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By TechCrunch, Yashad Kulkarni, Maggie Stamets, Kell Keller, Jacquelyn Melinek
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No,just no
Nov 1, 2022
Three vapid idiots pontificate on subjects which they have not even a basic grasp of; throw in gobs of awkward edits which I assume were made by a terribly coded bot _the comedic styling of a wet sock and heavy vally girl dialects_plz stop
Description
There are constantly new tokens, DeFi projects, NFTs collections and DAOs being launched – but how can you make sense of everything going on in the crypto space? From the hype to the scams, TechCrunch senior crypto reporter Jacquelyn Melinek explores the impact of crypto on finance, art, web3, and society as a whole. Whether you’re a fan or a skeptic, every Thursday, Jacquelyn chats with a crypto expert, learning alongside you to break down the nuance behind the wild world of crypto. Chain Reaction is produced by Maggie Stamets with editing by Kell Keller.
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Space and Time wants to help LLMs and AI agents get on-chain (w/ Scott Dykstra)
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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Whoever rules the data rules the world (w/ Tegan Kline)
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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Blockchain tech is working to combat AI-based deepfakes (w/ Melody Hildebrandt and Mike Blank)
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Blockchain could be the answer to getting AI artists paid (w/ Dee Goens)
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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Looking back on the NFT marketplace Magic Eden (w/ Jack Lu)
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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Starbucks Odyssey’s community lead expects NFT brand building to expand this year (w/ Steve Kaczynski)
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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Web3 brands and NFTs are on a global race for adoption (w/ Yat Siu)
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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OpenSea’s CEO sees greater opportunity for NFT use cases to grow (w/ Devin Finzer)
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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SEC Commissioner sees a need for a new Token Safe Harbor Proposal (w/ Hester Peirce)
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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Read Write Own this episode with a16z’s crypto partner (w/ Chris Dixon)
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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Bonus Episode: Worldcoin is going on a race to billions of users “as fast” as it can (w/ Alex Blania)
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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Solana Mobile is just getting started (w/ Anatoly Yakovenko)
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Ripple president talks XRP Ledger, SEC suits, and 2024 plans (w/ Monica Long)
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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Bitcoin spot ETFs has been approved in the U.S. (w/ Michael Sonnenshein)
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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All roads seem to be leading to a U.S. spot bitcoin ETF approval soon (w/ Fred Thiel)
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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You should join a crypto social club w/ Boys Club co-founders (re-release)
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Dec 28, 2023 |
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Algorand foundation CEO sees tokenization as key sector to scale crypto (w/ Staci Warden)
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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Robinhood’s still on a quest to make crypto mainstream (w/ Johann Kerbrat)
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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Crypto VC space may be on the cusp of recovery (w/ David Pakman)
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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Optimism is optimistic for the future of Ethereum (w/ Jing Wang and Ryan Wyatt)
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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Amid the OpenAI chaos, here's a refresher on Sam Altman's crypto project: Worldcoin
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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Exclusive: Aave Companies rebrands to Avara and acquires crypto wallet (w/ Stani Kulechov)
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Former SDNY prosecutor talks about what’s next for SBF post-trial (w/ Brendan Quigley)
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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SBF testifies and closing arguments are made as his trial comes to an end (w/ Alex Wilhelm)
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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SBF finally takes the stand at his trial (w/ Alex Wilhelm)
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Oct 28, 2023 |
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Former SDNY prosecutor shares what the internet is getting wrong for SBF’s trial (w/ Josh Naftalis)
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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FTX collapse and SEC oversteps point to greater need for U.S. crypto regulation (w/ Katherine Dowling)
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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The FTX co-founder and Alameda CEO didn’t hold back at SBF’s trial (w/ Alex Wilhelm)
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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Using blockchain tech to scale businesses and social impact projects (w/ Grace Torrellas)
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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SBF's trial has started, and here's what you missed (Chain Reaction x Equity Crossover)
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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Bonus Episode: Pudgy Penguins’ toys hit Walmart with hopes of expanding NFTs revenue and adoption (w/ Luca Netz)
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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Are you a Worldcoin skeptic? This one’s for you (w/ Tiago Sada)
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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Staying strategic during regulatory uncertainty (w/ Chris Lehane)
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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So you want more web3 enterprise adoption? ( w/ Google Cloud, Circle, Chainlink and Xangle panelists)
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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OG Bitcoiner on the blockchain’s evolution, investing and need for regulatory clarity (w/ Charlie Shrem)
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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Americans may get a bitcoin spot ETF soon (w/ Craig Salm)
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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Blockstream is still betting on Bitcoin and mining it (w/Erik Svenson)
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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A bitcoin spot ETF could open the floodgates for greater crypto demand (w/ Eric Balchunas)
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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Immutable wants to create more value in the web3 gaming world (w/ Robbie Ferguson)
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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Here’s what you need to know about Coinbase’s Base public mainnet launch and its “Onchain Summer” (w/ Jesse Pollak)
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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You should join a crypto social club (w/ Boys Club co-founders)
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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Ripple’s chief legal officer talks SEC lawsuit, XRP ‘win’ and future regulation (w/ Stu Alderoty)
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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What’s it like to invest in crypto globally as devs depart the U.S. (w/ Maria Shen)
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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Magic Eden CEO talks NFTs, multi-chain expansion and market volatility (w/ Jack Lu)
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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How can big beauty and fashion brands get into web3? (w/ L’Oreal web3 team)
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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Coinbase continues fight for crypto clarity post-SEC suit (w/ Paul Grewal)
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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VeeFriends, NFTs and the importance of intellectual property (w/ Gary Vaynerchuk)
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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Chainlink co-founder talks cryptographic guarantees in web3 (w/ Sergey Nazarov)
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May 18, 2023 |
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Bonus Episode: Pussy Riot founder explains how to use NFTs for activism
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May 11, 2023 |
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Crypto regulation and crackdowns (w/ Jake Chervinsky)
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May 04, 2023 |
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Building on Coinbase’s Base (w/ Jesse Pollak)
