299927
Unchained

@unchainedcrypto #299927

Your No-Hype Crypto Resource by @laurashin 🎙️ https://linktr.ee/unchainedpodcast
845 Follower 220 Following
⚖️ Is the SEC overreaching by trying to regulate digital art marketplaces like OpenSea?

🙈🙉 Preston Byrne discusses how the SEC’s approach ignores the evolving nature of online marketplaces.

https://unchainedcrypto.com/podcast/if-the-sec-sues-opensea-heres-why-the-nft-platform-could-win-easily/
💥 What happens if the SEC follows through on its threat to sue OpenSea? 

🛡️ Preston Byrne says, “OpenSea is going to have a really good argument that they’re civilly immune under federal law.”

Tune in  🔥 https://unchainedcrypto.com/podcast/if-the-sec-sues-opensea-heres-why-the-nft-platform-could-win-easily/
❌ There aren’t many details about why the SEC issued a Wells notice to OpenSea. 

⤴️ This is why Preston Byrne believes the agency will likely go after the NFT platform.

https://unchainedcrypto.com/podcast/if-the-sec-sues-opensea-heres-why-the-nft-platform-could-win-easily/
🤔 Why hasn’t the Kamala Harris campaign embraced crypto? 

Joe McCann shares an intriguing theory on Bits + Bips. What do you think of his argument? 
https://unchainedcrypto.com/bits-bips/bits-bips-fed-moves-election-plays-defi-token-valuations/
🦾 Why is the Ethereum Virtual Machine developer ecosystem so strong?

Jay Jog of Sei Labs sheds light on the technical and ideological reasons that make EVM developers stick to their environment. 🛠️💡

https://unchainedcrypto.com/podcast/how-to-build-the-fastest-onchain-experience-with-monad-sei-and-eclipse/
📉 Are DeFi tokens overvalued? 

💰 If you’re invested in DeFi (or are thinking about it), here’s some great analysis by crypto VC Rennick Palley. 

https://unchainedcrypto.com/bits-bips/bits-bips-fed-moves-election-plays-defi-token-valuations/
Eclipse is an L2 that uses Ethereum for settlement, Celestia for data availability, and the Solana virtual machine for execution. 🔄

Why did they choose that architecture? 🤔

Eclipse Labs CEO Vijay Chetty explains on Unchained that moving transactions offchain ends up in a “fragmented experience.” 💔

https://unchainedcrypto.com/podcast/how-to-build-the-fastest-onchain-experience-with-monad-sei-and-eclipse/
🌐 In this episode of Bits + Bips, the gang tackles the latest in DeFi, crypto politics, and market movements. They dive into: 

📉 Why DeFi tokens might be overvalued 
📊 How Powell’s shift could impact the economy 
🐖 Is Tron just “Justin Sun's piggy bank”?
🤔 Why Dems haven’t shown support for crypto
https://unchainedcrypto.com/bits-bips/bits-bips-fed-moves-election-plays-defi-token-valuations/
💥 “The end-to-end performance is just strictly worse with a modular system.” 
Jay Jog of Sei Labs has some 🌶️🌶️🌶️ words about modular systems.
https://unchainedcrypto.com/podcast/how-to-build-the-fastest-onchain-experience-with-monad-sei-and-eclipse/
🤔 Why build a separate blockchain instead of a Layer 2?

🗣️ Keone Hon from Monad Labs explains the critical reasons behind this decision: decentralization, performance, and cost efficiency. 🛡️💸

https://unchainedcrypto.com/podcast/how-to-build-the-fastest-onchain-experience-with-monad-sei-and-eclipse/
🔄 Can Pendle stay relevant if the points narrative fades?

On Unchained, founder TN Lee talks about future developments and Pendle V3.
https://unchainedcrypto.com/podcast/pendle-ripped-in-early-2024-but-usage-has-slowed-down-can-it-recover/
📉 Pendle's TVL took a hit in late June. What's next? 

On Unchained, founder TN Lee shares plans for recovery and a new Bitcoin narrative.
https://unchainedcrypto.com/podcast/pendle-ripped-in-early-2024-but-usage-has-slowed-down-can-it-recover/
🧠 Are sophisticated traders the key to Pendle's success? 

