The Civic CEO and cofounder explains how his upbringing in South Africa and his experience at former company Gyft led him to launch a startup focused on identity. It was[…]
Unchained
Your No-Hype Resource for All Things Crypto
This weekly, hour-long podcast dives deep into the people building the decentralized internet, the details of this technology that could underpin our future, and some of the thorniest topics in crypto, such as regulation, security and privacy.
ICOs: Why People Are Investing In This $380 Million Phenomenon
Developers of new cryptocurrencies are raising gobs of money with little more than a white paper. Though real advances are likely to emerge from the trend, the bubble could get[…]
IBM’s Jerry Cuomo On Everything From Blockchain Security To Hyperledger To The Internet Of Things
Jerry Cuomo has been at IBM his whole career and says that the emergence of blockchain technology is the second time in his career he has seen a breakthrough that[…]
This VC Is Sure Venture Capital Is About To Be Disrupted
Blockchain Capital’s recent BCAP token offering is a harbinger of things to come in venture capital and private equity, says the firm’s managing director Brock Pierce. And Stan Misohnik, the[…]
Why Bitcoin May Split In Two And How To Prevent It
The bitcoin community is mired in a civil war. In this episode of the Unchained podcast, supporters of opposing sides — former Bitcoin Core developer Jeff Garzik and Litecoin creator[…]
Bobby Lee, CEO Of BTCC, On Why The Chinese Probably Aren’t Using Bitcoin To Evade Capital Controls
Bobby Lee, CEO of BTCC, one of the world’s longest-running cryptocurrency exchanges, talks about whether Chinese people are using bitcoin to evade capital controls, how bitcoin trading in China has[…]
Why The First Employee Of Coinbase Launched A Hedge Fund
Olaf Carlson-Wee is the founder of Polychain Capital, a hedge fund that has invested $15 million into digital assets and has gotten backing from storied venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz[…]
Why Nasdaq Is Even More Optimistic About Blockchain Than It Was 3 Years Ago
Fredrik Voss, Nasdaq’s head of blockchain initiatives, discusses what the company has accomplished with the technology and how his firm evaluates whether potential projects could benefit from a blockchain solution.[…]
With Deadline Looming, Will The SEC Approve A Bitcoin ETF?
The SEC will make a decision on a proposed bitcoin ETF by March 11, 2017. Will it approve? An optimist and pessimist weigh in, touching upon bitcoin’s liquidity, the impact[…]
Is The IRS Justified In Demanding Information On Millions Of Bitcoin Users?
The IRS found three entities using bitcoin to evade taxes and has now demanded the records of millions of users at Coinbase, the largest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange. An accountant and[…]