trade memecoins, 🎢 the risks and rewards, and their predictions for the future of memecoins 🚀. Plus, their funniest war stories 😆.
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Special guest @balajis will be joining The Chopping Block this week!! . *New* day/time: see u Wednesday 9:30pm EST!🌙. You know the drill, let us know what Qs you have for him!!👇👇. save this for the livestream⬇️.
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Eight years into covering crypto and still captivated every day!. From "Blockchain, not Bitcoin" to a vast spectrum of idealists and speculators, it's been an evolving journey, says Laura Shin. Watch this part of Laura’s conversation with @zackseward for the 500 episodes of
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Just finished writing show notes for next Tuesday's @Unchained_pod featuring a conversation between @cobie and @cburniske on ~surviving~ the bear market. For crypto investors old and new, it's 90 minutes of pure gold. I cannot wait for you to hear it. sneak preview:
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Horizontal scalability, convergence of crypto ecosystems, and recognition from political figures are @httpsageyd 's three top takeaways from ETHDenver 2024.
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In this episode, @IGGYAZALEA discusses her journey from the music industry to the world of crypto, plus:. 😱 The harrowing start to the $MOTHER token.🚀 Why she’s integrating $MOTHER into her business ventures.👼 Why she’s quite sure she won’t go to jail.
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While lagging behind Solana, TON’s daily active addresses have exceeded Ethereum’s figures every day except for one thus far in June. Some believe TON could close the distance in market cap with Solana. @httpsageyd reports.
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Likely false rumors of altcoin reserve send XRP and SOL prices soaring. In light of the speculation, XRP is among the most traded tokens on Coinbase and Binance, climbing to a seven-year high of almost $3.40. @httpsageyd and @vronirwin report: .
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The allocation will support the process of creating on-chain digital representations of real world assets using Avalanche’s consensus mechanism, the Foundation said.
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A fiery debate- don’t miss tomorrow’s episode with Aaron Kaplan, co-CEO & cofounder of Prometheum, and Rodrigo Seira, special counsel at Paradigm. Subscribe now to get the ep as soon as it drops:
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Is Bittensor the real deal in crypto AI?.@oss_cx’s @JosephJacks_ & @Old_Samster break down:.💡 How Bittensor inverts traditional AI business models.💸 What’s driving the value of TAO.🧠 Can decentralized AI outpace centralized giants?.
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The Treasury Dept. has barred all U.S. persons from using Tornado Cash
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🔮 DeFi’s oracle problem…. Pyth sees room for improvement and is enlisting a bunch of trading firms to fix it. @mdomcahill explains why low latency matters. 🔊 Full episode:
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All @a16z tokens on @Coinbase have underperformed ETH since listing, says @Faktastic11. In 2020, Coinbase listed 13 tokens which averaged a 200% return, while 18 tokens it considered but ultimately did not list averaged an 1800% return. What is going on?.
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According to @hosseeb Qureshi, P2E games like .@AxieInfinity are “dumb” and need to be more like poker. Here’s why:
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Might have gone a bit too far down the NFT rabbit hole this weekend. Totally missed @CaitlinLong_ + @AvantiBT confirmation of its application to become a Federal Reserve Member Bank. Press Release: . @WSJ Coverage:
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🚨 OpenSea Volume 🚨. January-July = $740M. August = $793M. @opensea has done more volume in the past 15 days than the first SEVEN months of the year combined 🤯. Source: @TheBlock__
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Today, @SyndicateDAO is launching Web3 Investment Clubs, a product that transforms an ETH wallet into an investing DAO. On @Unchained_pod, cofounders @WillPapper and @ianDAOs explain how they work + why they think DAOs could disrupt the VC industry. Link:
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.@Picasso_Network announced the extension of the Inter-Blockchain Communication Protocol (IBC) to bridge the @Solana and @Cosmos blockchain ecosystems. @httpsageyd reports.
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Trump’s Speech at Bitcoin Conference Will Mark a Pivotal Moment for Crypto. DJT is still scheduled to speak in person during the July 25-27 event. HT @gckaloudis . Read 👇.
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Hey @laurashin,. Do I have your permission to make an Audius account for @Unchained_pod? :).
🎙 Announcing the Audius Podcast RSS feed uploader. You have been asking for a better way to upload podcasts, and a community member has built a solution!. Check it out 👇.
