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Social•Feb 11, 2026
Gold Peaks, Yet GameStop‑Style Demand Keeps It Alive
My entire feed says gold has peaked and Bitcoin's turn is coming. Then I sat down with Joshua Lim. He sees signs of a blow off top… BUT also GameStop-esque demand propping up the metal 😅 #gold #markets #liquidations
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 11, 2026
BlackRock’s Rise Signals Corporate Takeover of Bitcoin
Is Bitcoin headed for a corporate takeover? Nic Carter joins Ram Ahluwalia, Austin Campbell, and Chris Perkins on this week's Bits + Bips. They discuss: 🏢 BlackRock’s growing leverage over Bitcoin development 💀 The end of the VC-backed token cycle 🤖 Why AI may dwarf...
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 11, 2026
Zero Blockchain Promises 2M TPS, Near‑Free Transactions
2 million transactions per second per node? 👀 1,000th of a penny per transaction? 👀 While making no compromises on decentralization? 👀 It was all hard for me to believe too 😅. But that's the promise Bryan Pellegrino is making with the Zero...
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 11, 2026
L2s Remain Crucial Despite Vitalik’s Reassessment, Says Floersch
Like everyone, I have been rethinking the role L2s following Vitalik's post According to Karl Floersch, however, the importance of this perhaps erstwhile Ethereum scalers is clear 👇 #ethereum #crypto #blockchain
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 11, 2026
Four‑cycle Outlook Remains Uncertain, Says Joshua Lim
Almost everyone has told me that the four cycle is dead and markets would prove it at the end of the year. But Joshua Lim suggests it's not so clear cut: “There's lots of open questions” #bitcoin #markets #liquidations
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 11, 2026
Zero Blockchain Claims 2 Million TPS Per Node
2,000,000 TPS?! 🤯 In this Unchained episode, Bryan Pellegrino joins me to walk through: 👀 How frustration with Ethereum's direction pushed LayerZero Labs decided to launch Zero blockchain 💥 How the team says it has achieved 2M TPS per node with its blockchain ❕️...
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 10, 2026
MegaETH Opts for Centralized Blocks, Trusting Ethereum Security
"MegaETH has chosen fully centralized block production because Ethereum security guarantees are enough for users." https://t.co/Ons3NKWPES
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 10, 2026
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
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 10, 2026
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
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 10, 2026
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
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 10, 2026
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
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 9, 2026
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
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 9, 2026
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
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 9, 2026
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
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 9, 2026
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
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 9, 2026
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
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 9, 2026
Centralization Improves Adaptation to Quantum Challenges
"The more centralized you are, the better you can adjust to the quantum problem." https://t.co/gNuh8qeOz6
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 9, 2026
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
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 9, 2026
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
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 9, 2026
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
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 9, 2026
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
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 9, 2026
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
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 9, 2026
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
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 9, 2026
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 🔔🔔
By Laura Shin
Blog•Feb 9, 2026
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...
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 8, 2026
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: 🚀...
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 8, 2026
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...
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 7, 2026
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...
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 7, 2026
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...
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 7, 2026
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 🫣 How the...
By Laura Shin
Blog•Feb 6, 2026
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...
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 6, 2026
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
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 6, 2026
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
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 6, 2026
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?? 🥺
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 6, 2026
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)
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 5, 2026
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
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 5, 2026
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
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 5, 2026
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
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 5, 2026
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
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 5, 2026
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
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 5, 2026
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
By Laura Shin
Social•Feb 5, 2026
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
By Laura Shin
Deals•Oct 24, 2025
Spark Allocates $100M to Superstate’s Crypto Carry Fund (USCC)
Decentralized lending platform Spark has moved $100 million of its stablecoin reserves into Superstate’s Crypto Carry Fund (USCC) to capture higher crypto yields. The allocation comes as Spark manages yield for a $9B USDS liquidity reserve and seeks enhanced returns...
Laura Shin
Deals•Oct 23, 2025
Kalshi Previously Raised $300M at $5B Valuation; Now Fielding Offers up to $12B
Prediction-market startup Kalshi announced a $300 million funding round that valued the company at $5 billion and is now reportedly fielding fresh VC offers valuing it between $10 billion and $12 billion. The new offers are reported but not confirmed.
Laura Shin
Deals•Oct 23, 2025
Mill City Ventures III Leads $450M Private Placement to Back Sui Group DAT
Mill City Ventures III announced a $450 million private placement to create a digital asset treasury (DAT) centered on the SUI token, including a $25 million cash investment from the Sui Foundation and purchase of $140 million in locked tokens...
Laura Shin
Deals•Oct 21, 2025
Coinbase Acquires Cobie’s Echo and Up Only NFT in $375M Deal
Coinbase has acquired Cobie (Jordan Fish)’s fundraising platform Echo and the Up Only NFT in a $375 million transaction, with the NFT itself sold for $25 million in USDC. The deal brings Echo’s fundraising tools and access to token sales...
Laura Shin
Deals•Oct 17, 2025
Ripple Labs Leads $1B Raise to Create XRP Digital Asset Treasury via SPAC
Ripple Labs is leading a fundraising effort seeking at least $1 billion to establish a new XRP digital asset treasury (DAT) via a SPAC, contributing some of its own XRP holdings to the new firm. The initiative follows Ripple's $1...
Laura Shin
Deals•Oct 8, 2025
Forward Industries Raises $1.65B in PIPE Led by Galaxy, Jump Crypto and Multicoin Capital
Forward Industries secured a $1.65 billion private investment in public equity (PIPE) financing round led by Galaxy Digital, Jump Crypto and Multicoin Capital. The funding supports its launch of a zero-fee Solana validator and follows the firm committing over 6.8...
Laura Shin
Deals•Mar 1, 2025
Coinbase Acquired Iron Fish Team in March 2025 to Build Private Transactions on Base
Coinbase acquired the Iron Fish team in March 2025 to work on adding private transactions to Base, its Ethereum layer-2 network. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong confirmed the acquisition and teased further details to come.
Laura Shin