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Expert Sam Enzer unpacks the landmark sentencing of FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried:

⚖️ The fairness of a 25-year sentence
💰 How the $11 billion in forfeiture works
🚔 SBF's potential prison location & security level
🤝 Fate of co-conspirators like Caroline Ellison
⏳ Behaviors for sentence reduction
How 'a Criminal Choice' Got Sam Bankman-Fried a 25-Year Prison Sentence - Unchained
Get the scoops on all the details of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried’s 25-year prison sentence, plus the other conditions of punishment.
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March 29, 2024 at 1:45 PM
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Venture into the heart of crypto with The Chopping Block our crypto connoisseurs unravel the week's trends:

🔥 The frenzy of memecoin presales
💼 MakerDAO's endgame
🛡 Ethereum's upgrade
The Chopping Block: Memecoin Presales, MakerDAO’s Endgame, and BlackRock's Blockchain Bet! - Unchained
The Chopping Block: Decoding the Memecoin Phenomenon, Ethereum's Upgrades, and BlackRock's Crypto Appetite!
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March 21, 2024 at 1:44 PM
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On Unchained, Kyle Davies, co-founder of bankrupt hedge fund 3AC, discusses

🤔 Why he thinks he’s the Lloyd Blankfein of crypto
🤡 How he’s in close contact with the liquidators—but didn’t know about a court date
🤷‍♂️ Why he’s not sorry 3AC went bankrupt
3AC's Kyle Davies on Why He's Crypto's Lloyd Blankfein and Why He's Not Sorry - Unchained
The brash co-founder of the now defunct crypto hedge fund argues that most, if not all, companies eventually go bankrupt and that 3AC had a “pretty spectacular” run.
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March 19, 2024 at 2:25 PM
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Sreeram Kannan & Olaf Carlson-Wee join Unchained to discuss how EigenLayer could supercharge rollup scaling. Also:
🌐 How Olaf hasn't seen a dev community spring so fast since Ethereum 
🛠️ The mechanics of restaking
🤖  EigenLayer 🤝 AI and more!
Why EigenLayer May Be the Most Innovative New Ecosystem Since Ethereum - Unchained
Developer activity on EigenLayer has sprouted up extremely quickly, according to founder Sreeram Kannan and investor Olaf Carlson-Wee.
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March 12, 2024 at 2:15 PM
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🎙️ Eric Balchunas from Bloomberg Intelligence breaks down the whirlwind success of Bitcoin ETFs on Unchained: 

💼 BlackRock leads. Will smaller issuers survive?
🚀 The "ETF effect" on market dynamics
🔍 Why Eric gives 50/50 odds the S.E.C. approves Ether ETFs
How, in 7 Weeks, Bitcoin ETFs Reached Inflows That Took Gold ETFs 3 Years - Unchained
Eric Balchunas of Bloomberg Intelligence explains why the spot Bitcoin ETFs have made TradFi move at the speed of crypto — and why he’s uncertain spot Ether ETFs will be approved.
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March 8, 2024 at 12:33 PM
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🔐 Raising $150M in a bear market? Alex Pack shares how Hack VC achieved this feat on Unchained, plus:
🔮 The blend of AI with crypto's future
💪🏻 The resilience of DeFi
🐂 The next big catalysts of the bull market and more!
The Catalysts for This Crypto Bull Market: AI, DeFi, Real World Assets? - Unchained
As the crypto bull market gets started, Alex Pack of Hack VC dives into why he thinks crypto is still so early and how his firm believes crypto and AI will intersect.
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March 5, 2024 at 12:25 PM
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🎙️ Amid #Bitcoin's price surge Alex Thorn joins Unchained to unpack:

🚀 The reasons behind the surge
🔍 Long-term vs. short-term HODLers
🏦 Merrill & Wells Fargo adding the ETFs
⏳ The halving  & predictions for 'altcoin season'
Bitcoin’s Price Is Way Up. And $48 Trillion in Wealth Just Got Access - Unchained
Alex Thorn unpacks how ETFs, long-term holders, and the upcoming halving should push Bitcoin’s price to over $100,000 by the end of the year.
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March 1, 2024 at 1:38 PM
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On Unchained Premium, RISC Zero's CEO Brian Retford breaks down the impact of ZK proofs:

