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Post-quantum era focused blockchain builder Project Eleven has just raised $20 million from the industry's heavy hitters as concerns over Bitcoin's quantum readiness grow.

In this Unchained podcast episode, Project Eleven CEO Alex Pruden delves into the urgency of the quantum threat to Bitcoin while highlighting which other blockchains are most at risk. He also shares what Project Eleven is focused on to help crypto prepare and the potential outcomes.

Listen to learn why Pruden believes implementing post-quantum cryptography would be the most significant upgrade blockchains have ever undergone and why a Bitcoin chain split is likely.

Guests:


Alex Pruden, CEO and Co-Founder of Project Eleven

Links:

Solana Deploys Post-Quantum Signatures on Testnet

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Privacy is back on the radar as Monero gets compared to silver. Meanwhile, Vitalik wants Ethereum to ossify, former New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ NYC token rugs and X's algorithm has crypto Twitter up in arms.

In this episode of Uneasy Money, hosts Kain Warwick, Luca Netz and Taylor Monahan unpack: Monero's sudden surge, Vitalik's “walkaway test,” why blatant scams like Adams’ NYC token continue to succeed and whether X has been suppressing crypto content.

Don’t miss Kain’s story on how he lost nearly $250K in a wild vibe coding experiment.

Plus, Is Vitalik's “walkaway test” too “aspirational?” And could X cashtags usher in the next altseason?

Hosts:

Luca Netz

Kain Warwick

Taylor Monahan

Links:

Why the Privacy Coins Mania Is Much More Than Price Action

Eric Adams’ NYC Token Crashes Amid Liquidity Concerns

Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin Says Blockchain Trilemma ‘Has Been Solved’

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Ethereum scaling network Polygon is charting a new course. Polygon on Jan. 13 announced that it was becoming a “regulated U.S. payments platform” following the acquisition of Web3 services companies Coinme and Sequence.

In this Unchained episode, Polygon Labs CEO Marc Boiron reveals the motivations behind the pivot and what it means for the network and its native token POL. He says that despite the pivot, Polygon is not becoming an application chain.

Can Polygon thrive in the stablecoin dominated space? And will POL benefit?

Guests:


Marc Boiron, Chief Executive Officer at Polygon Labs

Links:

Flutterwave and Polygon to Launch Africa-Wide Stablecoin Payments

Why Wall Street Banks Need to Launch Their Own Stablecoins

Stripe and Paradigm Announce New Layer 1 Blockchain ’Tempo’

Circle to Launch Layer 1 Blockchain ‘Arc’

Stablecoin Blockchains Are Coming. Here’s Why These Two Giants Should Be Nervous

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As tensions between the Trump administration and the Federal Reserve rise, gold and silver have surged to record highs. Bitcoin, meanwhile, has struggled to keep pace, raising uncomfortable questions about its “digital gold” narrative.

In this back-to-back Unchained episode, Vinny Lingham, cofounder of Xash, and Eric Fine, portfolio manager at VanEck, offer two distinct but complementary perspectives on what’s happening beneath the surface of global markets.

Vinny explains why gold’s liquidity, trust, and central-bank adoption still dwarf Bitcoin’s, and why that gap led him to design a gold-backed, reward-bearing stablecoin, USDX.

Eric walks through VanEck’s provocative analysis showing gold could reach $39,000 or even $184,000 if the dollar were to lose its reserve-currency dominance and gold had to back the money supply. He also dives into why some developed markets may be more fragile than investors assume.

Guests:


Vinny Lingham, Co-founder, and President of Xash


Eric Fine, Portfolio Manager, Active Emerging Markets Debt at VanEck

Links:

Why Gold and Bitcoin Work Best Together

Why Bitcoin Is Tanking Despite Gold Reaching High After High

How Venezuela Shows Why Bitcoin, Crypto and Stablecoins Help Everyday People

Bitcoin Rallies to $93,000 After U.S. Attack on Venezuela

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Thank you to our sponsor, Figure!

As tensions between the Trump administration and the Federal Reserve rise, gold and silver have surged to record highs. Bitcoin, meanwhile, has struggled to keep pace, raising uncomfortable questions about its “digital gold” narrative.

In this back-to-back Unchained episode, Vinny Lingham, cofounder of Xash, and Eric Fine, portfolio manager at VanEck, offer two distinct but complementary perspectives on what’s happening beneath the surface of global markets.

Vinny explains why gold’s liquidity, trust, and central-bank adoption still dwarf Bitcoin’s, and why that gap led him to design a gold-backed, reward-bearing stablecoin, USDX. Eric walks through VanEck’s provocative analysis showing gold could reach $39,000 or even $184,000 if the dollar were to lose its reserve-currency dominance and gold had to back the money supply. He also dives into why some developed markets may be more fragile than investors assume.

Hosts:

Laura Shin

Guests:


Vinny Lingham, Co-founder, and President of Xash


Eric Fine, Portfolio Manager, Active Emerging Markets Debt at VanEck

Links:

Why Gold and Bitcoin Work Best Together

Why Bitcoin Is Tanking Despite Gold Reaching High After High

How Venezuela Shows Why Bitcoin, Crypto and Stablecoins Help Everyday People

Bitcoin Rallies to $93,000 After U.S. Attack on Venezuela

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