Investors Back Stocks Before Trusting New Product Launches
"Amazon and Apple make the most of their money with business lines launched years or decades after their IPO. People invest in stocks before they believe in management's ability to launch new products." @TheiaResearch https://t.co/sigF6mfZGm
DAOs May Abandon Tokens for Equity, Says Across
Across Protocol is considering retiring its token and offering equity instead. What does that say about the DAO model? https://t.co/QpeiTvzyBx
Token-for-Equity Deal Highlights DAO Governance Limits
One of the biggest structural questions in crypto right now: Should protocols be run by DAOs or companies? Ryan Yi and Felipe Montealegre join me to discuss the proposal from Across Protocol to exchange tokens for equity — and what...
Crypto Tokens Thrive Amid Private Credit Crisis
Private credit is having its worst crisis in a decade. Blue Owl gated a $1.6B fund. Blackstone hit redemption caps. Meanwhile, crypto builders are constructing the parallel infrastructure. In this article, we break down three tokens positioned at the center...
Crypto Perps Behave Like Options, Not Futures, Beware Leverage
More and more traders are looking to express a view on the weekends — with crypto. But perps function more like options than futures for retail traders, and that distinction matters more than most realize when leverage is on the...
DAO Founders Clash: Delegation vs Immutable Protocols
I put the same question on DAO governance to two protocol founders and got two different answers. Maple's Sid Powell: delegation is the fix. "Imagine if Steve Jobs had to get approval from hundreds of people for every product decision."...
BlockFills Files for Chapter 11 After Allegations of Commingled Client Assets
BlockFills, a Chicago crypto brokerage that processed over $60 billion in 2023, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware. The petition lists up to $500 million in liabilities against roughly $100 million in assets. The filing follows a February freeze on withdrawals and a...
Bastian Aue’s Site Vanishes After EF Co‑ED Appointment
The website of “Bastian Aue,” the name of the new co-ED of the Ethereum Foundation, which was taken offline when Bastian was named to the board of the EF last year — hearing that he and Vitalik were introduced by...
Institutional Crypto Lending: Hybrid Models Overcome DAO Slowdowns
I spoke with Maple's Sid Powell (@syrupsid ) and @PaulFrambot of Morpho about where institutional crypto lending is heading, why DAOs struggle to move fast, and what the DeFi mullet model really requires to work. Don’t miss it! Timestamps: 🏦 0:58 What makes...
Crypto Can Self‑Fix Token Economics, Says Kaiynne
.@kaiynne says the crypto industry does not need regulators to fix token economics even as the industry continues to wait on Clarity What do you think? 👇 https://t.co/lwRrZPQCg6
Hyperliquid Surge Could Drive Significant HYPE Upside
Hyperliquid's growing popularity could come with significant upside for HYPE, according to @LucaNetz I definitely think it is one of the more interesting projects around What do you think? 👇 https://t.co/0RVtFTx1VL
ACX to Equity Exposes Crypto’s Flawed Tokenomics
Across Protocol is converting ACX to equity. Kain, Luca Netz & Tay discuss: ⚖️ The trade-offs that come with the move 💔 How it highlights crypto's broken tokenomics 💡 What the crypto industry can do to fix it https://lnkd.in/ebpuGyq7
Hyperliquid Thrives by Defying Crypto Ideology Norms
Is Hyperliquid unassailable? In this episode of Uneasy Money, hosts Kain, Tay & Luca Netz unpack: 💡 Why going against crypto's ideology first approach is behind Hyperliquid's success 🎮 What Pudgy Penguins’ Pudgy World game brings to the table ⚠️...
Kraken’s Historic Fed Master Account Shifts Crypto Banking Landscape
Is the Fed’s “skinny” master account an unfair shortcut for crypto companies? Jessi Brooks, KK Bos & Vy Le dive deep into: 💥 Why Kraken's skinny master account is so historic 🤔 Whether Custodia's previous lawsuit against the Fed greased...
Rising USDC Borrow Rates Signal Bullish DeFi Market
Andy Baher: Higher interest DeFi rates, such as the borrow rate of USDC on Aave, are indicative of the markets turning bullish. https://t.co/KrlOhykve7
Index Derivatives Essential; Token‑by‑token Hampers Market Evolution
"You absolutely need index derivatives. Doing things token by token is not a good way for markets to evolve." @baehr https://t.co/KrlOhykve7
Perpetual Contracts Excel but Clash with US Trading Habits
"Perps are a brilliant innovation and they've proven themselves successful, but not extremely compatible with how Americans tend to trade." https://t.co/KrlOhykve7
Lack of Clarity Fuels Legal Risks and Security Threats
‘What happens if we don't get Clarity?’ In this episode of DEX in the City, hosts Vy Le, KK Bos & Jessi Brooks dig into: 🤔 Whether regulatory guidance could suffice in the place of the Clarity Act 💀 How...
