Aztec Stands Apart From Parasitic L2 Liquidity Moats
Zac Williamson argues most L2s are “parasitic” — rebuilding the same liquidity moats. But NOT Aztec 👀 #crypto #cryptopodcast #liquidity
Berachain Documents Show Brevan Howard Fund Offered $25 Million Refund Right
The article reveals that Brevan Howard’s Nova Digital fund secured an unusual $25 million post‑token‑generation refund right on its Series B investment in the bear‑themed blockchain Berachain, effectively insulating its principal while still benefiting from token upside. Lawyers note such clauses are...
Token Sales Foster Lasting Communities over Fleeting Airdrop Hype
“Airdrops don’t build long-term communities.” Joe Andrews explains why Aztec chose a token sale instead, aiming for aligned stakers, not short-term hype. #crypto #cryptopodcast #airdrops
Port3 Network Loses $13 Million in Token Bridge Exploit
The article reports that Port3 Network suffered a $13 million loss after a vulnerability in its token bridge was exploited, allowing attackers to mint and withdraw assets illicitly. It details how the breach unfolded, the technical flaws in the bridge’s smart...
Solana Mulls Proposal to Lower Inflation Rate
The article reports that Solana’s governance community is debating a proposal to reduce the network’s inflation rate, aiming to curb token supply growth and potentially boost SOL’s price stability. It outlines the mechanics of the suggested change, including a shift...
Solana, Cardano, Wormhole, Port3: Key Crypto Updates
In today’s Unchained Daily newsletter: • 🪙 Solana thinks about speeding up its inflation crunch • 😬 Cardano dev oopses the chain into a split • 🔗 Wormhole opens a Solana gateway with MON • 🕳️ Port3 hit for $13M...
Aztec Launches Private, Decentralized Ignition Chain Challenging L2s
Privacy is back — and Aztec is taking its own path. 🕵️♂️ From Devconnect ARG, co-founders Zac Williamson & Joe Andrews unpack: 🔐 Why Ignition Chain launched as private + decentralized 🌉 Why they believe most L2s are “parasitic” 💰...
Ethereum Interop Layer’s Critical Flaw Undermines NEAR Intents
NEAR Intents have surged in popularity as more users look to access Zcash, but Ethereum Interop Layer says it has one major flaw. Yoav Weiss explains! #crypto #cryptopodcast #nearintents
Ethereum Interop Layer Aims to Replicate HTTP's Impact
HTTP made the modern web possible, unlocking applications like online banking and e-commerce. The Ethereum Interop Layer team hopes to achieve the same for ETH. 🌐🚀 Yoav Weiss explains! #crypto #cryptopodcast #interoperability
Bitcoin's Support Void Faces Critical Test Amid Weak Flows
Is Bitcoin’s “support void” about to get tested? ⚠️ Steven Ehrlich talks to Markus Thielen about: 📉 Why this downtrend feels different 🔍 The danger zones on the chart 💼 Institutional flows that aren’t helping Listen in! https://lnkd.in/eaN486Sb
Trump's CFTC Chair Nominee Cleared, Crypto Oversight Ahead
President Donald Trump's pick for CFTC chair, Mike Selig, just cleared the Senate Agriculture Committee. 🚀 In this episode of Bits + Bips, host Steven Ehrlich is joined by former CFTC Chair Chris Giancarlo to unpack: 📺 The Senate hearing...
Crypto's No‑Middleman Ethos Drives Ethereum Interop Layer
Eliminating intermediaries is the founding ethos of crypto. Marissa Posner explains how this guided the development of Ethereum Interop Layer. 💡 #crypto #cryptopodcast #interoperability
BTC's Brief 85K Rally Likely Precedes Deeper Decline
$BTC briefly reclaimed $85K this morning on dovish Fed comments, but technical signals say the drop isn't over. Multiple indicators point to further downside, and this time BTC is dragging the entire market down with it. Steven Ehrlich investigates 👇...
Regulating Prediction Markets Stalls Without Clear Futures Definition
On DEX in the City, Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos argues that the question of who should regulate prediction markets and whether it is gambling rests on the definition of futures. 🧐 The kicker? She says the Commodities Exchange Act does not...
Coinbase Fuels ICO Resurgence: What's Different Now
ICOs are making a comeback with help from the likes of Coinbase. 🚀 Vy Le explains what has changed since the previous boom #crypto #cryptopodcast #ICOs
Bitcoin Crash Sparks $2B Liquidations Amid Crypto Funding Surge
In today’s Unchained Daily newsletter: • 🔻 Bitcoin selloff triggers $2B in liquidations • 🏦 Coinbase lets users borrow big against ETH • 🚀 MegaETH caps USDm pre-deposits at $250M • 🤑 Kalshi doubles valuation to $11B in months 📈...
Trader vs Protocol: Priorities, ICO Evolution, Crypto Risks
The trader or the protocol? Which should take priority? On Unchained's Uneasy Money, hosts Kain Warwick, Taylor Monohan & Luca Netz dissect: 📽 How the new ICO meta compares to the old days 💡 What it takes for founders to...
Perpetuals Legal If Traded on Licensed Exchanges
"Perps are not illegal under CTFC law. They just need to trade on a fully-licensed exchange." - Christopher Giancarlo, Former CFTC Commissioner https://t.co/DnCGOCqSLP
CFTC’s Proven Resilience Makes It Blueprint for Future Markets
"No CFTC exchange failed during the great financial crisis. CFTC has been around for over 40 years, and its structures and models have been very durable for one crisis after another. So, I think it lends itself to using that...
Trustless Interoperability: Ethereum Interop Layer Bridges Fragmentation
The rise of Ethereum layer 2s has created a need for interoperability. Ethereum Interop Layer promises to fix the fragmentation trustlessly. Ethereum Interop Layer's Marissa Posner & Yoav Weiss join Unchained at Devconnect ARG to discuss: 💡 Why trustlessness is...
Regulators Warn, Traders Adapt: Bitcoin Bear Market Strategies
Unchained On Air: Key Takeaways From Selig’s CFTC Hearing + Trading Bitcoin’s Bear Market https://t.co/DnCGOCqSLP
CFTC Confirmation Hearing Insights on Today’s Crypto Market
Today on Unchained On Air at 12pm ET: @Steven_Ehrlich is joined by @giancarloMKTS and @markus10x to discuss the recent CFTC confirmation hearing and the current market. Tune in! Stream it: X, YouTube, PumpFun, Twitch 📺
Key Catalysts That Could Drive Crypto Higher
What could push crypto higher from here? Here’s what @ramahluwalia points to on @bitsandbips: https://t.co/EUBPpXnVpV
Crypto Policy Clash, ICO Revival, Prediction Market Debate
Does crypto need better critics? 🧐 In the second episode of our new show DEX in the City, hosts @TuongvyLe12, @kkirkbos & Jessi Brooks discuss: ⚔️ The state of crypto policy discussions on X amid Amanda Fischer fight. 🚀 The return of...
Multi‑chain Security Limited by the Weakest Link
"When you are interacting across multiple chains... you have to trust the chains you use, and the operation is always as weak as the weakest link" – Yoav Weiss, discussing the real risks of multi-chain operations https://t.co/S3lnchETcx
Crypto Must Avoid Web2 Reliance, Run Locally
"Many things here were not working because Cloudflare had an outage… the notion that you are unable to access your crypto because Cloudflare is down, it doesn't make sense to me. That's not why we are building Ethereum… for any...
Account Abstraction Sparks Monad ICO and Perps DEX Battles
Ethereum: Account Abstraction + Uneasy Money: Monad ICO and Perps DEX Wars https://t.co/S3lnchFr25
Live Ethereum
Tune in: Unchained On Air for Nov 19! At 2pm ET: I sit down with @ThewizardofPOS and @yoavw to discuss Ethereum account abstraction. Then, it's the 2nd episode of our new show Uneasy Money with hosts @kaiynne, @tayvano_ and @LucaNetz! Don't...
Regulators Face Choice: Shield TradFi or Embrace Crypto Competition
Should regulators protect incumbents, or let new tech compete? 🇺🇸⚖️ @patrickjwitt tells @bitsandbips that blocking crypto to shield TradFi would be like banning railroads to protect horse traders. Fair analogy or oversimplified? 🐎➡️🚆 https://t.co/fcKV3Ss0ye
Solana's Growth May Outpace Its Token's Value
What if Solana becomes huge… but the token doesn’t capture the value? 🤔🔥 @CampbellJAustin says institutions are asking questions retail rarely touches. https://t.co/rCxCfJHuRc
Monad ICO on Coinbase Fizzles 12 Hours After Launch
The blog post reports that Monad's highly anticipated ICO on Coinbase raised $50 million in the first 45 minutes but stalled, reaching only $95 million after 12 hours—well below its $187 million target. The author attributes the shortfall to factors like Coinbase’s jurisdictional...
Monad Co-Founder Defends Token Sale After Slow Uptake
Monad co‑founder Keone Hon defended the project's Coinbase token sale, emphasizing its goal of broad, democratic distribution and the platform's reach. While the sale raised $43 million in the first 30 minutes, it only reached 68% of its $120 million target after...
Crypto Industry Surge: OCC Approval, Kraken $20B Valuation
In today’s Unchained Daily newsletter: 🏛️ OCC greenlights banks using crypto for gas 🧩 Monad pushes back after sale disappointment 💵 Kraken lands $20B valuation 🔗 Paxos drops USDG0 across new networks 📩 Don’t miss out—read here & sign up...
Senate Draft Could Define Crypto’s Future Landscape
Crypto’s future may hinge on the Senate’s new market structure draft. 🇺🇸⚖️ On Bits + Bips, Patrick Witt, executive Director of the President's Council of Advisors for Digital Assets at the White House, talks with the gang about: 🔥 The...
