This Week on Unchained: Legal Issues With DAOs, Shapella in the Rearview, and More!
Are DAOs Strong Enough to Survive the Regulators?
How can decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) be more resilient? Gabriel Shapiro, general counsel at Delphi Labs, and Fatemeh Fannizadeh, lawyer and researcher at Geneva-legal.ch, survey the landscape and offer their insights on what will fuel the next wave of DAO innovation.
Shapella in the Rearview: After Major Upgrade, What’s Next for Ethereum?
This week’s major Ethereum upgrade, Shapella, brings the network’s multi-year journey to proof-of-stake to a close. With validator withdrawals now live, the Ethereum Foundation’s Tim Beiko explains Shapella’s significance, why EIP-4844 is the next big thing, and what else is on Ethereum’s roadmap.
The Chopping Block: Are VCs Bad for Crypto?
This week, the crew discusses how much ETH is getting unstaked and deposited after Shapella, the market reaction following the successful implementation of the upgrade, whether FTX could reopen after its massive collapse, and more!
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Understanding Balaji’s $2 Million Bitcoin Bet
Why prominent venture capitalist Balaji Srinivasan made a lopsided $2 million bet on Bitcoin—and the fate of the US economy.
FTX: The Exchange That Brought Down the Industry
In the span of three short years, Sam Bankman-Fried built up the FTX exchange to a valuation of $32 billion. It collapsed in five days.
How NFT Wash Trading Filters Work
Wash trading is rampant on NFT marketplaces—if you believe the firms filtering it out.
How Liquid Staking Works
Proof of stake doesn’t—yet—allow validators to withdraw the hefty sums they’ve put in. Liquid staking is a useful alternative.
PREMIUM: How Ether.fi Plans to Steal Lido's Market Share
In this Premium interview, Ether.fi cofounder Mike Silagadze discussed the company's approach to decentralized staking in the Ethereum ecosystem.
PREMIUM: Are You Really the Owner of Your NFTs? There's a Legal Grey Area
In this Premium interview, Laura talks to Joshua Durham, law clerk at K&L Gates LLP, to discuss his paper titled "Creating True Digital Ownership with the "First Sale" Doctrine."
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