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📈 Spot #Bitcoin ETFs on the brink of approval!. @JSeyff and @EricBalchunas join @unchained_pod to dive into:. ⚖️ Fee battles – And, what’s up with Grayscale’s 😮 1.5% fee?.🏦 The role of authorized participants.🤫 BlackRock's $2 billion liquidity rumor.
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🗣️ @CelestiaOrg co-founder @musalbas and COO @nickwh8te join @laurashin to discuss:. 🔮 A possible future with 10,000 roll-ups.🤺 Mustafa’s history with LulzSec.⛓️ Data availability for #Bitcoin.
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How can DAO structures be improved? According to @chaserchapman, having an INFLATIONARY governance token is key. Here’s why:
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Lens to Offer ICOs and ‘New Flavour’ of ERC-20s. @StaniKulechov, the founder of DeFi lender @aave and decentralized social media network @LensProtocol, has shared plans to release a new set of contracts on Lens. The new features include initial coin offerings, a new “flavour” of.
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🌪.@BlackRock’s new institutional crypto fund received 0.97 unsolicited ETH via Tornado Cash within hours of launching, potentially creating legal problems for the world’s largest asset manager. ✍️ by @httpsageyd .🗒 via @ArkhamIntel . 🗞 Read more:
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.@Chainlink, the largest Oracle provider connecting blockchains to real-world data, rolled out the newest version of its staking program Tuesday afternoon and drew more than $140 million in deposits in the first six hours. @httpsageyd.
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Do you have Qs for @aeyakovenko and @solana? Drop them below❗️👇. Excited for tmrw's episode of The Chopping Block, make sure you TUNE IN LIVE at 3pm PST/6pm EST on YouTube w/ hosts.@hosseeb @tomhschmidt @rleshner @tarunchitra ‼.
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Bitcoin DeFi app @SovrynBTC is integrating with a yet-to-launch Bitcoin L2 network, BOB (@build_on_bob) in an effort to attract liquidity from @Ethereum. ✍️ by @kyletorpey . 🗞 Read more: .
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.@Ether_Fi’s freshly airdropped governance token already has a fully diluted valuation of $3.4 billion. 🗞 Read more: ✍️ by @httpsageyd.
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⚡️No more NFTs on Minecraft 🚫. "NFTs are not inclusive of all our community and create a scenario of the haves and the have-nots.".👇.
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🐶 How did WIF become so valuable? . 😆 @blknoiz06 says it may have to do with a girl he featured in a video … 👀. 🎧 Listen now:
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Everyone’s buzzing about AI. 🤖. @NEARProtocol co-founder and former Google AI researcher @ilblackdragon joins “The Chopping Block” with @hosseeb, @tomhschmidt, & @tarunchitra to go deep on our AI-powered future. 🔊Full episode:
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The Jarrett's (@nohardforks), a Tezos-baking couple, are fighting the IRS for staking rewards to be taxed as property rather than income. On Unchained, @TheCryptoCPA shares the full story. Do you think this will change how staking income is taxed?.
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Congressman @BradSherman has criticized (and attempted to ban) crypto. @AarikaRhodes, a school teacher from California, is running to unseat him and is pro-Bitcoin. Check out Aarika's appearance on Unchained --> Here’s what she has to say to Brad:
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⚠️ 45 of the 272 Bored Apes with BendDAO loans tied to them are now in the platform's “danger zone." .
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Remember when everyone was excited about @opensea hitting $1B in monthly volume?. The NFT marketplace just did that in a single week. On pace to crack $3B in August.
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The ongoing bull market is a rising tide lifting all boats🌊⛵️, especially synthetic dollar provider Ethena as BTC funding rates continue to rise. @httpsageyd reports.
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*TONIGHT*❗️. Bring your Qs for @balajis to The Chopping Block, livestreaming at 9:30PM EST!. Join here: w/@hosseeb @tomhschmidt @rleshner @tarunchitra.
Special guest @balajis will be joining The Chopping Block this week!! . *New* day/time: see u Wednesday 9:30pm EST!🌙. You know the drill, let us know what Qs you have for him!!👇👇. save this for the livestream⬇️.
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Coinbase is rolling out a DeFi yield product to 70 countries and the US is not one of them:
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OPINION: The proliferation of Layer 2 projects on #Ethereum has compromised the easy exchange of assets and data among them, but there’s one obvious solution. Kenny Li (@superanonymousk) writes. 🗞️ Read more:
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NFTs are on 🔥🔥🔥. If you are interested in the #metaverse, wondering why ppl are dropping $$$ on JPEGs, or just want to learn about non-fungible tokens, @Unchained_pod + @laurashin has you covered. Here's ~the~ @unchained_pod NFT resource thread . 🧵.
