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Unchained

Laura Shin

News, Business News, Tech News

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2026

⏱️ 64 minutes

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The US Naval blockade is live, markets are holding, and Ram thinks the bottom is in. Austin and Chris are not so sure. --- Thank you to our sponsors: Citrea As Bitcoin's application layer, Citrea gives you access to the first trust-minimized BTC on a fully programmable platform and a native stablecoin for Bitcoin, ctUSD. You can now participate in Bitcoin capital markets with lending, privacy, payments, Bitcoin yield, trading and predictions. You get expanded Bitcoin utility without sacrificing its security. Citrea mainnet is live. Put your BTC to work at citrea.xyz/unchained. Etherfi Ether.fi is giving Unchained listeners 15% cashback on food and ride apps — and that's on top of the 3% you get on everything else. Your bank is charging you to use your own money. Laura switched and loves her card! Go to ether.fi/unchained to claim your offer. Nexo Nexo is a premier digital wealth platform offering: ● crypto yield up to 15% (based on stated annual interest rates) ● crypto-backed credit lines from 1.9% ● a wide range of digital assets. Join today and get 30-day access to exclusive rates. Join Nexo. ---- The day the US Naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz went live, peace talks had just collapsed in Islamabad and markets were holding. Ram, Austin, and Chris work through the tactical logic behind CENTCOM’s move, why regional powers are standing down, and how long Iran can sustain the economic pressure. Then: Anthropic previewed a model called Mythos, cybersecurity stocks fell, and the question of whether AI security risk is real or manufactured now has real money behind it. Meanwhile, World Liberty Financial borrowed $75 million against its own governance token on a platform co-founded by its own advisor, Justin Sun is accusing the team of treating investors as a personal ATM, and the stablecoin bill clock is ticking. Which sectors are most dislocated? What would it take to bring the next wave of investors into crypto? And is this actually a market bottom? Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Austin Campbell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Host of Bits + Bips, Zero Knowledge Consulting ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ram Ahluwalia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Co-Host, CEO of Lumida ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Chris Perkins⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, Co-Host, CEO of 250 Digital Asset Management Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, everybody, and as always, welcome to bits and bimps, where we explore how crypto and macro
0:06.0	collide one basis point at a time. We're here to discuss the latest stories in the worlds of
0:11.0	crypto and macro, but just remember that nothing we say here is investment advice. Check unchained
0:17.5	crypto.com bits and bips for more disclosures. And before we begin, a quick commercial break.
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0:30.8	stable coin, CTUSD, Citraia enables Bitcoin capital markets with lending, privacy, Bitcoin yield, and more. Get started at
0:39.0	satraea.x.x.com. Introducing Nexo, the premier digital wealth platform. Receive interest on your
0:47.3	digital assets. Barrow against them without selling. Trade a variety of cryptocurrencies.
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0:57.2	Get started today at nexo.com slash unchained.
1:02.0	Etherfi is giving Unchained listeners 15% cash back on food and ride apps, and that's on top of the 3%
1:08.3	you get on everything else. Your bank is charging you to use your
1:11.2	own money. I switched. Go to ether.fI slash unchained to claim your discount.
1:18.3	All right. Welcome back. As always, I'm your host, Austin Campbell, High Scholar of Zero Knowledge Group,
1:24.4	here with my co-hosts, Ram Al-A Walia, Maester of Wealth, the leader of
1:28.3	Lumida, and Chris Perkins, CEO of Chris, it's still 250 digital asset management, correct?
1:34.0	Yes, sir.
1:35.0	Yes, sir.
1:36.0	All right, cool.
1:37.0	Today we're going to start with the topic that keeps on giving, which is Iran, the blockade,
1:43.4	Yuan myths, and, well, everything else.
1:47.0	So today, the blockade went live and the exit ramps are already getting exciting.
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