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This Week on Unchained: DeFi Crisis, Worldcoin's Controversy, Curve Hack, and More!
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While it’s now mostly contained, the Curve crisis has exposed some of the systemic risks in the world of DeFi. Sam Kazemian, founder of Frax Finance, joins the show to discuss what DeFi needs to do to get better – and what builders should learn from a novel attack that was ultimately about much more than $50 million in drained funds.
CoinFund’s Jake Brukhman and Chris Perkins join Unchained to dissect their recent $158 million seed round and the transformation of the investment landscape following the 2022 crypto carnage.
As backers of Worldcoin, they confront criticisms about the project's approach of distributing money to individuals who may not fully comprehend the underlying technology.
They also delve into why the Coinbase lawsuit could potentially boost the industry, share their perspectives on current crypto legislation, and explore the intersection of AI and crypto.
Welcome to “The Chopping Block” – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, and Tarun Chitra chop it up about the latest news. This week, Laurence Day, smart-contract sleuth and cofounder of Wildcat Finance, joins the show to discuss the ramifications of the Curve Finance exploit that has the DeFi world talking.
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Mystery solved: Ilya “Dutch” Lichtenstein has pleaded guilty to the 2016 hack of Bitcoin exchange Bitfinex.
by Juan Aranovich
Frax founder Sam Kazemian’s calls for more autonomous DeFi protocols underscore the need for innovation and security in the ecosystem.
by Samyuktha Sriram
U.S. prosecutors are reportedly concerned about the effect that bringing fraud charges against Binance will have on its customers.
by Samyuktha Sriram
Binance.US’ board of directors reportedly could not come to a unanimous decision in favor of liquidating the U.S.-based crypto exchange.
by Samyuktha Sriram
Judge Jed Rakoff said the court rejects the approach recently adopted by another judge in the same District who ruled on SEC v. Ripple Labs.
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