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Category: 2021

August 13, 2021by Laura Shin

Why Did the Poly Network Attacker Return Half the Money They Stole?

Poly Network, a cross-chain DeFi protocol, recently suffered a $600M hack — the largest DeFi exploit in crypto history. Mudit Gupta, security researcher and SushiSwap dev, breaks down the attack,[…]

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Posted in: 2021, Shows, UnconfirmedTagged in: BSC, crypto, Defi, ETH, hack, Poly Network, tether, USDC

August 6, 2021by Laura Shin

How Congress Might Pass Laws Bad for Proof-of-Stake and DeFi

Kristin Smith, executive director at the Blockchain Association, discusses the latest news on a provision in the infrastructure bill that seeks to raise $28B from the crypto industry in taxes.[…]

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Posted in: 2021, Shows, UnconfirmedTagged in: Defi, IRS, regulation, Tax, Treasury, US

July 30, 2021by Laura Shin

Axie Infinity’s July Revenue Tops $200 Million. Here’s How Filipinos Drove It

Leah Callon-Butler, director of Emfarsis, discusses her documentary, “Play-to-Earn: NFT Gaming in the Philippines,” and the real-world impact that crypto is having in the Philippines. Show highlights: how the Axie[…]

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Posted in: 2021, Shows, UnconfirmedTagged in: Axie, Axie Infinity, blockchain, ethereum, gaming, NFT, Philippines

July 23, 2021by Laura Shin

MIT’s Neha Narula on Why Building DeFi on Bitcoin Is a Great Idea

Neha Narula, director of the Digital Currency Initiative at the MIT Media Lab, discusses Elon Musk’s appearance at ‘The B Word’ conference, along with a few current events in the[…]

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Posted in: 2021, Shows, Uncategorized, UnconfirmedTagged in: B word, bitcoin, crypto, Cryptocurrencies, DCEP, Defi, Dogecoin, Elon Musk, Jack Dorsey, MIT

July 16, 2021by Laura Shin

Why It Might Be Too Late for Binance to Avoid Regulatory Action

Christine Parker, partner at Reed Smith, summarizes the slew of regulatory headlines facing Binance and how such scrutiny may affect the exchange going forward. Show highlights: which countries are investigating[…]

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Posted in: 2021, Shows, UnconfirmedTagged in: binance, Bitmex, CFTC, crypto, doj, IRS, regulation

July 9, 2021by Laura Shin

How Axie Infinity Boosted Revenue 400%+ in 30 Days

Aleksander Larsen, co-founder and COO of Axie Infinity, discusses Axie Infinity’s recent growth, which has seen the platform do 20X the volume of NBA Top Shot in recent days. Show[…]

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Posted in: 2021, Shows, UnconfirmedTagged in: Axie Infinity, blockchain, games, NFT

July 2, 2021by Laura Shin

FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Gives the Tom Brady/Gisele Bundchen Backstory

Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO and founder of FTX, explains FTX’s sports-centric advertising model and talks about what is on his regulatory wish list going forward. Show highlights: why Sam is so[…]

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Posted in: 2021, Shows, UnconfirmedTagged in: blockchain, crypto, derivatives, Dogecoin, FTX, Gisele Bündchen, regulation, tokenized stocks, Tom Brady

June 25, 2021by Laura Shin

Strong Hands Aren’t Selling Bitcoin. So Who Is?

Will Clemente, author of the BTC by WC3 newsletter, breaks down the current state of Bitcoin’s on-chain activity and explains why he believes the market is in a mid-cycle lull[…]

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Posted in: 2021, Shows, UnconfirmedTagged in: bitcoin, BTC, crypto, investment, On-chain

June 18, 2021by Laura Shin

Polygon: The Layer 2 Solution Doing 8 Times as Many Transactions a Day as Ethereum

Jaynti Kanani, cofounder and CEO of Polygon, discusses why the layer 2 solution has seen so much success during a down crypto market. Show highlights: what factors have led to[…]

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Posted in: 2021, Shows, UnconfirmedTagged in: Eth 2.0, ethereum, Layer 2, MATIC, Polygon, Scaling

June 11, 2021by Laura Shin

Want Crypto in Your 401(k)? It’s Finally Possible — With This Provider

ForUsAll recently announced a new product that will allow cryptocurrency investments to be made inside 401(k) retirement accounts. Jeff Schulte, CEO of ForUsAll, discusses why putting crypto in a 401(k)[…]

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Posted in: 2021, Shows, UnconfirmedTagged in: 401k, bitcoin, crypto, ETF, IRA

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