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A Journalist’s POV on Covering Crypto: The Crash of UST and More ft. Laura Shin

Episode Summary

In this episode of block by block, we sit down with Laura Shin - crypto journalist and former senior editor at Forbes, author, Unchained podcast host, and more. We discuss what it’s like to cover a fast-moving industry like crypto; the crash of a certain algorithmic stablecoin called TerraUSD (the big topic of debate in recent weeks); the writing process and reaction to her latest book The Cryptonians, which tells the human story of Ethereum; and what she’s working on next. Keep up with Denelle on Twitter: @denelledixon

Episode Notes

In this episode of block by block, we sit down with Laura Shin - crypto journalist and former senior editor at Forbes, author, Unchained podcast host, and more. We discuss what it’s like to cover a fast-moving industry like crypto; the crash of a certain algorithmic stablecoin called TerraUSD (the big topic of debate in recent weeks); the writing process and reaction to her latest book The Cryptonians, which tells the human story of Ethereum; and what she’s working on next.