On Unchained, founder TN Lee explains why Pendle requires a deep understanding of derivatives and rates.
https://unchainedcrypto.com/podcast/pendle-ripped-in-early-2024-but-usage-has-slowed-down-can-it-recover/
💥 Pendle Finance soared earlier this year, but can it sustain its momentum? In this episode, founder TN Lee discusses:
📉 The recent TVL drop and plans to recover
⚙️ How sophisticated traders use Pendle
🔍 Future developments and Pendle V3
Tune in now! 🎧
https://unchainedcrypto.com/pendle-ripped-in-early-2024-but-usage-has-slowed-down-can-it-recover/
🤔Ethereum at the Crossroads: Breakthrough or Breakdown? Find out on The Chopping Block as the guys discuss:

🗳️ Polls vs. Prediction Markets
⛓️ Ethereum's economic model
🔁 Can Ethereum adapt in time?


https://unchainedcrypto.com/the-chopping-block-l2-strategy-debates-prediction-market-innovations-and-ethereums-vulnerabilities/
Reed Werbitt and Hanson Birringer of market maker Flowdesk dive into the complexities of launching new tokens, and how OTC markets have been a success for their business. Plus:
🧐 Strategies for token launches… what are teams looking for?
💼 The impact of spot ETFs on the market, and the biggest winner 👏
📈 The future of crypto OTC trading

https://unchainedcrypto.com/podcast/how-crypto-tokens-get-launched-and-how-thats-evolved-over-time
🌐 What’s happening in crypto today?

💼 BlackRock’s crypto ETFs overtake Grayscale, now the largest in the market.
🔧 Optimism plans a Layer 2 hard fork after security audits.
📉 Ethena's USDe supply drops $500M due to negative funding rates.

🛑 Plus: MakerDAO stops WBTC borrowing, Google faces a crypto scam lawsuit, and more.

📩 Find all these stories and more in our free daily newsletter.

https://unchainedcrypto.substack.com/p/blackrock-tops-crypto-etf-market
🔍 Chaos Labs advises caution, calling a "risk-off" recommendation for WBTC on Aave "premature."

With BitGo's custody changes looming, should Aave proceed with caution or act now? 🤔

https://unchainedcrypto.com/aave-daos-chaos-labs-says-risk-off-recommendation-for-wbtc-premature/
💥 BitGo's Custody Change Sparks MakerDAO Drama!

In today’s daily newsletter:
🚨 MakerDAO may offboard WBTC, BitGo's custody split ignites debate
📞 Crypto execs discuss unbanking issues with Democratic leaders
💸 Ethereum user pays $88K in fees for a $2.2K transaction
...and more!

https://unchainedcrypto.substack.com/p/bitgos-change-sparks-drama
🧐 An Ethereum user accidentally paid $88,000 in gas fees to send $2,200 worth of ETH.

How do such errors keep happening in crypto?

https://unchainedcrypto.com/ethereum-user-spends-88000-to-send-2200-eth/
📊 Despite numerous positive developments, Ethereum's price performance in 2024 has been underwhelming.

SOL/ETH is at all-time highs... ETH/BTC is at multi-year lows.

What's holding ETH back? 💭

@juanaranovich writes.

https://unchainedcrypto.com/ethereum-has-had-a-banner-year-in-most-areas-except-price/
Kamala Harris’s VP Pick Boosts the Price of the KAMA Memecoin

On Tuesday, Vice President Harris also saw the odds of her winning the election go to their highest level ever on Polymarket.

https://unchainedcrypto.com/kamala-harriss-vp-pick-boosts-the-price-of-the-kama-memecoin/
The weekend crypto market drawdown has everyone talking. In this episode of Unchained, Arca’s Jeff Dorman dives into:

💡 The reasons for the market meltdown
🤑 Why he's buying the dip
🇯🇵 How macro factors and the yen carry trade contributed to the selloff
🗣️ His contrarian take on how the election could affect crypto

https://unchainedcrypto.com/podcast/crypto-prices-are-way-down-is-it-time-to-buy-the-dip/
In this episode of Bits + Bips, hosts James Seyffart, Alex Kruger, and Joe McCann are joined by Nic Carter, Lord of Castle Island, Destroyer of Livers, Karate Combat Influencer Champion of the world.

They discuss:

🔔 Trump's crypto promises and a possible Kamala shift
👊 How Nic knocked out a portco employee in less than a minute
🔮 Do Ethereum ETFs have a narrative problem?
🚀 Solana’s recent surge
💸 Why Tether is like the Eurodollar system

https://unchainedcrypto.com/bits-bips/bits-bips-with-nic-carter-trumps-promises-kamalas-shift-eths-narrative-problem/
💼 Mt. Gox Trustee moves $2.2 billion in Bitcoin to a new wallet after repaying 17,000 creditors through designated exchanges in July. 🌐

https://unchainedcrypto.com/mt-gox-moves-2-2-billion-in-bitcoin-to-new-wallet/