🛠️ Simplifying ZK for developers
💡 ZK EVM's role in enhancing blockchain efficiency
🔗 Exploring the potential of Bitcoin layer 2s
RISC ZERO
Listen now | Willem Schroe of Botanix Labs says every Ethereum dapp could be deployed in Botanix.
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February 28, 2024 at 10:15 PM
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Famed white hat hacker Samczsun joins Unchained to discuss

🧑‍💻 Why he decided to create the Security Alliance
🔐 Top security measures crypto folks should take
😳 What areas of attack in crypto he still finds “scary”
Famed White Hat Hacker Samczsun on How to Improve Crypto Security - Unchained
He’s formed a new group, the Security Alliance, to improve the overall security posture of the crypto community.
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February 27, 2024 at 1:57 PM
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Tune into The Chopping Block as we dissect the nuances of Starknet’s airdrop strategy, the internet's impact on crypto founders, and Ethena Labs’ quest to redefine yield:

🔍 Starknet's airdrop controversy
📈 Crypto vesting's nuances
😍 Ethena’s rose-colored glasses
The Chopping Block: Starknet's Airdrop, Founder Challenges, and Ethena's Mainnet - Unchained
The Chopping Block: From Starknet Controversy to Ethena's Novel Approach: Understanding Crypto's Latest
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February 22, 2024 at 1:41 PM
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Join The Chopping Block as we chat with Dan Romero about the vibrant world of Farcaster:

🚀 The journey of Farcaster's growth
💬 The allure of meme coins
🌍 Shaping the future of decentralized social media
🔐 The importance of staying permissionless
The Chopping Block: Navigating the New Era of Crypto Social Media with Farcaster's Insights! - Unchained
The Chopping Block: Decoding the Crypto Social Revolution: Farcaster's Rise to Fame!
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February 15, 2024 at 12:43 PM
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🗣️ Farcaster co-founder Dan Romero joins Unchained to discuss

🖼️ Why Frames has taken off
🌎 Getting to a billion users 
😂 How Farcaster is like a mullet
How Decentralized Social Network Farcaster Hopes to Eventually Get to One Billion Users - Unchained
Dan Romero, the co-founder of the decentralized social media network, discusses why Frames has become so popular, the central ideas behind Farcaster, and what’s in store for Farcaster’s future.
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February 13, 2024 at 3:36 PM
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💥 The CEO of Jito Labs, Lucas Bruder, talks about #Solana’s latest outage and

 🙏 Why he’s still optimistic
 ⛓️ Recent improvements to Solana’s network
📱The promise of the Saga phone
Why One Solana Builder Is Still Optimistic About the Network - Unchained
Lucas Bruder, the CEO of Jito Labs, which builds infrastructure for Solana, says despite the outages, the blockchain still has a lot going for it.
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February 9, 2024 at 3:57 PM
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🚀 Murat Karademir and Orkun Mahir Kılıç of Chainway Labs dive into the recently announced first #Bitcoin ZK rollup: Citrea

🔗 How to build an Ethereum-like experience
🧠 Why a Bitcoin zk-rollup is so important
👨‍💻 BitVM's role
🔍 Making BTC more than just a currency
An Ethereum-Like Experience Built on Bitcoin?
Citrea, Bitcoin’s first ZK rollup came out of stealth yesterday. Murat Karademir, and Orkun Mahir Kılıç, cofounders of Chainway Labs, discuss everything about it.
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February 8, 2024 at 7:28 PM
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This week on The Chopping Block Haseeb Qureshi, Tarun Chitra, & Robert Leshner sit down with Ted to discuss all things Farcaster:

🤝 Community building on Farcaster
📊 Post-15x growth analysis
🌐 Adopting new social media platforms
🏆 Remaining permissionless
The Chopping Block: Is Farcaster the Web3 Social Layer? - Unchained
The Chopping Block: Farcaster's Rise – Revolutionizing Social Media or Just Another Platform?
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February 8, 2024 at 12:48 PM
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Rebecca Rettig and Michael Mosier, co-authors of a paper on fighting illicit finance in DeFi, discuss

⚠️ DeFi’s principal risks
🪪 Focusing on high-risk wallets 
🌪️ How Tornado Cash could be regulated but not sanctioned
2 Lawyers on How the U.S. Can Finally Regulate DeFi - Unchained
The co-authors of a new paper discuss how to block illicit activity without turning neutral software into financial institutions.
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February 6, 2024 at 12:08 PM
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Out Now on The Chopping Block Podcast: Points vs. Airdrops featuring Julian Koh - co-founder Aevo!

