Anita and Lucas discuss whether it’s wise to YOLO your 401(k) on crypto, why Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is throwing shade at Apple and what Elon Musk’s $44 billion acquisition means for “Crypto Twitter.” Sequoia partner Shaun Maguire joins us for a conversation on crypto investing in 2022 and the value of partially decentralized web.Subscribe to the Chain Reaction newsletter to dive deeper: https://techcrunch.com/newsletters Chain Reaction comes out every Thursday at 12:00 p.m. ET, so be sure to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favorite pod platform to keep up with the action.

In our inaugural episode, we discuss Coinbase’s big art gamble, North Korea’s record-breaking crypto hack and Meta’s hefty income tax. We interviewed electronic DJ and Royal CEO Justin Blau on where the NFT industry moves beyond pricey JPEGs.Subscribe to the Chain Reaction newsletter to dive deeper: https://techcrunch.com/newsletters Chain Reaction comes out every Thursday at 12:00 p.m. ET, so be sure to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favorite pod platform to keep up with the action.

Introducing Chain Reaction - a TechCrunch podcast breaking down what's happening in the wild world of crypto. Each week, Lucas Matney and Anita Ramaswamy will unpack and explain the latest crypto news, drama, and trends, breaking it down block-by-block for the crypto-curious. They’ll be learning alongside you about the industry that's captured the attention of some of Silicon Valley’s most influential players by interviewing some of the savviest investors, entrepreneurs, and skeptics.Alongside the podcast, we’ll also be sending out a weekly Chain Reaction newsletter digging into the week’s web3 happenings with more granular detail, highlighting notable funding rounds, acquisitions, heists, personnel moves and spicy tweets. You can sign up for the newsletter here. Chain Reaction comes out every Thursday at 12:00 p.m. ET, so be sure to subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favorite pod platform to keep up with the action.