Unchained

The ERC-8004 standard for trustless AI agent interactions is finally live on mainnet!

In this Unchained episode, Ethereum Foundation AI Lead Davide Crapis joins to explain what the standard is, how it works, how it’s protected against manipulation, and what's next.

Listen to find out his most interesting experience building the project and tips for builders looking to start businesses around AI agents.

Guest:


Davide Crapis, AI Lead at Ethereum Foundation

Links:

How the x402 Standard Is Enabling AI Agents to Pay Each Other

Uneasy Money: How Ethereum May Have One-Upped Bitcoin in One Big Way

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Vitalik Buterin just dropped a bombshell: the L2 vision no longer makes sense. Meanwhile, AI coding agents are going parabolic.

In this monster episode of Uneasy Money, Ethereum Foundation Head of Developer Growth Austin Griffith and Optimism co-founder Karl Floersch join hosts Kain Warwick and Taylor Monahan to unpack the reasoning behind Vitalik's remarks and debate whether Ethereum needs L2s to pull institutions.

They also take a deep dive into the OpenClaw and Moltbook craze and Austin shares how he has different agents running on different machines, including one that texts his wife good morning everyday. Is “AI the new UI?”

Hosts:


Kain Warwick, Founder of Infinex and Synthetix


Taylor Monahan, Security Expert, Metamask


Guests:


Austin Griffith, AI Lead at Ethereum Foundation


Karl Floersh, CTO of OP Labs

Links:

Vitalik Rethinks Ethereum’s L2 Playbook, Calls for Shift Toward Native Rollups

How the x402 Standard Is Enabling AI Agents to Pay Each Other

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In one week, OpenClaw agents have gotten their own social networking platform, launched cryptocurrency tokens and built a site to rent humans.

In this episode of Unchained, DAIS Global Chair Michael Casey and The Exponentialist co-founder David Mattin explore what Moltbook reveals about the direction of the AI trend, how AI could impact jobs and what a post-human economy looks like. Will Bitcoin be the currency of the future?

Don't miss Michael's sovereign AI thesis and how Mattin believes we can navigate the transition to a post-human society.

Hint: “lean into your weirdness.”

Guests:


Michael Casey, Chairman of DAIS Global


David Mattin, Co-founder of The Exponentialist

Links:

How Nansen’s New Trading Agent Makes It Easier to Follow the Smart Money Onchain

How the x402 Standard Is Enabling AI Agents to Pay Each Other


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The White House is intervening in the fight over stablecoin yield. And AI agents are… organizing?

In this special episode of DEX in the City, Zerohash CEO Edward Woodford joins hosts Jessi Brooks and Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos to unpack the White House meeting to resolve disputes over the CLARITY Act and the Moltbook craze.

Listen to find out why Edward thinks CLARITY should have a narrower focus and what he thinks is more important than the yield debate. Plus why Jessi thinks the crypto industry is pinning too much hope on the bill.

Don't also miss Edward's rationale behind rejecting $2B from Mastercard and KK's awkward interaction with a teacher after offering to teach crypto at her son's school.

Meanwhile, as AI agents proliferate, where does accountability lie?

Hosts:


Jessi Brooks, General Counsel at Ribbit Capital


Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos, General Counsel at StarkWare

Guest:


Edward Woodford, Founder and CEO of Zerohash

Links:

​​Crypto Market Structure Bill Clears Senate Committee — But the Hard Part Is Still Ahead

Senators Move to Curb Passive Stablecoin Yields in Market Structure Push

Mastercard in Talks to Buy Zerohash for $2 Billion: Report

How the GENIUS Act Creates a Built-In Advantage for Banks and Deposit Tokens

How Nansen’s New Trading Agent Makes It Easier to Follow the Smart Money Onchain

How the x402 Standard Is Enabling AI Agents to Pay Each Other

Reading is Fundamental

Stablecoin for Babies

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Bitcoin's collapse is accelerating. Continuing a descent that began last week, the asset this week has all the price progress made under the Trump administration. The price action begs the question why amid greater adoption and support.

In this episode of Unchained, FalconX Head of Markets Joshua Lim highlights two main reasons for Bitcoin's regression and offers his outlook for the year. Is it 2022 all over?

Plus, how gold's run resembles GameStop in 2021 and why Hyperliquid is a bright spot amid market weakness.

Guest:


Joshua Lim, Head of Markets, FalconX

Links:

Bitcoin Sinks as Markets Price In a More Hawkish Fed

Has Bitcoin Failed to Live Up to the Digital Gold Narrative?

Why HYPE Is Up While Every Other Crypto, Including Bitcoin, Is Down

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