This Week on Unchained: Hayden Adams on Uniswap V4, Spot Bitcoin ETFs, and more!
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With BTC topping $30,000, the gang tackles the apparent surge in institutional bitcoin interest, with BlackRock’s spot ETF application spawning a bumper crop of similar bids. Why did all these TradFi players act at the same time? That, plus a look at the drama surrounding SEC-friendly Prometheum’s Congressional testimony and what Haseeb and Robert see as the trading platform’s many “red flags.”
The announcement of the upcoming launch of Uniswap v4 sparked fresh versions of old debates. Is it OK for DeFi’s leading DEX to not be fully open source at launch? What counts as composability and what counts as plagiarism? Is Uniswap’s dominance a threat to decentralization? Founder Hayden Adams joins the show to respond to the critics and explain the novel features of Uniswap v4.
James Seyffart from Bloomberg Intelligence unravels the odds of BlackRock winning America's first spot Bitcoin ETF approval. Seyffart says that being a first mover could bring BlackRock substantial advantages, weighs in on the implications of BlackRock's partnership with Coinbase, and why the SEC's ongoing legal feud with the exchange might not impact this move.
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