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How Crypto Can Survive If AI or Quantum Computers Break Its Cryptography

October 21, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

Justin Drake says crypto should brace for AI breaking elliptic curves before Q-Day. Project Eleven's Alex Pruden and Conor Deegan weigh in on what's actually at risk. ======================================================== Thank you to…
Ledger Wallets Were Drained of $100 Million. Is Self-Custody Still Safe?

October 16, 2026 · 45 min

A hidden implant read Ledger seed phrases off the screen and sent them out over an eSIM. Mark Karpelès and SEAL 911's Jonty discuss what that means for self-custody. ======================================================== Thank you to…
Uneasy Money: Why Ledger's Supply Chain Became a Nearly $100M Target

October 15, 2026 · 1 hr 19 min

A Ledger reseller's devices shipped with a hidden LTE modem inside. Taylor Monahan lays out how it passed the genuine check and why panicking now costs more. ======================================================== Thank you to our…
The Chopping Block: The Ledger Hardware Implant, a Listening Device at OpenAI, Papertrade's 1000x House, and the Death of Technical Moats

October 15, 2026 · 58 min

The boys regroup after TOKEN2049. Ledgers sold through CryptoBilis, an authorized reseller in Malaysia, came with an LTE implant that read seed phrases off the screen, an OpenAI engineer was caught with a listening device, Papertrade…
Why Crypto Buybacks Are 'the Wrong Way to Allocate Capital'

October 14, 2026 · 60 min

ARK Invest's Lorenzo Valente says quantum fears and the Ledger hack are speeding up the death of self-custody, that Ethereum has to pick a lane, and buybacks are “crazy.” ======================================================== Thank you…

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How NEAR Intents Identified a Suspect and Got Its Stolen Funds Back

October 9, 2026 · 46 min

A bridging bug cost NEAR Intents $3.8 million. Alex Shevchenko reveals how a coded tweet and a Signal invite encrypted with the attacker's key got the funds back. ======================================================== Thank you to our…
The Chopping Block: Live at TOKEN2049 feat. Balaji Srinivasan & Arthur Hayes on Kazakhstan, Crypto Bunker Mode, and the L2 Shutdowns

October 9, 2026 · 42 min

Live from TOKEN2049 in Singapore, Haseeb, Tom, and Tarun sit down with Balaji Srinivasan and Arthur Hayes. Welcome to The Chopping Block, where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, and Tarun Chitra chop it up about the latest in…
How OpenAI's Math Dump Has Crypto Rethinking Its Cryptography: Uneasy Money

October 8, 2026 · 1 hr 20 min

Justin Drake told holders not to panic. Ben DiFrancesco says if AI weakens elliptic curves, the clock is how fast Chinese models catch up. ======================================================== Thank you to our sponsors! Visit 1inch…
THORChain Says It Can't Block North Korean Laundering. Is That True?

October 7, 2026 · 1 hr 12 min

In this spicypost-Bitget hack debate, THORChain co-founder Chad Barraford says the protocol can't block laundering. Taylor Monahan points to the halts it has used before. ======================================================== Thank you…
Paid Partnership: How Nexo Wants You To Build Wealth Using Crypto

October 5, 2026 · 24 min

SPONSORED CONTENT: This video is a paid partnership with Nexo. It was produced in collaboration with Nexo and is separate from Unchained's editorial coverage. Nexo is a digital asset wealth platform offering yield products and…
The Chopping Block: Bitget's 387 Million Dollar Hack, Kalshi's Cooked Perps Volume, and Agentic Bank Runs

October 2, 2026 · 1 hr 6 min

North Korea takes $387 million from Bitget and moves it through THORChain while NEAR's Shield freezes what it can, a Consensys validator hack tests whether staking was ever the risk-free rate, a quant named Benny shows Kalshi's perps…
Uneasy Money: The $388M Bitget Hack Started With a Security Vendor

October 1, 2026 · 1 hr 23 min

Taylor Monahan ties the Bitget hack to North Korea and the crew asks why THORChain still avoids the scrutiny Tornado Cash got. ======================================================== Thank you to our sponsors! Visit 1inch to swap…

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Crypto assets and blockchain technology are about to transform every trust-based interaction of our lives, from financial services to identity to the Internet of Things. In this podcast, host Laura Shin, an independent journalist covering all things crypto, talks with industry pioneers about how crypto assets and blockchains will change the way we earn, spend and invest our money. Tune in to find out how Web 3.0, the decentralized web, will revolutionize our world.