Unchained Podcast
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👎😒Why Ethena Has Been One of the Biggest Losers In the Recent Market Correction
Supply shrink by $500M 😬 😱
Click to read more 👇
https://unchainedcrypto.com/why-ethena-has-been-one-of-the-biggest-losers-in-the-recent-market-correction/
16/08/2024
USDe's supply shrinks by $500M amid negative funding rates.
Is this a temporary setback, or does it signal deeper issues for Ethena? 🧐
Ethena's USDe Matches Solana's Stablecoin Market Cap, Surpassing $3 Billion - Unchained USDe’s market cap reached an all-time high, equaling the market cap of all stablecoins on Solana.
🔗 Is dlcBTC more decentralized than WBTC?
💫 With no single point of failure and a focus on self-sovereignty, dlcBTC aims to offer a more decentralized alternative to using Bitcoin in DeFi, says Aki Balogh on Unchained.
Tune in now 🎧 https://unchainedcrypto.com/podcast/could-dlcbtc-resolve-the-issues-with-wrapped-bitcoin/
🌐 Will dlcBTC expand to Bitcoin L2s and other chains?
🗣️ Aki Balogh shares their future plans on Unchained.
🎧 https://unchainedcrypto.com/podcast/could-dlcbtc-resolve-the-issues-with-wrapped-bitcoin/
🛠️ Is dlcBTC a safer Wrapped Bitcoin?
⛓️ By using Discreet Log Contracts, dlcBTC allows users to self-wrap their Bitcoin and transfer it to different chains, such as Ethereum, without relying on a centralized custodian 🤯
Hear more from Aki Balogh on Unchained: 🎧https://unchainedcrypto.com/podcast/could-dlcbtc-resolve-the-issues-with-wrapped-bitcoin/
16/08/2024
🔍 In this episode, we dive into the potential for a more decentralized Bitcoin in DeFi with dlcBTC. Join Aki Balogh as he discusses:
🛠️ How Discreet Log Contracts (DLC) make Bitcoin pseudo-programmable
🔗 How dlcBTC ensures self-sovereign Wrapped Bitcoin
😱 Aki’s reaction to the WBTC news
🌐 Plans for expanding to Bitcoin L2s and beyond
Listen now! 🎧https://unchainedcrypto.com/podcast/could-dlcbtc-resolve-the-issues-with-wrapped-bitcoin/
16/08/2024
A net bias towards sell-side pressure has not completely subsided, say analysts at Glassnode, while noting that on-chain conditions indicate high conviction from Bitcoin holders.
Bitcoin Drops Under $58,000 as Net Sell-Side Bias Persists - Unchained A net bias towards sell-side pressure has not completely subsided, say analysts at Glassnode, while noting that on-chain conditions indicate high conviction from Bitcoin holders.
15/08/2024
Aave community members 🧑💻👩💻are gearing up to propose a plan to onboard Threshold Network’s TBTC, an alternative tokenized version of BTC, while MakerDAO has passed an executive proposal to prevent any new borrowing from wBTC vaults🏦.
Sage D. Young reports:
https://bit.ly/3yJ2ZY6
Lending Protocol Aave to Propose Onboarding TBTC in Response to Concerns About Latest WBTC Custodial Changes - Unchained Unchained has learned that members of the Aave community are gearing up to propose a plan that would provide holders of wrapped bitcoin (WBTC) the option of supplying and borrowing an alternative tokenized version of BTC, in response to the custodial changes surrounding the keys to WBTC’s multi-si...
🚀 💸Risk Management Firm Chaos Labs Raises $55 Million in Series A Funding
Chaos helps crypto applications react to real-time market conditions 📈 📉
Click to read 👇
https://unchainedcrypto.com/risk-management-firm-chaos-labs-raises-55-million-in-series-a-funding/
15/08/2024
Want to know how BitGo's WBTC move is shaking up the crypto world? Tune into the latest episode of the The Chopping Block where the crew covers:
⚖️ WBTC & multi-jurisdictional custody
🤖 Decentralized AI hype
📜 SEC’s rumored subpoenas to crypto VCs
The Chopping Block: WBTC Drama, Decentralized AI & SEC Subpoenas - Unchained Brother Bing joins the show to unpack WBTC’s custody turmoil, the AI x crypto debate, and the SEC’s rumored subpoenas. Also, what’s missing in this crypto cycle?