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Unchained Daily Sneak Peek:. Here's an early Recommended Read from tomorrow's newsletter. It's a @gladstein piece about how Bitcoin could be used as a tool against monetary colonialism. It's 👀 opening.
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The Chopping Block streams in < 1 hour! . @jillrgunter joins @hosseeb and @tomhschmidt to talk about the week's biggest crypto news. 🔥🔥🔥. Potential topics: Tornado Cash, social slashing, the Merge, cbETH, Ava Labs. leave comments for requests!.
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🌐 Can Legion reshape token launches in crypto? @mdudas and @MattyTokenomics share insights into the recently launched platform @legiondotcc.
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This Tuesday 8/9 on The Chopping Block: @hasufl and @RuneKek join hosts @hosseeb @rleshner @tomhschmidt and @tarunchitra!. Topic: The Great Maker Debate.stream 👉 Let us know any Qs you have! 👇👇
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.@el33th4xor joins @hosseeb @rleshner and @tarunchitra on The Chopping Block today at 6pm EST / 3pm PST! What Qs do you have? Drop 'em 👇. See you in the chat
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What's the best meme on crypto twitter today?. Responses 👇👇.
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📱 Solana’s Saga phone was a flop 🩴. It sold ~2,500 units, and even @aeyakovenko uses it as his “NFT phone.”. 🔮 Here’s what Solana Labs is thinking about the future of the Solana Saga. 🎧Listen now:
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🎯 “You’ve got KOLs celebrating wins and deleting losses. We’re cutting through that noise to identify real alpha.”. 🤖 @shawmakesmagic delves into how AI can rebuild trust in crypto trading communities.
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In this episode of @bitsandbips, hosts @JSeyff, @krugermacro, and @joemccann are joined by @nic__carter, Lord of Castle Island, Destroyer of Livers, Karate Combat Influencer Champion of the world.
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.@Base 🔵 is on track to have more than six million monthly active addresses, about three-quarters the number of @Coinbase’s monthly transacting users (MTU). Coinbase averaged eight million MTUs, per its 10Q report published on May 2. @httpsageyd reports.
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Unbiased recommended read:. How Rhea Myers (@rheaplex) Made Blockchain Art Before NFTs Were a Thing.
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White House Crypto Summit attendees had a chance to pitch senior government officials on their policy priorities 👀. A look at what happened before the cameras started rolling: . @vronirwin reports.
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🥭 OPINION: The vastly different—and mutually exclusive—conclusions that the SEC, CFTC, and DOJ have come to about MNGO have exacted a real cost on the growth of the U.S. crypto industry, write @amandatums and Jane Khodarkovsky.
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Developing Story:. Solana has been down for 4 hours.
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👭⛓️ OPINION: Women in crypto are undervalued and underpaid, but Saga CEO and founder @beccaliao argues that conventional solutions aren’t the answer. Here are 10 things she says people can do.
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What will crypto do to this list in 30 years?.
From the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting - top 20 companies in the world today vs. 30 years ago. Amazing what can happen in just 30 years.
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ETH ETFs are likely to be approved! 🚀. Join @JSeyff, @krugermacro and @joemccann on @BitsandBips as they delve into:. ↩️ The political forces behind this reversal.📈 ETH heading to all-time highs?.🗳️ Impact on US elections.🤑 Is SOL next?.
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This week on Unchained Premium - @sunil_trades comes on to discuss FTX & how their creditors feel. Link in comments to full episode
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Ethereum is six years old today!. Here's a throwback pod with @VitalikButerin exactly one year ago today, discussing the 5 year anniversary!.
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Breaking: US residents will not receive $IMX as part of the Immutable airdrop. instead, they will receive $ETH.
Last month, we announced the $IMX rewards to recognize our early supporters who contributed to the protocol growth. Due to the ongoing regulatory uncertainty in the US, we had to adjust the rewards terms . Read the announcement or continue the thread 👇🏼
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💡 No alt season. No memecoin comeback. But still bullish 🐂. On Unchained, @joemccann explains why:. 📉 Memecoin hype isn’t coming back.🚀 “Bitcoin is going to be the king forever”.💸 Why Solana still has potential.
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