Nick Johnson, lead developer at the Ethereum Name Service (ENS), talks about making Ethereum human-readable, why Budweiser purchased an NFT, how purchasing an ENS works, and more. Show highlights: what[…]
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SOL Is Up 3,800% YTD. Could It Eventually Displace Ethereum?
SOL is up 75% over the past seven days, 205% in the past month, and 3,800% YTD. On Unchained, Multicoin Capital’s Kyle Samani discusses the DeFi projects fueling Solana’s growth,[…]
On-Chain Analytics Show ETH Accumulation Is Greater Than That of BTC
NFTs are the talk of the metaverse, EIP 1559 just went live, and DeFi stats are rebounding. On Unchained, Fredrik Haga, cofounder and CEO at Dune Analytics, along with Richard[…]
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,[…]
Is ETH on Its Way to Becoming Ultra-Sound Money? Yes, Says Justin Drake
Ethereum just went through its most complex upgrade ever. Justin Drake, researcher at the Ethereum Foundation, discusses what the upgrade, aka the London hard fork, means for ether’s future as[…]
Ethereum’s EIP-1559 Will Solve Some Problems But Big Ones Will Remain
Taylor Monahan, CEO of MyCrypto, and Tim Beiko, Ethereum Foundation core-dev facilitator, discuss the upcoming upgrade to the Ethereum network, EIP 1559. Show highlights: why Tim believes EIP 1559 is[…]
How Solana and Binance Smart Chain Could Take Ethereum’s Lead
Kain Warwick, founder of Synthetix, and Kyle Samani, managing partner at Multicoin Capital, debate the merits of Ethereum, Solana, and Binance Smart Chain. In this episode, they discuss: why Ethereum[…]
A Bitcoin Standard?
PLUS: JPMorgan to offer bitcoin exposure to customers This week was pretty busy in the world of Bitcoin. JPMorgan will be offering clients exposure to bitcoin through an actively managed[…]
Can dYdX Become a Decentralized BitMEX? How It Is Scaling With StarkWare
Antonio Juliano, founder of the decentralized exchange dYdX, and Eli Ben-Sasson, cofounder of StarkWare, discuss the recent launch of dYdX on Ethereum layer 2 using StarkWare’s scaling technology. In this[…]
The IRS Clarifies Its Position on Crypto Purchases
PLUS: NFTs are going mainstream This week saw Bitcoin and Ethereum stay relatively flat, hovering around $49,000 and $1,500, respectively. While the two most prominent cryptocurrencies languished, the rest of[…]