MegaETH: The L2 Vitalik Said L1 Can't Achieve
"Vitalik said an L2 should be something that the L1 would never achieve. That's why we built MegaETH." @NamikMuduroglu https://t.co/afdHBJ8VQK
Crypto Shifts Focus From Infrastructure to Vibrant Apps
"The era of infra for the sake of infra in crypto is over. We needed to facilitate a vibrant application ecosystem." @NamikMuduroglu from MegaETH https://t.co/afdHBJ8VQK
Texas Developer Hesitates Blockchain Launch After Tornado Cash Fallout
“We are supporting a dev from Texas. He’s afraid to deploy it on a blockchain because of what happened w Tornado Cash” @valkenburgh https://t.co/Ons3NKWhPk
Software Creators Not Liable for Users' Money Transmission Violations
“You shouldn't be found guilty of unlicensed money transmision only because other people used your software” https://t.co/afdHBJ8VQK
VC Token Hype Ends; GPs Exit, LPs Furious
"All the general partners are leaving. LPs are pissed. The VC-token flashy side of the industry is done The game has changed And now everyone wants to be like us." @nic_carter https://t.co/gNuh8qfmoE
Kyle Samani Reportedly Exits Entire Multicoin Capital Stake
The rumor on the street is that Kyle Samani redeemed his entire position in Multicoin Capital, say @nic_carter and @austincampbell https://t.co/gNuh8qeOz6
Decentralized NASDAQ Requires Derivatives; Hyperliquid Confounds Solana
"If you want to be the decentralized NASDAQ, you have to solve for derivatives. Hyperliquid was a conundrum to the Solana ecosystem." https://t.co/gNuh8qeOz6
Value Shifts From L1s to Apps, Fat Protocol Debunked
"The value is not going to accrue to L1s. It'll accrue to apps. The fat protocol thesis was wrong." @perkinscr97 https://t.co/Ev2K80G8P6
Institutions May Fire Devs Over Quantum Risk
.@nic_carter on the quantum threat 😱 "I think the devs will continue to do nothing. But institutions will get fed up and 'fire the devs'. BlackRock will be like: what choice do we have?" https://t.co/gNuh8qfmoE
Centralization Improves Adaptation to Quantum Challenges
"The more centralized you are, the better you can adjust to the quantum problem." https://t.co/gNuh8qeOz6
AI Fuels Quantum; Bitcoin's Future Isn’t Tech‑slowdown Dependent
"AI is accelerating quantum development. It's naive to predicate the future of bitcoin on tech development slowing down. That's not the right bet to make." - @nic_carter on @bitsandbips https://t.co/Tr5IY84Rfz
Crypto, AI, and Quantum Accelerate Together
"These 3 techs are advancing at light speed: crypto, AI, quantum And they reinforce each other." https://t.co/gNuh8qfmoE
Quantum‑proofing Bitcoin Will Consume Most of the Decade
"Many people don't realize that transitioning bitcoin to be safe against quantum will take the better part of the decade. That's an immense lift." @nic_carter https://t.co/Ev2K80G8P6
Fund Collapses Signal Market Bottom, More Ahead
"We said the bottom would be marked by funds blowing up... We are here. And we'll see more of it." @ramahluwalia on Bits + Bips https://t.co/Ev2K80G8P6
Family Office Profits by Harvesting Bitcoin Volatility with Options
"I know a family office whose whole purpose is to generate income from a massive stack of BTC. Harvesting volatility is a very common strategy. It's one of the very reasons options exist." Listen to the rest of the story: https://t.co/Ev2K80G8P6
IBIT Options Theory Explains Market Crash, Says Parker White
What caused the market crash? Parker White lays out the IBIT options hypothesis on Unchained. https://t.co/gNuh8qeOz6
Analyzing Feb 5 Crash: OG Bitcoin
Was the Feb. 5 crash OG Bitcoiners, ETF plumbing, or paper deleveraging? At 3:30 pm ET, we start on Unchained, then carry it straight into @bitsandbips. Turn your notifications on 🔔🔔
Kyle Samani’s Hyperliquid Critique Sparks Speculation After Multicoin Exit
Kyle Samani departed Multicoin Capital and immediately launched a harsh critique of the decentralized exchange Hyperliquid, calling it “everything wrong with crypto.” On‑chain analytics revealed Multicoin‑associated wallets buying more than $40 million of Hyperliquid’s HYPE token around the same time. Samani’s...
