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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.

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Episodes (1096)

A 20+ Year Sentence? Why the Evidence Against SBF Was Too Hard to Overcome - Ep....

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Nov 7, 20231:23:01pending

Two Genesis Creditors Describe Their Frustrations With the Bankrupt Crypto Lende...

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Nov 4, 20231:28:36pending

SBF Trial, Day 18: Sam Bankman-Fried Found Guilty on All 7 Counts in Swift Verdi...

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Nov 3, 20235:22pending

SBF Trial, Day 17: Closing Arguments Ask: ‘Villain or Good-Faith Actor?’

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Nov 2, 202317:36pending

The Chopping Block: Nic Carter on Hamas’ Crypto Funding, SBF’s Courtroom Collaps...

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Nov 2, 202359:13pending

SBF Trial, Day 16: In Final Cross Examination, SBF Gets Caught Again by His Own...

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Nov 1, 202311:14pending

SBF Trial, Day 15: Prosecutors Hammer Bankman-Fried’s Contradictions With Reams...

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Oct 31, 20239:47pending

Why SBF's Testimony So Far Has Likely Already Doomed Him - Ep. 563

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Oct 30, 202352:27pending

SBF Trial, Day 14: Sam Bankman-Fried Casts Blame on Others for Key Decisions at...

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How Much Money Will Flow Into Bitcoin ETFs? Here’s One Projection - Ep. 562

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Oct 27, 202342:12pending

SBF Trial, Day 13: Before Judge, Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Gives Few Stra...

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Oct 27, 20238:39pending

The Chopping Block: Are We Back? The 'Low IQ' Response to the Potential Spot Bit...

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Oct 26, 202335:47pending

Why a Spot Bitcoin ETF Will Probably Launch No Later Than January 10 - Ep. 560

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Oct 24, 20231:16:14pending

The Chopping Block: A Rough Week 3 for SBF, DCG Troubles, Fees at Uniswap - Ep....

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Oct 21, 202352:19pending

Another Bad Week for Sam Bankman-Fried in His Criminal Trial - Ep. 558

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SBF Trial, Day 12: Former FTX General Counsel Speaks Out Against SBF

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SBF Trial, Day 11: How Alameda Got FTX Into a $9 Billion Hole

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Oct 19, 202310:10pending

SBF Trial, Day 10: Defense Tries But Fails to Undercut Nishad Singh's Credibilit...

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Oct 18, 20239:24pending

SBF Trial, Day 9: Nishad Singh Describes Former FTX CEO as a Bully and Big Spend...

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Oct 17, 202312:57pending

Why These Lawyers Say It's Over for SBF--But His Only Hail Mary Is to Testify -...

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Oct 16, 20231:15:27pending

SBF Trial, Day 8: Former BlockFi CEO Adds Credibility to Fraud Charges

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How Heated Sidebars During the SBF Trial Could Impact the Jury’s Decision - Ep....

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SBF Trial, Day 7: In SBF Trial, Did the Defense Lose Its Opportunity With the St...

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Oct 13, 202314:19pending

The Chopping Block: Gabriel Shapiro on Why Sam Bankman-Fried May Be a ‘Sociopath...

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Oct 12, 202359:31pending

SBF Trial, Day 6: Caroline Ellison Recalls 'The Worst Week of My Life

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Oct 12, 202325:08pending

SBF Trial, Day 5: SBF's Defense Finally Found Its Legs, But Can It Counter Carol...

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Oct 11, 202318:02pending

SBF’s Lawyers Could Be Annoying the Judge. How Might That Impact the Trial? - Ep...

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Oct 9, 20231:27:16pending

SBF Trial, Day 4: SBF's Lawyers Annoy Judge Kaplan, While Wang Reveals Alameda’s...

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Oct 7, 20239:32pending

Did Sam Bankman-Fried Have Intent to Defraud FTX Investors? - Ep. 553

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Oct 6, 202351:19pending

SBF Trial, Day 3: Why a True Believer in FTX Flipped Once He Learned One Fact

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Oct 6, 20236:34pending

SBF Trial, Day 2: DOJ: Sam Bankman-Fried ‘Lied’ His Way to ‘Wealth, Power, and I...

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Oct 5, 20234:51pending

The Chopping Block: Michael Lewis Swindled, SBF’s Effective Altruism Ruse, Ether...

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Oct 4, 202356:01pending

SBF Trial, Day 1: Possible Witnesses Include FTX Insiders, Big Names in Crypto,...

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SBF Trial: How Sam Bankman-Fried’s Lawyers Might Try and Win His Case - Ep. 551

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Oct 3, 20231:14:33pending

The Chopping Block: Which DeFi Metrics Are Still Useful in a Bear Market? - Ep....

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Sep 30, 202343:29pending

Here’s How Sam Bankman-Fried’s High-Stakes Trial Could Play Out - Ep 549

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Sep 29, 202338:01pending

Why All 10,000 OnChainMonkey NFTs Will Move From Ethereum to Bitcoin - Ep. 548

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Sep 26, 20231:06:27pending

Why FTX Might Try to Claw Back Funds From Retail Customers- Ep. 547

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Sep 22, 202346:55pending

The Chopping Block: Will Warren of 0x on Its Settlement With the CFTC - Ep. 546

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Sep 21, 202357:28pending

Zeke Faux's Crypto Adventures and His Relationship With Former FTX CEO SBF - Ep....

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Sep 19, 20231:14:25pending

With Execs Leaving and Market Share Declining, Can Binance Survive? - Ep. 544

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Sep 15, 202344:33pending

Jeremy Allaire on Circle's ‘Multi-Decade’ Strategy and Where Stablecoin Regulati...

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Sep 12, 20231:17:44pending

Could This Vitalik-Backed Protocol Bring Privacy to a Regulated Crypto World? -...

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Sep 8, 202338:22pending

The Chopping Block: Why Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire Is So Optimistic About Stablec...

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Sep 7, 202352:37pending

Friend.tech: The Legal and Tax Ins and Outs of This Year’s Hottest Crypto App -...

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Sep 5, 202358:07pending

Does Grayscale’s Win Against the SEC Mean a Spot Bitcoin ETF Will Be Approved? -...

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Sep 1, 202347:45pending

The Chopping Block: Coinbase’s Paul Grewal on Why the SEC Is Going After Crypto...

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Aug 31, 20231:04:58pending

Oracles: Does the Backbone of DeFi Need Fixing? - Ep. 537

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Aug 29, 202344:00pending

Is This the End of DeFi? Why the US Government Is Going After Tornado Cash - Ep....

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Aug 25, 202333:50pending

The Chopping Block: All About That Base With Jesse Pollak - Ep. 535

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