Iran’s Weakened IRGC Won’t Spark Revolt, Source Says
The IRGC is weakened. The regime is fractured. So why won't Iranians revolt? Gen. Spider Marks — with a source inside Iran — explains what the optimists are getting wrong. https://t.co/vORJuPJysT
Aave Aims to Be Crypto JPMorgan; Morpho Powers It
"Aave is aspiring to become the JPMorgan of the world while Morpho is aspires to become infrastructure for JPMorgan" @PaulFrambot https://t.co/iSjFuEDUZe
Creating Universal Financing Infrastructure for Open Underwriting
"We want to build financing infrastructure ... that allows anyone to underwrite anyone" @PaulFram https://t.co/Cc4ufu0Lcr
Institutions Aim to Own DeFi End‑to‑end Stack
"[Institutions] think of DeFi as the opportunity for them to extend and own end-to-end the product they offer from distribution to infrastructure" @PaulFrambot https://t.co/iSjFuEDUZe
DAO-Wide Justification Inevitably Slows Strategic Execution
"If you have to justify your entire strategic plan for the next year to everyone in the DAO, it is naturally going to force you to move slower" @syrupsid https://t.co/iSjFuEDUZe
Pick Equity or Token, Not Both, to Avoid Conflict
"We kept a single capital structure and I will encourage new startups to go in that direction. You can choose equity or token but you can't have both. You end up with conflicting priorities" @syrupsid https://t.co/Cc4ufu0Lcr
Tokenizing Assets Fuels Broader Lending Opportunities
"As more assets get tokenized, you can do more lending against it and therefore it becomes more useful to tokenize more assets" @syrupsid https://t.co/iSjFuEDUZe
Over 50 Million Americans Own Crypto, Numbers Rising
"There's currently over 50 million Americans who hold crypto of some kind, we expect that to continue to grow" @syrupsid https://t.co/iSjFuEDUZe
Syrup USDC and USDT Become Fastest Growing Products
"syrupUSDC and syrup USDT have been the fastest growing product that we have" @syrupsid https://t.co/iSjFuEDUZe
DeFi's Next Phase: Institutional-Grade Lending & Stablecoins
Up next on Unchained • Private credit vs regular DeFi lending • The role of stablecoins in global finance • Why the next phase of DeFi will focus on institutional-grade lending markets. Come join us! https://t.co/Cc4ufu0Lcr
Token‑holder Rights Disclosure Boosts Market Efficiency
"The sole reason to have disclosure about what the rights of token holders is to make the market more efficient" @kaiynne https://t.co/XhZjjsn1qB
U.S. Military Abandons Reconstruction, Embraces Endless Destruction
For decades, US military doctrine meant: if you break a country, you own the reconstruction. General "Spider" Marks says that calculus is gone. "We're just going to break it. And if you get back on that horse and you think...
Altcoins Aren’t Dead, They Need Stronger Economic Models
Rob Hadick says altcoins are not necessarily dead According to him, tokens just need better economic models I think it's probably another pointer to how early the crypto industry still is What do you think? 👇 #altcoins #memecoins #tokens
Aave Founder Says DAOs Need to Evolve, Not Disappear
Aave founder Stani Kulechov argues DAOs must evolve rather than be abandoned. He says current DAO processes drag decisions for weeks, slowing innovation compared to agile competitors. Kulechov stresses token holders should retain strategic control while execution shifts to dedicated...
Bitwise CIO Makes a Straightforward Case for $1 Million Bitcoin
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan argues that Bitcoin’s valuation is mis‑priced because analysts treat the store‑of‑value market as static. He notes Bitcoin currently holds under 4% of a roughly $38 trillion market that competes with gold. By projecting the market’s growth—mirroring gold’s...
DOJ Pushes for Retrial of Tornado Cash Developer Roman Storm
U.S. prosecutors have asked a Manhattan judge to schedule a new trial for Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm in October 2026, targeting money‑laundering and sanctions‑conspiracy charges that a jury deadlocked on last year. Storm was already convicted of running an...
