Laura Shin

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The 60/40 model assumes the US is creditworthy 👀 But what happens when that trust starts to wobble? Jeff Park lays out a radical alternative. 👇 https://unchainedcrypto.com/jeff-park-says-the-60-40-portfolio-may-be-dead-heres-his-radical-fix/

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📉 The 60/40 portfolio: dead? 💥 The risk-free rate: no longer risk-free? 🧠 And Bitcoin: the only asset that still makes sense. Jeff Park of Bitwise joins Unchained to explain his Radical Portfolio Theory on how to invest in a changing world 👇 https://unchainedcrypto.com/jeff-park-says-the-60-40-portfolio-may-be-dead-heres-his-radical-fix/

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Does ETH rely on charity? 😮 If MEV goes away, and fees collapse, who’s left securing Ethereum? Tom Dunleavy says it’s about aligned incentives. Austin Federa calls that charity 😇 https://unchainedcrypto.com/does-high-rev-signal-a-blockchains-strength-or-its-user-exploitation/

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If the sequencer is centralized and Ethereum does all the work, does your L2 need a token? Tom Dunleavy says that most L2 tokens are fundamentally worthless 🥵 https://unchainedcrypto.com/does-high-rev-signal-a-blockchains-strength-or-its-user-exploitation/

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Is REV the best way to measure blockchain value or just noise? I moderated a debate between Tom Dunleavy and Austin Federa where they discussed all things REV: 🤔 Does it reflect chain strength or inefficiency? 📊 Why Solana has higher REV than ETH 0️⃣ Whether it’s all going to zero ➕ and more! https://unchainedcrypto.com/does-high-rev-signal-a-blockchains-strength-or-its-user-exploitation/

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If the Senate bans yield-bearing stablecoins, American stablecoin issuers will be disadvantaged against non-US issuers. 🇺🇸❌ Austin Campbell explains the policy contradiction at the heart of the GENIUS Act 🎧 https://unchainedcrypto.com/why-a-u-s-ban-on-yield-bearing-stablecoins-would-help-too-big-to-fail-banks/

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Bitcoin is at $100k now, but back in 2011, Bitcoin was barely worth anything. But @linda understood the value right away – and so did her parents 🇨🇳 Here’s why 👀 https://unchainedcrypto.com/linda-xie-on-how-mini-apps-are-helping-farcaster-take-on-web2-social-media/

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🤏 People have talked about micropayments for content for years. Is this finally taking off on Farcaster? 👀 https://unchainedcrypto.com/linda-xie-on-how-mini-apps-are-helping-farcaster-take-on-web2-social-media/

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Where should crypto app developers build? They have a lot of choices, but Farcaster Developer Ecosystem Lead @linda says this is the #1 most important thing they seek 🥇 https://unchainedcrypto.com/linda-xie-on-how-mini-apps-are-helping-farcaster-take-on-web2-social-media/

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You’ve heard it before: if you’re not paying for the product, you ARE the product. @linda, developer ecosystem lead at @farcaster, explains how Farcaster aims to flip Web2’s exploitative formula on its head by: 🗽 Giving users freedom and control 🎲 Attracting them with fun mini-apps 💡 Plus, how she knew immediately in 2011 why Bitcoin was valuable https://unchainedcrypto.com/linda-xie-on-how-mini-apps-are-helping-farcaster-take-on-web2-social-media/

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When VCs announce big crypto investments, they don’t tell you everything, says Omar Shakeeb. Even huge companies such as a16z and EigenLayer. https://unchainedcrypto.com/crypto-pump-dumps-have-become-the-ugly-norm-can-they-be-stopped/

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Think token unlocks protect you from insider selling? Think again. Jose Macedo explains how teams quietly dump treasury tokens at launch, long before the “team unlock” ever happens. 👇 https://unchainedcrypto.com/crypto-pump-dumps-have-become-the-ugly-norm-can-they-be-stopped/

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Coinbase suffered a massive data breach. But no, its systems didn’t get hacked. Humans did. We unpack how bribery, social engineering, and KYC failures put Coinbase users at risk, and why this keeps happening across crypto. 🎧👇 w/ Jameson Lopp, James Wester and Alexander Leishman. https://unchainedcrypto.com/podcast/coinbase-hack-exposed-cryptos-biggest-security-risk-and-its-not-the-blockchain/

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Crypto started as a movement to build a better financial system. So why does it feel like everyone is just trying to extract value from users? Taran Sabharwal says founders don’t have the proper incentives… https://unchainedcrypto.com/crypto-pump-dumps-have-become-the-ugly-norm-can-they-be-stopped/

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LIVE now on YouTube and X talking about the Coinbase hack with Jameson Lopp, James Wester and Alexander Leishman! https://youtube.com/live/MYTYfMyecmc?feature=share

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Markets are moving on tariff deals. Is this the start of a global reset, or just another headline cycle? On Bits and Bips, the crew breaks down: * If Trump can deliver a China deal * How deficits are fueling risk * Why Ethereum is surprising skeptics Listen here: https://unchainedcrypto.com/bits-bips/bits-bips-are-the-u-s-and-china-about-to-reshape-the-global-economy/

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The Movement scandal? “A shitshow and it should probably just go to zero.” https://unchainedcrypto.com/crypto-pump-dumps-have-become-the-ugly-norm-can-they-be-stopped/

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I had the embarrassing experience of having to tell my accountant that my only crypto transaction last year was receiving FARTCOIN

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Ever wonder what really happens behind the scenes of a token launch? This episode breaks down: * Pump & dump deals (MOVE 👀) * Market makers’ shady tactics * VC side agreements * Founders’ misincentives  Doesn’t look good. Why does it keep happening? 🙈 https://unchainedcrypto.com/crypto-pump-dumps-have-become-the-ugly-norm-can-they-be-stopped/

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You’d all take a very enthusiastic Trump family over Gary Gensler any day of the week, right? 😅 Kristin Smith certainly would. https://unchainedcrypto.com/why-the-senate-stablecoin-bill-stalled-what-it-means-for-crypto/

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