In this episode of Unchained, Charles Cascarilla, CEO and cofounder of Paxos, explains how the 2008 financial crisis led him to crypto, what financial plumbing has to do with GameStop,[…]
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Central Bank Digital Currencies: How Should Privacy Be Built In?
Hi everyone, welcome to Unchained, your no-hype resource for all things crypto. I’m your host Laura Shin. This panel, from a panel for the fifth anniversary of Hyperledger, features Rob[…]
2020 Highlights: The Biggest News Stories of the Year in Crypto
Host Laura Shin recaps the biggest stories of the year in crypto, with clips from shows throughout the year. In this episode, we cover how the pandemic drove Bitcoin to[…]
Why Rohan Grey Believes Stablecoin Issuers Need to Be Banks
Rohan Grey, assistant professor at Willamette Law, talks about the STABLE Act, which would require stable coin issuers to obtain a banking charter, require approval from the Federal Reserve and[…]
Chad Cascarilla on Paxos’s Partnership With PayPal
Paxos CEO and cofounder Chad Cascarilla discusses his company’s partnership with PayPal, which just opened up its crypto purchase and selling product to all its US customers. In this episode,[…]
What the Crypto Industry Could See Under a Biden Administration
Kristin Smith, executive director of the Blockchain Association and a board member of HODLpac, discusses how advocating for crypto will change under what is likely to be a new presidential[…]
Why Bitcoin Now: Meltem Demirors and Lyn Alden on the Perfect Conditions for Bitcoin
In this seventh installment of the Why Bitcoin Now series, Meltem Demirors, the chief strategy officer at Coinshares, and Lyn Alden, the founder of Lyn Alden Investment Strategy, discuss the[…]
The 2 Types of Investors Driving Interest in Crypto
Matt Hougan, chief investment officer of Bitwise Asset Management, discusses a milestone Bitwise reached this week — hitting $100 million in assets under management. He also covered what has been[…]
Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks on Crypto Banks
Brian Brooks got his start in traditional finance before joining Coinbase in 2018 and is currently the acting comptroller of the currency. In this episode, he discusses: how his background[…]