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Welcome to \u201cThe Chopping Block\u201d \u2013\xa0where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, and Robert Leshner chop it up about the latest news. In this episode, they\u2019re joined by Unchained\u2019s Laura Shin to debate FTX revival rumors, what the U.S. Treasury got wrong about DeFi, and whether VCs are antithetical to crypto\u2019s core principles.\n\nShow highlights:\xa0\n\nhow much ETH is getting unstaked and deposited after Shapella\n\nthe market reaction following the successful implementation of the upgrade\n\nwhether FTX could reopen after its massive collapse\n\nwhy Robert thinks rebooting the exchange is a \u201cterrible\u201d idea\n\nwhether FTX could do the same thing as Bitfinex and issue a debt token for creditors\n\nhow the U.S. government misunderstands decentralized finance, in stark contrast with regulators from other parts of the world\n\nwhether DeFi front-ends should be subject to the Bank Secrecy Act\n\nwhether VCs go against the principles of crypto\n\nthe difference between democratizing finance and democratizing fundraising\n\nHosts\n\n\nHaseeb Qureshi, managing partner at Dragonfly\xa0\n\n\nRobert Leshner, founder of Compound\xa0\n\n\nTom Schmidt, general partner at Dragonfly\n\nGuest\n\nLaura Shin, author, and CEO of Unchained\nDisclosures\nLinks\nShapella:\n\nPrevious coverage of Unchained on the upgrade:\n\nShapella in the Rearview: After Major Upgrade, What\u2019s Next for Ethereum?\n\nEthereum's Shapella Upgrade - What to Expect?\n\nHow Will ETH React to Ethereum\u2019s Shanghai Upgrade?\n\n\nUnchained:\xa0\n\nStaked Ethereum Withdrawals Enabled As Shanghai Upgrade Goes Live\n\nEthereum Surges Past $2,000 Post-Shanghai, $2 Billion Staked Withdrawals Pending\n\nNansen: The Shanghai Upgrade Dashboard\n\n\nCoinDesk: What\u2019s Next After the Ethereum Shanghai Upgrade Known as Shapella\n\n\nFTX:\n\nUnchained: FTX Could Reopen Crypto Exchange, Recovers $7.3 Billion in Assets\n\nTreasury Report:\n\nUnchained: Poor DeFi Cybersecurity Presents Risks for National Security, Says U.S. Treasury\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices