This Week on Unchained: Crypto's Image on Capitol Hill, the Celsius Examiner Report, and More
Did FTX Ruin Crypto’s Image on Capitol Hill? Two DC Insiders Discuss
Sheila Warren, CEO of the Crypto Council for Innovation, and Miller Whitehouse-Levine, Policy Director of the DeFi Education Fund, offer insider takes on how lawmakers and regulators are viewing crypto after FTX’s catastrophic failure. The two crypto policy experts look to the U.S. and beyond for what regulatory battles lie ahead in 2023.
Why the Celsius Examiner Report Shows ‘a Complete Disaster in Almost Every Way’
Following the release of Celsius' examiner report, Kadhim Shubber, an investigative reporter at The Financial Times, dives into the controversial business practices of the lender, how the company inflated the CEL token, the use of customers' money, and more.
The Chopping Block: Why Canto, Up Nearly 500% This Month, Has Its Haters
This week, Haseeb Qureshi, Robert Leshner, Tom Schmidt, and Tarun Chitra go deep on the surging Canto and the latest thing Bitcoin Maxis are mad about. They cover what the role of applications in generalized blockchains should be and why they think they shouldn't be enforced at the base layer.
Premium Interview: Creditor Steve Sokolowski Discusses BlockFi & Genesis’ Financials
In this premium interview, I talk with Steve Sokolowski, the chief technology officer at ProHashing. He discussed his experience as a creditor to Genesis and BlockFi. According to Steve, there is something wrong with today's blockchains, which are not well suited for preventing fraud in the lending industry.
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