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The spot bitcoin ETF approvals set the stage for 11 such offerings from the likes of BlackRock, Fidelity, and ARK 21Shares to begin trading on Thursday. On this episode of Unchained, Nate Geraci, president of the ETF Store; Eric Balchunas, senior ETF analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence; and James Seyffart, research analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence discussed the initial record trading volumes, the mechanics of how the funds work and predictions for total inflows.

26 jan 2024

A major potential risk to Ethereum was highlighted by a bug that surfaced in Nethermind, a minority execution client. While the bug was fixed quickly, it raised the question of what would happen to the blockchain if Geth, which is used by more than two-thirds of validators, had a bug. Ethereum developer Lefteris Karapetsas joined Unchained to discuss the different scenarios of what could happen and why he feels the incentive system is poorly designed.

26 jan 2024

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan and VanEck head of digital assets research Matthew Sigel join Unchained to discuss their approaches towards selling their products in the market, the challenges of competing with larger firms like BlackRock and Fidelity, the fee wars and where those are headed, the importance of specialist expertise in the crypto investment space, and how bitcoin prices might react to all the new supply in the market. 

26 jan 2024

Polychain Capital founder and CIO Olaf Carlson-Wee says his main thesis about crypto has remained consistent since the beginning. That is, that crypto constitutes an “incentive vortex” that will replace the world’s preoccupation with country-backed currencies. Carlson-Wee joins Unchained to break down his theory and the significance of the launch of spot Bitcoin ETFs.

26 jan 2024

Bloomberg analysts James Seyffart and Eric Balchunas join Unchained to discuss the final spot bitcoin ETF filings, the likely schedule, and whether all the applications are likely to be approved on the same day. Plus, insights on the cutthroat wars that have already begun and why Grayscale might be keeping its fees on the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust so high.

26 jan 2024

Ever wanted to mine Bitcoin at home? Well, you can with FutureBit! Founder and CEO John Stefanopoulos joins The Mining Pod to talk about how to mine Bitcoin at home and why it's important for network decentralization.

24 jan 2024

Spencer Bogart, general partner at venture capital firm Blockchain Capital, joined Unchained to break down who the likely winners will be among ETF issuers, the impact of a spot bitcoin ETF on companies such as MicroStrategy and Coinbase, and how a spot ETF will affect Bitcoin futures ETFs and leveraged crypto ETFs.

12 jan 2024

Anatoly Yakovenko, co-founder of Solana Labs, Nick White, COO at Celestia, and Chris Burniske, partner at VC firm Placeholder discuss the differences between modular and monolithic, or integrated, blockchains, with Solana epitomizing the monolithic approach and Celestia the modular one

12 jan 2024

Arthur Hayes, Chief Investment Officer of Maelstrom, delves into the anticipated bull run in crypto, the potential collapse of the traditional financial system, his unique take on Bitcoin, Ethereum, sh*tcoins, and more.

5 jan 2024

In 2023, the crypto industry began with post-FTX fallout such as Operation Chokepoint 2.0, the failures of banks serving the crypto industry and the SEC's Wells Notice against Coinbase. Meanwhile, Bitcoin Ordinals brought innovation to the Bitcoin network, while Ethereum's Shanghai upgrade introduced new functionalities.

5 jan 2024