ERC‑8004: Building Trustworthy AI Agents Amid Gaming Risks
ERC-8004 is supposed to help us trust AI agents. But can it withstand hacks and manipulation? In this @Unchained_pod episode, @DavideCrapis joins me to unpack: 🤖 What the ERC-8004 standard is 🤔 How ERC-8004 works 📝 The project's roadmap 💫 Tips for AI agent builders/businesses Timestamps: 🚀...
Vitalik Doubts L2s; AI Emerges as Blockchain UI
Do we still need L2s? 🤔 In this episode of Uneasy Money (the funniest to date BY FAR), hosts @kaiynne and @tayvano_ are joined by @austingriffith & @karl_dot_tech to dive into: ⁉️ Why Vitalik is saying the Ethereum L2 vision no longer...
Crypto's CLARITY Focus Misses Bigger Regulatory Battles
Is crypto focusing on the wrong fight with CLARITY? In this special episode of DEX in the City, hosts @kkirkbos & Jessi Brooks are joined by @e_woodford to unpack: 💡 The takeaways from White House CLARITY Act Meeting 😬 Whether crypto is focusing...
Six Tokens Set to Thrive Amid Crypto Repricing
Markets crashed this week. Bitcoin fell from about $84k last week to near $60k before reclaiming $70k (now at $68.5k) But at the same time... ETH, L2 tokens, and Ethereum’s roadmap are being repriced. And there are 6 tokens that could...
Hyperliquid Emer
Markets are selling off hard and everyone's scrambling for answers. In this Unchained episode, I sat down with Joshua Lim to make sense of the chaos. He broke down: 😬 Why Bitcoin has given up all its Trump rally gains...
Ethereum Lets Go of the Rollup Story. Here Are the 6 Tokens That Benefit
Ethereum co‑founder Vitalik Buterin announced that the original vision of layer‑2 rollups as "branded shards" is no longer viable, marking a strategic shift in Ethereum's scaling roadmap. The March 2024 Dencun upgrade dramatically lowered rollup data costs, accelerating migration of...
Bitcoin Oversold: Opportunity Awaits, Patience Required
Bitcoin is flashing one of the most oversold signals in its history 📉 Oversold conditions can create opportunity 🚀 — but they also demand patience ⏳ @StocktonKatie warns many investors dive back in too early https://t.co/r0kqxJIINi
Bitcoin Oversold, Fear Peaks—Bottom Not Yet Confirmed
Bitcoin is deeply oversold. Fear is extreme. That does not mean the bottom is in. Katie Stockton joined Steven Ehrlich to explain what the charts are really saying about Bitcoin and ETH 📉📊 https://lnkd.in/eX6T7Tac
Crypto Activity Dips Around Chinese New Year, but Why?
Someone told me that every year, leading up to the Chinese lunar year holiday, people in China and maybe other Asian countries exit the crypto markets. Is that true, and is that what’s happening to the markets now?? 🥺
Poll: Which Assets Are Traders Most Bullish On?