Oil Becomes the Hottest Trade on Hyperliquid
Crypto traders are turning to decentralized exchanges for macro bets, with oil leading the pack this week. Hyperliquid’s oil‑linked perpetual contract (CL‑USDC) generated over $1.2 billion in 24‑hour volume, overtaking ether and becoming the platform’s second‑most traded market after bitcoin. Open...
Trump Cyber Strategy Puts Crypto Security on the Agenda
The White House released a National Cyber Strategy that explicitly targets cryptocurrency and blockchain security. The plan calls for bolstering digital defenses across government and private sectors while promoting privacy‑preserving technologies. A key component is the development and adoption of...
Weekend Trading Surge Highlights Demand for Onchain Commodities
Weekend trading on Hyperliquid surged to a record level, driven primarily by on‑chain commodity demand. Pine Analytics reported that HIP‑3 weekend volume peaked, with trade.xyz responsible for most of the activity. The surge followed a sharp silver rally earlier in...
Aave Governance Turmoil: Protocol Solid, Token Value Unclear
I've been watching the Aave governance crisis closely. The protocol is fine, maybe better than fine. But does that make the token a buy? That's the harder question. This article breaks it down. https://t.co/2fqkWEczVv
AI Agents Will Revolutionize Crypto UX and Governance
AI Agents promise to change how we interact with blockchains and crypto. Joseph Chalom & Danny Ryan explain how: 📈 AI agents could make portfolio management easier 💥 They could make crypto's UX issues disappear 🤯 They could fix DAOs...
Institutions Favor Ethereum; Tokenization Fuels ETH Surge
Is Ethereum ‘the only game in town?’ In this @Unchained_pod episode, @joechalom & @dannyryan join me to discuss: 💥 Why Ethereum is the preferred blockchain for institutions 📈 What tokenization could mean for the price of $ETH 🛣 Whether L2s still fit into Ethereum's...
Debating Insider Trading Legitimacy in Prediction Markets
🥸💰 Should "insider trading" be allowed on prediction markets? Would also appreciate hearing your definition of "insider trading" when it comes to prediction markets 👇
Aave DAO Collapse: Wins for Protocol, Losses for Holders
Can Aave navigate the fallout of the DAO collapse? In this episode of Uneasy Money hosts Kain, Taylor & Luca Netz dig into: 🥶 Why the Aave DAO collapse might be good for Aave — but bad for token holders...
Bitcoin Bottom Near? Experts See Positive Outlook & AI Impact
Is the Bitcoin bottom finally in? In this two part Unchained episode, Will Clemente, Joe Vezzani and Marcus Wu join me to unpack: 📈 ‘Why the outlook for Bitcoin's price is good ⁉️ Why Bitcoin has not acted like digital...
Russia Moves to Formalize Crypto and Stablecoin Rules
Russia is drafting separate legislation for stablecoins, highlighting their "colossal potential" for cross‑border payments amid sanctions. The Bank of Russia proposes allowing banks and brokerages to operate crypto exchanges under existing licenses, with a simplified notification process and a 1%...
Kazakhstan Central Bank to Deploy $350M Into Crypto‑Linked Funds
NEW: Kazakhstan’s central bank is set to invest up to $350M from its reserves into the crypto sector. The strategy targets crypto-linked equities and funds, not direct purchases of digital assets. The program could start in April or May. https://t.co/RlEGwWKYzs
Prediction Markets Threaten Security Like Bloomberg Terminal
A ‘Bloomberg Terminal’ for espionage? In this episode of DEX in the City, hosts @TuongvyLe12, @kkirkbos & Jessi Brooks discuss: ⚠️ Whether prediction markets are becoming a national security concern 👀 Whether alleged programmatic Bitcoin sales by Jane Street qualify as market manipulation ❕️...
DATs Boost ETH Utility, Not Just Price
“I’m very bullish on DATs. Not just because of the price of ETH itself, but because we turn it into a productive asset” Joe Chalom of @Sharplink
Ethereum Powers the Upcoming Agentic Economy
“Agents will do everything for you onchain. The agentic economy is gonna happen where trust and liquidity is. That’s Ethereum” Joe Chalom
Institutions Rarely Ask About Solana, Focus on Ethereum
“I have had hundreds of conversations with institutions. Only once I’ve been asked about Solana” @dannyryan
Privacy on Ethereum Unlocks Institutional Liquidity Cycles
“Privacy WILL be a feature on the Ethereum mainnet And then institutions will bring liquidity And then liquidity begets liquidity”