Activist Hedge Fund Reveals 7.7% Stake in Pompliano’s Bitcoin DAT
The post reports that activist hedge fund Glazer Capital has disclosed a 7.7% stake in the SPAC slated to merge with ProCap Financial, positioning it to challenge the current terms of Anthony Pompliano’s Bitcoin DAT. Glazer argues the existing deal...
Transparent Disclosures Essential for Risky Investments
"If you wanna talk risky, let's talking about FX trading, gambling, and all these other things that are legal in America that people can lose money (on)... I am always very sensitive to that particular criticism, because as long as...
Industry Wants Better Critics Yet Rejects Real Criticism
"We talk about wanting better critics... but I don't feel like we have ever embraced any criticism in this industry" - Jessi Brooks https://t.co/9LnS8RDIdU
From Twitter Feuds to Real Token Sales: DEX Evolution
DEX in the City: From Twitter Wars to Token Sales https://t.co/9LnS8REg3s
New Crypto Show Explores Howey Test, ICOs, Prediction Markets
Unchained On Air for Nov. 18: Our new show @DEXintheCityPod is live at 12pm ET! Join hosts @Jessi_Brooks1 of Ribbit Capital, @kkirkbos of StarkWare, and @TuongvyLe12 of Veda as they discuss the Howey test and ICOs, prediction markets, crypto and critics...
Reward Early Supporters in Sentiment-Driven Crypto Markets
“When I see some of these tiny distributions… man, you’ve got some big balls.” 😳 Luca Netz argues that in a sentiment-driven market, projects need to reward their early armies — not starve them. Agree or no? 👇 #crypto #cryptopodcast...
Crypto Week: ICO Collapse, Ethereum Privacy, DappRadar Shutdown
In today’s @Unchained_pod Daily newsletter: • ⚠️ Monad’s ICO fizzles after early rush • 🕵️ Ethereum gets a powerful new privacy layer? • 💥 DappRadar closes doors after 7 years • 🇺🇸 White House targets foreign-held crypto 🌎 Read today’s must-know crypto news… and subscribe! https://t.co/67rAzzWiMT
Today's Top Crypto News: ICO Failure, Privacy Upgrade, DappRadar Closure
In today’s Unchained Daily newsletter: • ⚠️ Monad’s ICO fizzles after early rush • 🕵️ Ethereum gets a powerful new privacy layer? • 💥 DappRadar closes doors after 7 years • 🇺🇸 White House targets foreign-held crypto 🌎 Read today’s...
Yala Protocol’s Bitcoin Stablecoin Depegs
The blog post reports that Yala Protocol’s Bitcoin-native stablecoin YU sharply de‑pegged on Sunday, falling as low as 55% below its $1 target across all supported networks, prompting a response from the Yala team acknowledging community concerns. It notes that...
Harvard Ups Bitcoin ETF Stake to $443 Million
Harvard University’s endowment has tripled its holding in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) to roughly $443 million, making it the fund’s largest position and signaling strong institutional endorsement for spot Bitcoin ETFs. The move underscores the growing demand for crypto exposure...
Scaramucci Family Invested Over $100 Million in Trump Family’s Bitcoin Mining FirmThe Scaramucci Family Has Invested More than $100 Million...
The Scaramucci family, via AJ Scaramucci’s Solari Capital, invested over $100 million in American Bitcoin, a Bitcoin mining firm backed by Donald Trump’s sons, as part of a $220 million financing round before the company went public through a reverse merger. The...
Crypto Prices Plunge as Markets Crash – Live Analysis
🚨 Markets crashing again. 📉 BTC at $92k 📉 ETH at $3k 📉 SOL at $129 @bitsandbips breaks down what’s happening. We’re live — come bring your Qs! 🎙️📊 https://t.co/OHNrc1ywpH
Crypto Market Structure Bill Delayed, Regulators' Gains at Risk
Will crypto market structure legislation ever pass? 🤔 @kkirkbos says not soon, and that the gains regulators have made could easily unravel without it. If you are a Polymarket bettor, be careful! https://t.co/SDdUHpLdVi
DeFi Should Offer Choice Over Chaos, Says Jessi Brooks
On DEX in the City, Jessi Brooks argues DeFi should be about choice, not chaos. 🧭 “Users should be able to pick more safety or more upside when they want it.” How far should that freedom go? #crypto #cryptopodcast #decentralization
Forks Raise Duty to Intervene After Crypto Hacks
After the Balancer hack, Vy Le asks a hard question: when networks fork to recover lost funds, does that create a duty to act next time too? ⚖️ Decentralization was never binary, but how much intervention is too much? #crypto...
Bitcoin Crashes, $100M Mining Bet, Harvard Backs IBIT
In today’s Unchained Daily newsletter: 😬 Bitcoin tanks, half a billion liquidated 🤑 Scaramucci clan throws $100M into mining 🎒 Harvard loads up on BlackRock’s IBIT 💥 Yala’s YU stablecoin faceplants again 🎯 Read it now… and make sure you...