15/08/2024
Risk management firm Chaos Labs has raised $55 million in a Series A investment round led by Haun Ventures and including prominent angel investors such as Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko.
Risk Management Firm Chaos Labs Raises $55 Million in Series A Funding - Unchained Chaos Labs has a software-as-a-service business model that helps crypto applications react to real-time market conditions.
📉 "Kamala Harris winning isn’t bearish," says Alex Kruger on Bits + Bips.
But would Trump winning be a game-changer for crypto? 🗳️
🎧 Listen now: https://bit.ly/3AoJ15q
14/08/2024
Digital asset custodian BitGo announced that an additional party will hold the keys to the multi-signature wallet containing the bitcoin backing wrapped bitcoin (WBTC), following community pushback.
BitGo Abruptly Pivots on Holders of WBTC Multi-Sig Keys Following Community Outcry - Unchained BitGo said the three keys for the wrapped bitcoin (WBTC) multi-signature wallet will now be held by three different institutions.
💬 "The Fed f**d up" by not cutting interest rates in July, says Joe McCann, who’s been saying for months that the Fed should have cut rates sooner, on Bits + Bips.
Major banks like J.P. Morgan agree, so did the Fed miss a crucial opportunity to cut rates?
📉 And is this setting the stage for more market turbulence?
🎧 Listen now: https://bit.ly/3AoJ15q
14/08/2024
🥵 🤝 Coinbase Teases Wrapped Bitcoin Alternative ‘cbBTC’
coming soon? 👀
Click to read 👇
Coinbase Teases Wrapped Bitcoin Alternative ‘cbBTC’ - Unchained “We’re going to build a massive Bitcoin economy on Base,” said Base creator Jesse Pollak.
🚫 Joe McCann doesn’t see a “crypto reset” happening under Harris. "If they were going to reset, wouldn’t they have pumped the brakes by now?" he says on Bits + Bips.
💼 What’s the future of crypto under the current administration and a potential Harris presidency?
🎧 Listen now: https://bit.ly/3AoJ15q
💥 "Either things are going to be dead, or… they tend to rebound relatively sharply."
On Bits + Bips, Chris Cecere from Asymmetric discusses the recent market chaos and how his firm used a “delta replacement” strategy to manage it.
Smart risk management? 🤔
🎧 Listen now: https://bit.ly/3AoJ15q
14/08/2024
🚀 Coinbase Teases Wrapped Bitcoin Alternative ‘cbBTC’!
In today’s Unchained daily newsletter:
🔗 "We’re going to build a massive Bitcoin economy on Base," says Base creator Jesse Pollak
📉 Has DeFi finally hit bottom? Experts weigh in on a potential rebound
⚖️ Kamala Harris’ reported economic advisors stir crypto controversy
🎯 Plus: $12M crypto support for Bernie Moreno, Goldman Sachs' $418M in Bitcoin ETFs, Mt. Gox Bitcoin distribution, and more!
🤔 Coinbase's Cryptic Tweet... In today’s edition: 🔍 Is it time for DeFi price revival?, 🏛 Crypto up in arms over Harris' advisors, and more!
14/08/2024
🚨 Markets have been in turmoil, and the yen carry trade might be to blame. In this episode of Bits + Bips:
💥 How traders handled the recent sell-off using a “delta replacement” strategy
🔍 Could a VIX spike happen again?
⚖️ Did the Fed miss the mark by not cutting rates in July?
🎯 Harris vs. Trump: What’s next for crypto?
Bits + Bips: Market Chaos, Fed Missteps & Harris' ‘Crypto Reset’ - Unchained Asymmetric’s Chris Cecere joins the podcast to break down last week’s sell-off in the crypto markets, where things might be headed now, and whether the Biden-Harris administration is sincere about plans to remake its crypto policies.
14/08/2024
“We’re going to build a massive Bitcoin economy on Base,” said Base creator Jesse Pollak.
Coinbase Teases Wrapped Bitcoin Alternative ‘cbBTC’ - Unchained “We’re going to build a massive Bitcoin economy on Base,” said Base creator Jesse Pollak.
🔍 "There are factions inside the Fed that don't want any private crypto companies to exist."
Can you think of whom Caitlin Long is talking about? 🤔
Listen now 🎧: https://bit.ly/4dHV9g4
13/08/2024
🌐💻 DeFi has seen its market cap and dominance shrink🤏 year-to-date, in spite of its strong fundamentals, causing some to speculate🗯 whether a turnaround⤴️ is near.
Sage D. Young reports
https://bit.ly/3WKrJY3
Has Decentralized Finance Hit Bottom? - Unchained DeFi assets have underperformed year-to-date, but the ecosystem has strong fundamentals, leading some to speculate it’s time for prices to rebound.
13/08/2024
Many in the crypto industry were incensed at the reported choice of two people by Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris to advise her on economic policy.
https://bit.ly/3SPCMOh
Kamala Harris’ Reported Economic Advisors Have Crypto Up In Arms - Unchained Among the advisors that Harris is reportedly relying on to develop her economic plan are two that are seen as decidedly anti-crypto. Crypto industry folks were not pleased.
📄 "An 86-page denial order—the longest in Fed history."
Caitlin Long details why she believes the Fed’s rejection of Custodia Bank was politically motivated 🥊
Listen now 🎧: https://bit.ly/4dHV9g4
💥 "The Fed had to shoot Custodia to prove its bona fides."
Caitlin Long explains how the Fed’s political motivations led to Custodia getting caught in the crossfire. 🎯
Listen now 🎧: https://bit.ly/4dHV9g4
13/08/2024
🤔 Aave DAO’s Chaos Labs Says ‘Risk-Off’ Recommendation for WBTC ‘Premature’
Chaos Labs is advising caution. ⚠️
Click to read 👇
Aave DAO’s Chaos Labs Says ‘Risk-Off’ Recommendation for WBTC ‘Premature’ - Unchained Aave's Chaos Labs and Marc Zeller caution against hasty decisions on WBTC, following MakerDAO's proposal to off-board the asset.
🚨 Custodia Bank’s legal battle with the Federal Reserve is heating up. In this episode, Caitlin Long and lawyer Michelle Kallen delve into:
💥 Why it looks like the Fed’s denial of Custodia’s application has political motivations and links to Sen. Elizabeth Warren
⚖️ The connection to Operation Choke Point 2.0
🔍 The factions within the government that are “trying to kill” crypto
Tune in now! 🎧
13/08/2024
🔍 Chaos Labs advises caution, calling a "risk-off" recommendation for WBTC on Aave "premature."
With BitGo's custody changes looming, should Aave proceed with caution or act now? 🤔
https://bit.ly/4djE7VH
Aave DAO’s Chaos Labs Says ‘Risk-Off’ Recommendation for WBTC ‘Premature’ - Unchained Aave's Chaos Labs and Marc Zeller caution against hasty decisions on WBTC, following MakerDAO's proposal to off-board the asset.
Bitcoin miner reserves have dropped to a level last seen in January 2021, as network hashrate sits at 627 EH/s.
reports
https://bit.ly/3WKAv89
12/08/2024
Applications opened for Maker’s competition to onboard at most $1 billion in tokenized assets. The majority of firms that are currently part of Arbitrum’s real-world asset treasury diversification program are also looking to join MakerDAO’s initiative.
Sage D. Young reports:
Applications Open for MakerDAO’s $1 Billion Tokenization Competition - Unchained The majority of firms participating in Arbitrum’s real-world asset treasury diversification program are also looking to join MakerDAO’s $1 billion tokenization competition.
Unchained Podcast - Laura Shin
I’m a crypto/blockchain journalist and host of the Unchained and Unconfirmed podcasts. I’m working on a book about the history of the crypto space to be published by PublicAffairs/Hachette.
As a former senior editor of Forbes, I was the first mainstream reporter to cover crypto assets full-time.
I graduated Phi Beta Kappa with Honors from Stanford University and have a master of arts from Columbia University’s School of Journalism.
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