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

This episode of Unchained looks back on a tumultuous year for the cryptocurrency industry in 2022. Significant events such as the bankruptcies of FTX, Three Arrows Capital, Celsius, Voyager, BlockFi, and the collapse of Terra/LUNA, led to billions being lost due to market plunges and also due to numerous hacks. 

This year also brought the Ethereum Merge, one of the most awaited events in crypto’s short history. Amidst the turmoil, true believers like Chris Burniske saw a silver lining, while the crypto community watched for the further fallout of this year’s crypto contagion to play out. 

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DAO attacker revealed: 

• Exclusive: Crypto’s Biggest Whodunnit: Who Was Behind the 2016 DAO Attack on Ethereum?
• Exclusive: Austrian Programmer And Ex Crypto CEO Likely Stole $11 Billion Of Ether

Ukraine War:

• How Ukraine Is Leveraging Crypto in Its Fight Against Russia – Unchained Podcast
• The Chopping Block: In ‘the First Crypto War,’ How Should the Money Be Spent? – Unchained Podcast
• Ukraine Has Received $150 Million in Crypto. Here’s How It Is Being Used – Unchained Podcast

Hacks and exploits:

• Bridge Hacks Have Caused ~$1 Billion in Losses. Here’s Why Bridge Security Is Tricky – Unchained Podcast

Terra collapse:

• Did Someone Deliberately Attack Terra/Luna to Kick off a Death Spiral? – Unchained Podcast
• Why Terra Collapsed and Whether an Algo Stablecoin Can Ever Succeed – Unchained Podcast
• The Chopping Block: Kevin Zhou on Why He Knew Terra Would Crash – Unchained Podcast
• The 5 Biggest Lessons From Terra/Luna’s Collapse, According to Tascha Che – Unchained Podcast

Bankruptcies – 3AC, Celsius and Voyager: 

• Why Possible Insolvencies by Celsius and 3AC Could Spell Disaster for Crypto – Ep. 364 – Unchained Podcast
• The Chopping Block: Here’s What Was So Bad About Three Arrows Capital – Ep. 368 – Unchained Podcast
• Three Crypto Bankruptcies: 3AC, Celsius and Voyager. What Happens Now?- Ep. 374 – Unchained Podcast

Tornado Cash:

• Tornado Cash Sanctioned. Did the Government Overstep Its Bounds? – Ep. 384 – Unchained Podcast
• The Chopping Block: Did OFAC Overstep by Sanctioning Tornado Cash? – Ep. 386 – Unchained Podcast
• Is TRM Labs Blocking Addresses From DeFi Protocols? Ari Redbord Says No – Ep.387 – Unchained Podcast
• Given the Sanctions on Tornado Cash, Is Ethereum Censorship Resistant? – Ep. 390 – Unchained Podcast
• The Chopping Block: Why DeFi May Be Over-Complying With Tornado Cash Sanctions – Ep. 392 – Unchained Podcast

The Merge:

• With the Merge, Will Ethereum Take Over Bitcoin’s Title as Digital Gold? – Ep. 389 – Unchained Podcast
• Arthur Hayes, Former Ethereum Skeptic, on Why the Merge Makes Him Bullish on ETH – Ep. 393 – Unchained Podcast
• Preston Van Loon on Ethereum’s Merge and His Lawsuit Against Treasury- Ep.394 – Unchained Podcast
• Did the Merge Make Ethereum ‘the Most Secure Blockchain in the World’? – Ep. 397

Do Kwon comes on Unchained: 

• Do Kwon of Terra: ‘It Was Never Really About Money or Fame or Success’ – Ep. 408

NFT royalties:

• The Chopping Block: Two on Two Debate: NFT Royalty Throwdown! – Ep. 409 – Unchained Podcast
• Are NFT Royalties the Way? How to Build a Sustainable Creator Economy – Ep. 414 – Unchained Podcast

FTX Collapse:

• The Chopping Block: FTX: The Biggest Collapse in the History of Crypto? – Ep. 418 – Unchained Podcast
• Erik Voorhees and Cobie on Why FTX Loaned Out Customers’ Assets – Ep. 419 – Unchained Podcast
• Will FTX Customers Ever Recover Their Assets? Two Insolvency Experts Weigh In – Ep. 420 – Unchained Podcast
• The Chopping Block: Why Lenders Didn’t Liquidate Alameda When It Was Underwater – Ep. 421 – Unchained Podcast
• Did the Bahamian Government Direct SBF and Gary Wang to Hack FTX? – Ep. 422 – Unchained Podcast
• Jesse Powell and Kevin Zhou on How FTX and Alameda Lost $10 Billion – Ep. 423 – Unchained Podcast
• The Chopping Block on FTX/Alameda: Is Sam Bankman-Fried ‘Crypto Kanye’? – Ep. 424 – Unchained Podcast