With the market the way it is, which assets are you most bullish on? (two polls -- please see replies)
ERC‑8004 Deploys Easily on EVM, Adaptable Anywhere
"ERC-8004 can be deployed very easily in EVM chains. But even for non-EVM chains, they can use the same structure, just in their own languages." https://t.co/SvgVjEnC24
ERC‑8004 Launches on Mainnet, L2 Rollout Imminent
"ERC-8004 is now on mainnet and it will be available in major L2s soon." https://t.co/S8DiIGsTW6
Weekend Tokenized Stock Trading Risks: Market Closed, News Moves
Trading tokenized equities on weekends is the real problem — the market’s closed, but the news isn’t. @evgenygaevoy explains why investors should be careful trading tokenized stocks https://t.co/yat7Pz1sEw
Exploring ERC‑8004 Support Across Chains & AI Reputation
Which chains support ERC-8004? What does multi-chain reputation look like for AI agents? We’re live with Davide Crapis https://t.co/SvgVjEnC24
Exploring ERC-8004 Feedback, Validation, and Manipulation Risks
New standard, new questions: How does ERC-8004 handle feedback, validation, and potential manipulation? We’re covering it live now with Davide Crapis on Unchained https://t.co/S8DiIGsTW6
ERC-8004 Arrives Just in Time: Explained by Davide Capris
ERC-8004 came at the perfect time Learn what it does with Davide Capris from the @ethereumfndn https://t.co/S8DiIGsTW6
Analyze Bitcoin only; It Signals Altcoin Bottom
You don't need to analyze alts. Just analyze bitcoin, and that will mark the bottom for alts, says Katie Stockton. https://t.co/S8DiIGsTW6
Extreme Fear Signals Short-Term Market Opportunity
"The fear & greed index is at extreme fear levels. In the short term, there might be an opportunity." https://t.co/SvgVjEnC24
2022 Uptrend Reverses as Price Breaks Key Supports
"The uptrend that we could draw back to 2022 has clearly reversed. We had a breakdown below key supports" https://t.co/SvgVjEnC24
Gold Volatility Shock Highlights DeFi's Permissionless Markets
I didn’t expect a gold volatility shock to become a DeFi use case. But Hyperliquid showed why traders care about permissionless, always-on markets. https://t.co/7d14E7b5J5
Liquidity Providers Face Lethal Risk in Manipulated Prediction Markets
Insider trading on prediction markets can be 50/50 for retail. But for market makers, it’s lethal. @evgenygaevoy explains why providing liquidity in manipulated markets is so dangerous for his firm. https://t.co/crcByHKCGj
Gold's Crypto‑style Volatility Exposes Market Structure Flaws
What happens when gold trades like crypto and crypto trades like stress? 🥇📉 On @bitsandbips, @austincampbell & @perkinscr97 sit down with @cosmojiang_ to unpack: 🧠 How Hyperliquid enabled real price discovery ⚠️ Gold volatility and 24/7 markets 🏦 Warsh’s Fed nomination and...
ERC‑8004 Enables Trust for Crypto in the Agentic Economy
"In the agentic economy, agents will use crypto. Trust is really important. And that's where ERC-8004 comes in." @austingriffith https://t.co/RZMYBjaKbj
Missing Standards Spark Trust Crisis in Emerging Agent Economy
"We haven't impelmented ERC-8004 or x402. These agents are all going to want to work with each other, and they won't be able to trust each other. There's going to be this agentic economy." -- @austingriffith "You don't think they're...
Launching
"I tell the bot: we need to build a PFP prediction market where people can stake money on different PFPs." Tune in to listen to the rest of the story. https://t.co/RZMYBjaKbj
Unchained Drops Its Funniest Episode Ever
This is one of the funniest episodes we've ever had on the Unchained network https://t.co/WCBmoLRGFp
MetaMask Blocked Legit Bot, Mistaking It for Scam
The backstory behind how @MetaMask ended up blocking @austingriffith's @clawdbotatg: "Austin's legit thing looked by far way scammier than what the scammers deployed" -- @tayvano_
Bots Rake Millions in Base Fees, Solana Reacts
"@clanker_world and @bankrbot have done millions nad millions of fees over the last week on @base because of this — and you see Solana's reaction: 'We've gotta get Bankr ...'" -- @austingriffith
Ethereum Evolves Into Cosmos' Vision, ECV?
My takeaway on Vitalik's post yesterday: Ethereum is becoming Cosmos's Vision (Maybe the ticker should be ECV?)
HYPE Emerges as FalconX Clients' Preferred Safe‑Haven Asset
"HYPE has become one of the most traded assets among the FalconX client base" @joshua_j_lim "It's almost seen as a safe haven." https://t.co/d1Catj0zFh
DATs Out of Dry Powder as mNAVs Dip Below 1
"DATs have no more dry powder. Because mNAVs are below 1, they can't sell equity to buy more tokens." https://t.co/d1Catj17uP
Bitcoin Dips Below $74K, Lowest Since Trump Win
Bitcoin just fell below $74,000 📉 That’s its lowest level since President Trump’s 2024 election victory. NOW: @joshua_j_lim (FalconX) on what’s driving the selloff and what to watch next 🔴 https://t.co/d1Catj0zFh
