Unchained Creators & Guests

James Seyffart is an analyst at Bloomberg.

Laura Shin is a crypto/blockchain journalist and host of the Unchained and Unconfirmed podcasts. She is working on a book about the history of the crypto space to be published by PublicAffairs/Hachette.As a former senior editor of Forbes, she was the first mainstream reporter to cover crypto assets full-time.She graduated Phi Beta Kappa with Honors from Stanford University and has a master of arts from Columbia University’s School of Journalism.

Chris Curran is the Founder and Lead Instructor of the Podcast Engineering School and host of The Podcast Engineering Show. He also currently produces or has produced podcasts for Forbes, Dun & Bradstreet, Johnson & Johnson, ePlus Technology, AAPD, as well as select business authors including Pamela S. Harper, Dr. Dan Peters, Laura Shin, Dr. Laura Mattia, and Erik Townsend.Chris has previously been on staff at some of the most prestigious recording facilities in the world: The Hit Factory, The Soundtrack Group, and Quad Recording.He has many album credits including engineer, producer or assistant engineer roles on projects with Foreigner, Sarah McLachlan, MC Hammer, Itzhak Perlman, Naughty by Nature, Ice Cube, Jeff Buckley, Philip Bailey, Biohazard, God Street Wine, Biggie Smalls, Puffy, Heavy D., Helmet, Monster Magnet, Nuno Bettencourt, Onyx, Quicksand, Savatage and many others.Chris is also the founder of Fractal Recording (a complete podcast production solution for mid-to-large companies), host of several podcasts including The Podcast Engineering Show and The Mystic Show, as well as author of Leap Beyond Your Limits. When not working, Chris facilitates retreats and meetups with Pause Your Life, and enjoys hiking.

Doug Colkitt is the Founder of CrocSwap.

Travis Kling is the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Ikigai Asset Management.

Tushar Jain is a Managing Partner at Multicoin Capital.

Charlie Spears is the co-founder of Blackspace Media.

Iggy Azalea is an Australian rapper, singer, and songwriter who gained international fame with her debut studio album The New Classic (2014), which featured hit singles like "Fancy" and "Black Widow." "Fancy" topped the Billboard Hot 100, making her the fourth female rapper to achieve this milestone. Azalea initially gained attention with viral music videos for her tracks "Pu$$y" and "Two Times" on YouTube. Known for her bold style and distinct Southern U.S. rap influence, she has been nominated for several awards, including Grammy Awards and American Music Awards.

Danny Nelson is a Deputy Business Editor at CoinDesk.

Gennaro "Jerry" Cuomo is an American software engineer who has worked for IBM since 1987. Holding the title of IBM Fellow, Cuomo is known as one of the founding fathers of IBM WebSphere Software, a software framework and middleware that hosts Java-based web applications.Cuomo has filed for over 50 US patents and has been cited over 3000 times. His most visible patent is the first use of the "Someone is typing..." indicator found in instant messaging applications (U.S. Patent 5,990,887).At IBM, Cuomo has led projects in the areas of: Blockchain, APIs, cloud computing, mobile computing, Internet of Things, web server performance & availability, web security, web caching, edge computing, service-oriented architecture and REST.Cuomo is the co-author of the book, Blockchain for Business, that illustrates how blockchain technology is re-imagining many of the world's most fundamental business interactions and opening the door to new styles of digital interactions that have yet to be imagined. In March 2016 and 2018, Cuomo was called upon by the United States government as an expert witness to testify to US Energy and Commerce Committee on Digital Currency and Blockchain. During his 2016 testimony Cuomo urged the Obama administration to adopt Blockchain as a primary means to protect citizen identity and to enhance national security. His testimony can be seen on YouTube.Cuomo is currently the VP of Technology within IBM's Consulting business unit, where he is driving the technical strategy for AI-powered automation. In 2022, he published two books titled Think Blockchain and The Art of Automation, both accompanied by podcasts of the same name.

Joel Monegro is a partner at Placeholder, a venture capital firm based in New York City.

Spencer Bogart is a general partner at Blockchain Capital.

Tyler Winklevoss is a cryptocurrency & Bitcoin investor, rower, entrepreneur, founder of Winklevoss Capital Management, and co-founder & CEO at Gemini.