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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Chain Reaction is nominated for a Webby
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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Where’s a16z focus for web3 investments? (w/ Arianna Simpson)
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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Avalanche wants to digitize all assets on the blockchain (w/ Emin Gün Sirer)
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Mar 24, 2023 |
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Bitcoin and the Lightning Network are moving payments globally (w/ Jack Mallers)
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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Bonus Episode: Say Hello to the Startup Battlefield Winner
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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Bonus Episode: Getting to know the Battlefield 200
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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Bitcoin rewards and NFTs are helping its ecosystem (w/ Alex Adelman)
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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Bonus Episode: Making the Pitch Perfect
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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Bonus Episode: The Startup Battlefield Basics
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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BNB Chain is doubling down on web3 gaming (w/ Gwendolyn Regina)
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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Aptos wants to shake up the layer-1 space (w/ Mo Shaikh)
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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Polygon’s president talks partnerships, NFTs and gaming (w/ Ryan Wyatt)
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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Yes, crypto builders are still building (w/ Nikil Viswanathan)
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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A conversation with crypto's main character -- no, the other one (w/ Binance’s “CZ”)
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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Where does web3 go from here?: Live from TC Crypto
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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There’s no time like the present (to talk with execs from FTX, Uniswap, Visa)
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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RIP to FTX?
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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Speeding up crypto (w/ Anatoly Yakovenko)
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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Major setbacks for bitcoin miners
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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Bankrolling the Blockchain (w/ Chris Dixon)
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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OK Apple, you didn’t have to flex like that
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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Web2 venture firms fight to win in Web3 (w/ Andrei Brasoveanu)
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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Crypto Crystal Ball: Live from Disrupt 2022
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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The SEC is "Bored Ape"-ing into NFT regulation
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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Kraken’s CEO on giving up the throne (w/ Jesse Powell)
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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Kim Kardashian is SEC's latest crypto target
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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Can crypto disrupt creative storytelling? (w/ Edward Saatchi)
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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FTX whips out its checkbook, again
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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Can blockchains make the world a better place? (with Kevin Owocki)
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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The Post-Merge Ethereum Hangover
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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A crypto market vibe check (w/ Seth Ginns)
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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Chain Reaction x Equity talk the Ethereum Merge
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Sep 17, 2022 |
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Private equity’s gatekeepers get serious about tokens
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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The cult of crypto shakes up its leadership team (w/ Meltem Demirors)
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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Binance flexes its stablecoin muscles
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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Who are the artists behind your favorite NFTs? (w/ James Zhang)
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Sep 06, 2022 |
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The Merge and its meaning for ETH and beyond
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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Magic Eden threatens OpenSea’s NFT dominance (w/ Jack Lu)
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Aug 30, 2022 |
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Bonus Episode: The road ahead for crypto startups (w/ Haun Ventures)
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Aug 26, 2022 |
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Is FTX really worth two Coinbases?
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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The Bachelor, but on the blockchain (w/ Devin Lewtan)
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Aug 23, 2022 |
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The man behind Terra’s not-so-stablecoin is back
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Aug 18, 2022 |
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Can the web3 “passion economy” pay the bills? (w/ Li Jin)
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Aug 17, 2022 |
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Tornado Cash is not just for criminals, despite what regulators think
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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How Uniswap became DeFi’s behemoth (w/ MC Lader)
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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Hackers are stealing crypto in the nicest way possible
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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The SEC preps for a summer of crypto regulation (w/ David Nage)
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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Crypto winters, DAO death and the future of community investing (w/ Alexander Taub)
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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Identifying lasting web3 trends from crypto’s bull run (w/ Naveen Jain)
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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Why crypto’s “obsession” with mass adoption may not be worth it (w/ Tux Pacific)
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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Doodles CEO on expanding their cartoon NFT empire (w/ Julian Holguin)
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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How web3 creators can make the most of the crypto crash (with Latashá)
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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Crypto’s latest crash and where web3 falls short (with Aaron Levie)
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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a16z VC on crypto criticism and their $4.5 billion bet (with Sriram Krishnan)
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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Outdoor Voices’ founder on scaling a new crypto startup in a downturn (with Ty Haney)
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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Lux’s crypto VC on the startups securing and scaling web3 (with Grace Isford)
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May 26, 2022 |
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Lightspeed’s web3 guru on consumer crypto startups and the metaverse (with Mercedes Bent)
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May 19, 2022 |
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Moonbirds founder talks crypto crash and where NFTs go from here (with Kevin Rose)
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May 12, 2022 |
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Why are there so many blockchains? (with Jill Gunter)
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May 05, 2022 |
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Sequoia’s blockchain bull on whether crypto startups are building web3 or web2.5 (with Shaun Maguire)
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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Crypto's music man on how NFTs could shake up the recording industry (with 3LAU)
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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Introducing Chain Reaction
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Mar 24, 2022 |