The Chopping Block: A Rough Week 3 for SBF, DCG Troubles, Fees at Uniswap - Ep. 559

Published: Oct. 21, 2023, 11 a.m.

b'Welcome to The Chopping Block \\u2013 where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner chop it up about the latest news. This week, the four discuss \\u2013 and disagree about \\u2013 Uniswap\\u2019s new fees, SBF trial week 3, and DCG potentially being taken out by the NY Attorney General.\\xa0\\n\\nListen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, TuneIn, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform.\\n\\nShow highlights:\\xa0\\n\\nWhat happened recently on the criminal trial against Sam Bankman-Fried, including testimonies from Caroline Ellison, Nishad Singh\\n\\nwhy Robert doesn\'t like the cartoonist and how Tarun is friends with a stenographer\\xa0\\n\\nhow Nishad Singh confirmed what everyone suspected about the cross-collateral risk engine at FTX\\n\\nwhy Haseeb believes that the NYAG\'s lawsuit against DCG, Genesis, and Gemini is "brutal"\\n\\nhow DCG resembles the Roman Empire, according to Haseeb\\n\\nwhat Robert thinks about the introduction of the Uniswap Labs new fees, considering he was in a similar situation with Compound Labs\'\\n\\nhow can companies that build open-source protocols monetize their efforts\\n\\nwhether the implementation of the fees will reduce the total volume for Uniswap\\n\\n\\nHosts\\n\\n\\nHaseeb Qureshi, managing partner at Dragonfly\\xa0\\n\\n\\nRobert Leshner, founder of Compound\\n\\n\\nTom Schmidt, general partner at Dragonfly\\xa0\\n\\n\\nTarun Chitra, managing partner at Robot Ventures\\n\\n\\nDisclosures\\nLinks\\nPrevious coverage by Unchained on the trial of Sam Bankman-Fried:\\n\\nHow Heated Sidebars During the SBF Trial Could Impact the Jury\\u2019s Decision\\n\\nSBF Trial, Day 1: Possible Witnesses Include FTX Insiders, Big Names in Crypto, and SBF\\u2019s Family\\n\\nSBF Trial, Day 2: DOJ Says Sam Bankman-Fried \\u2018Lied\\u2019 While Defense Claims His Actions Were \\u2018Reasonable\\u2019\\n\\nSBF Trial, Day 3: Why a True Believer in FTX Flipped Once He Learned One Fact\\n\\nSBF Trial, Day 4: SBF\\u2019s Lawyers Annoy Judge Kaplan, While Wang Reveals Alameda\\u2019s Special Privileges\\n\\nSam Bankman-Fried Trial: Here\'s Everything That Happened So Far\\n\\nSBF Trial, Day 5: SBF\'s Defense Finally Found Its Legs, But Can It Counter Caroline Ellison?\\n\\nSBF Trial, Day 6: Caroline Ellison Recalls \'The Worst Week of My Life\'\\n\\nSBF Trial, Day 7: In SBF Trial, Did the Defense Lose Its Opportunity With the Star Witness?\\n\\nSBF Trial, Day 8: Former BlockFi CEO Adds Credibility to Fraud Charges\\xa0\\n\\nSBF Trial, Day 9: Nishad Singh Describes Former FTX CEO as a Bully and Big Spender\\n\\nSBF Trial, Day 10: Defense Struggles to Discredit Nishad Singh\'s Testimony\\n\\nSBF Trial, Day 11: How Alameda Got FTX Into a $9 Billion Hole\\n\\n\\nUniswap:\\nUnchained: Uniswap Labs to Charge 0.15% Fee on Certain Tokens\\n\\nNYAG lawsuit:\\xa0\\nUnchained: NY Attorney General Sues Crypto Firms Gemini, Genesis, and DCG for Over $1 Billion Fraud\\n\\nReddit:\\nUnchained: Reddit to Discontinue Community Points Citing Scalability and Regulatory Issues, Sparking Community Backlash\\n\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'