Bio

I'm a crypto/blockchain journalist covering Bitcoin, Ethereum, DeFi, NFTs, DAOs, stablecoins, etc.; host of the podcast Unchained; and author of ''The Cryptopians: Idealism, Greed, Lies, and the Making of the First Big Cryptocurrency Craze'' (PublicAffairs). https://bit.ly/cryptopians My literary agent is Kirby Kim at Janklow & Nesbit. My film/TV agent is Eric Reid at WME. During the course of writing my book, my sources and I uncovered who we believe was behind the biggest whodunnit in crypto — the 2016 DAO attack on Ethereum. https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurashin/2022/02/22/exclusive-austrian-programmer-and-ex-crypto-ceo-likely-stole-11-billion-of-ether/ Formerly a senior editor at Forbes, I was the first mainstream journalist to cover crypto full-time, and my podcasts and videos have had over 30 million downloads and views. I have spoken about cryptocurrency at places such as TEDx San Francisco, the International Monetary Fund, Singularity University and the Oslo Freedom Forum. I graduated Phi Beta Kappa with Honors from Stanford University and have a master of arts from Columbia University’s School of Journalism. Learn more about me: https://www.laurashin.com/ https://unchainedcrypto.com https://bit.ly/cryptopians **Answers to FAQ:** - For conferences/moderating or speaking engagements, please contact Kirk Myers at Washington Speakers Bureau, via this form: https://www.wsb.com/speakers/laura-shin/. - For press interviews, please contact Johanna Dickson, senior publicist at PublicAffairs at johanna.dickson@hbgusa.com. - If you want to sponsor the podcast, email Anthony or Mark at anthony@unchainedcrypto.com or mark@unchainedcrypto.com. If you reach out to me directly with a press or speaking request on LinkedIn or Twitter or my email, I will not respond. Please contact Kirk or Johanna. I do not advise or invest in crypto projects. Any projects that list me as part of their team or as an advisor are likely scams. Anyone who reaches out to you with a social media profile that looks like mine and offers you investment opportunities is not me. I'm verified on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram as @laurashin. Any others claiming to be me are impostors and are not to be trusted. I do not give investment advice. **PSA** I will never ask you for payment in return for coverage. Scammers are impersonating me asking for crypto for coverage. THAT IS NOT ME. Please notify me if you receive messages like these.