🧑‍🌾️ Farming Points 
🪂 Hedging Airdrops
🪙 Making ICOs Great Again?
The Chopping Block: Points or Airdrops, Which Is the Better Engagement Model for Crypto Projects? - ...
The Chopping Block: Points or Airdrops, Which Is the Better Engagement Model for Crypto Projects?
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February 3, 2024 at 3:03 PM
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🌍 There’s a great place for Web3 gaming projects, say Saga's cofounders Rebecca Liao and Jin Kwon. In this episode, we cover:

🎮 Saga's role in reshaping crypto gaming
🔐 Innovative architecture for gaming platforms
💎 The unique functionalities of the SAGA token
🔗 Watch the full interview:
Is Saga the Perfect Place for Web3 Gaming?
Rebecca Liao and Jin Kwon, cofounders of Saga, explain the architectural design to become a hub for crypto gaming, the role of the token, and more.
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January 31, 2024 at 10:34 PM
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📕 A16z Crypto’s Chris Dixon has a new book and joins Unchained to discuss:

⛓️ How blockchains can help save the Internet
🤬 Why he believes crypto VCs get an unfair rap
💰 Why he supports NFT creator royalties
A16z Crypto’s Chris Dixon on How Blockchains Can Save the Internet - Unchained
The well-known venture capitalist has published a book, Read Write Own, about how the concentration of power into the hands of a few Internet behemoths is bad for entrepreneurs and society at large.
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January 30, 2024 at 12:05 PM
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🚨 Nethermind's recent bug raised 🚩🚩🚩 in Ethereum. On Unchained, Lefteris Karapetsas delves into:

🍴 How a bug in a supermajority client could cause a fork
❓ The inability to verify who is using which client
💔 The lack of incentives to diversify
The Black Swan Event That Could Cause a Fork in Ethereum (Again) - Unchained
The huge risks of a bug occurring to an Ethereum “supermajority” execution client were laid bare this week.
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January 26, 2024 at 12:46 PM
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New on The Chopping Block: Ethereum's evolving landscape! 🌐

🔍 Client Diversity: Necessity or Complication?
🚀 Data Availability: Ethereum's Game Changer?
🧐 Solana vs. Ethereum: A UX Showdown
The Chopping Block: Data Availability & Why It’s Important - Unchained
The Chopping Block: Ethereum's Future - Data Availability and Client Diversity?
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January 25, 2024 at 1:34 PM
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Crypto OG Olaf Carlson-Wee joins Unchained to discuss:

🌪️The “incentive vortex” that is crypto
🧨 How he avoided 2022’s blow-ups
🎮 The next big crypto apps 
🤖 The strange places crypto and AI could take us
OG Olaf Carlson-Wee on Why His Crypto Thesis Is Stronger Than Ever - Unchained
Crypto creates an “incentive vortex” that is destined to take over everything, according to the investment firm’s founder and CIO.
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January 23, 2024 at 12:12 PM
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After this week's hearing, Sam Enzer of Cahill Gordon joins Unchained:

😳 Why SEC v Coinbase is important for crypto in the U.S.
🤨 Why the judge seemed “extremely skeptical” of the SEC's stance
Why the SEC’s Case Against Coinbase Is So Significant for Crypto - Unchained
Attorney Sam Enzer explains how the case that’s currently being heard could impact the SEC's entire enforcement regime against crypto.
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January 19, 2024 at 1:23 PM
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This week on The Chopping Block, the gang dissects the hottest topics: 

📈Crypto ETFs: Game Changers or Hype?
💱Circle's IPO: Transforming Stablecoins?
📱Solana Phone: Innovation or Gimmick?
The Chopping Block: When Will the ETF Hype End? - Unchained
From Tether troubles to ETF triumphs: what's brewing in crypto?
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January 18, 2024 at 12:57 PM
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On Unchained, Colin Myers and Oisín Kyne from Obol Labs explain everything about distributed validator technology (DVT). 🌐
Also:
🔍 Ethereum's scalability issues
💥 The threat of the 32 ETH staking requirement
🚀 Preparing for staked ether ETFs?
How Obol Plans To Become a Key Component of Ethereum
Distributed Validator Technology (DVT) could become one of the most important tech layers of Ethereum. Here’s why.
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January 17, 2024 at 9:45 PM