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In a fun change of pace, Steven Ehrlich, editor of Forbes Cryptoasset and Blockchain Advisor, joins Unchained to interview me about my book, The Cryptopians: Idealism, Greed, Lies, and the Making of the First Big Cryptocurrency Craze, which came out this week. We discuss\u2026\n where the inspiration for \u201cThe Cryptopians\u201d title came from\n why I wanted to write a book about Ethereum\n how Vitalik\u2019s role changed over the course of Ethereum\u2019s founding\n who the main characters in The Cryptopians are\n the biggest challenges Ethereum and the Ethereum Foundation faced in its early days\n Ethereum\u2019s \u201cred wedding\u201d day\n what issues with crowdfunding and US securities laws were faced by early Ethereum founders\n how The DAO hack, along with the Shanghai attacks and Parity drama, shaped Ethereum\n what I discovered about Ming Chan\u2019s time as the Ethereum Foundation director\n my biggest takeaways from researching ICOs\n why I think DAOs could be the next big thing\n whether or not I have an idea for a new book\u2026\n \xa0\n Thank you to our sponsors!\n Crypto.com: https://crypto.onelink.me/J9Lg/unconfirmedcardearnfeb2021\xa0\xa0\n Brave: http://brave.com/Unchained\xa0\xa0\xa0\n Coinchange: https://coinchange.io\xa0\n Episode Links Laura Shin\n https://twitter.com/laurashin\n The Cryptopians\n \nhttp://bit.ly/cryptopians\xa0\n On Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Cryptopians-Idealism-Greed-Making-Cryptocurrency/dp/1541763017/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1645037311&sr=8-2\n\n On Barnes. &. Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-cryptopians-laura-shin/1138980345?ean=9781541763012\xa0\n On Bookshop.org:\xa0 https://bookshop.org/books/the-cryptopians-idealism-greed-lies-and-the-making-of-the-first-big-cryptocurrency-craze/9781541763012\n\n \n The Cryptopians content:\n CoinDesk: https://www.coindesk.com/video/coindesk-spotlight/laura-shin-on-the-cryptopians-and-what-she-discovered-investigating-the-ethereum-origin-story\n\n Alexis Garcia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOzujORW7fI\xa0\n NFT Notes: https://shows.acast.com/ipse-dixit/episodes/nft-notes-21-laura-shin-on-the-story-of-ethereum\xa0\n NYT Book Review: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/18/books/review/new-this-week.html\xa0\n \xa0\n DAO Hacker Reveal:\xa0\n Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurashin/2022/02/22/exclusive-austrian-programmer-and-ex-crypto-ceo-likely-stole-11-billion-of-ether/\n\n Unchained: https://unchainedpodcast.com/exclusive-cryptos-biggest-whodunnit-who-was-behind-the-2016-dao-attack-on-ethereum/\xa0\n Medium: https://medium.com/@laurashin/who-hacked-the-dao-on-ethereum-heres-how-we-jumped-past-one-critical-step-60aec489a127\n\n Bulletin: https://laurashin.bulletin.com/who-was-behind-the-2016-dao-attack-on-ethereum-the-backstory-to-my-investigation\n\n Forbes on YouTube: \u200bhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuICbAucfn0\xa0\n Daily Tech News Show: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1306972988\xa0\n \xa0\n Steven Ehrlich\n \n https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenehrlich/?sh=fb976542ce44\xa0\n \nhttps://twitter.com/Steven_Ehrlich\xa0\n \n https://www.forbes.com/newsletters/forbescryptoassetadvisor/\xa0\n \xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices