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Launched in 2016, Unchained is one of the longest-running and most popular crypto podcasts. Tune in twice a week to hear host Laura Shin, author of “The Cryptopians,” conduct interviews or discussions with the most interesting thinkers and doers in the space.

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Tuesday’s Episode

Episode #1141 | June 9, 2026

Why Saylor’s ‘Inoculate’ Comment May Be a Signal He’ll Sell More Bitcoin

About 80% of STRC holders are retail investors. Glenn Cameron walks through the prospectus, how Saylor’s public claims differ from the reality, and why Strategy has no good options.

Friday’s Episode

Episode #1152 | June 19, 2026

Why Kalshi’s John Wang Says Perps Are ‘the Most Pure Trading Instrument’

Kalshi just brought crypto perps to the US, targeting a $90 trillion offshore market. Its Head of Crypto, John Wang, explains the bet, the risks, and who Kalshi is actually competing with.

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Laura Shin is a crypto journalist and host of the Unchained podcast.

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Laura Shin is a crypto journalist, host of the Unchained podcast, and author of “The Cryptopians: Idealism, Greed, Lies, and the Making of the First Big Cryptocurrency Craze” (PublicAffairs, 2022). During the course of writing her book, she and her sources uncovered who they believe was behind the biggest whodunnit in crypto — the 2016 DAO attack on Ethereum.

Formerly a senior editor at Forbes, she was the first mainstream journalist to cover crypto full-time, and her podcasts and videos have had 20 million downloads and views. Shin has spoken about cryptocurrency at places such as TEDx San Francisco, the International Monetary Fund, Singularity University and the Oslo Freedom Forum.

She graduated Phi Beta Kappa with Honors from Stanford University and has a master of arts from Columbia University’s School of Journalism. She lives in New York City.

Read more about her at laurashin.com and follow her on Twitter at @laurashin and on Facebook.

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Amazing guests + smart questions

Unchained is my favorite crypto podcast because Laura’s journalistic approach cuts through the hype. She isn’t afraid to ask billionaires hard questions – a refreshing quality in such a bullish space!

Jessca84

Authoritative & Reliable

I listen to about a dozen podcasts – none more journalisticlly (in the old-fashioned, quality sense of the word) sound than Laura’s. She is a Rock of Gibraltar in the killer seas of crypto.

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