Top crypto podcasts
The Defiant
Founded by former Bloomberg reporter Camila Russo, author of The Infinite Machine, the first major history of Ethereum, and built on her DeFi outlet The Defiant. The show puts her reporting instincts to work on decentralized finance, interviewing the builders behind the protocols and chronicling the long effort to rebuild money without banks.
GreenPill
Built around regenerative crypto-economics by Gitcoin co-founder Kevin Owocki, the show examines how token incentives can fund public goods and positive externalities. Episodes bring on builders and researchers designing mechanisms for coordination, funding, and a more regenerative web.
Unchained
Crypto assets and blockchain technology are about to transform every trust-based interaction of our lives, from financial services to identity to the Internet of Things. In this podcast, host Laura Shin, an independent journalist covering all things crypto, talks with industry pioneers about how crypto assets and blockchains will change the way we earn, spend and invest our money. Tune in to find out how Web 3.0, the decentralized web, will revolutionize our world. Disclosure: I'm a nocoiner.
The Chopping Block
An Unchained roundtable in which crypto investors Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra and Robert Leshner break down the week's markets, policy and protocol news. The format is an insider panel of practitioners rather than a news recap, aimed at listeners who want candid takes from investors and builders.
Zero Knowledge Podcast
Deep technical show hosted by Anna Rose, covering zero-knowledge proofs, cryptography and protocol research. A long-running reference for engineers and researchers tracking the cutting edge of privacy and scaling technology.
Crypto Altruists
Rebranded from The Crypto Altruism Podcast, Drew Simon's show collects real-world stories of blockchain used for social and environmental good rather than speculation. Guests are builders and changemakers working across regenerative finance, decentralized science, philanthropy, and financial inclusion, each making the case for crypto as a force for measurable impact.
Unconfirmed
Weekly crypto news briefing by journalist Laura Shin distilling the most significant stories in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and blockchain policy into a concise and well-sourced 20-minute format.
Bankless
The Ultimate Guide to Crypto Finance. DeFi, NFTs, and cryptocurrencies. Level up. Go bankless.
web3 with a16z
Research-led show from a16z crypto, hosted by Robert Hackett, examining web3 technology, building and regulation. Draws on the firm's network of founders, engineers and policy experts for forward-looking, substantive conversations.
Epicenter
Launched in December 2013 as Epicenter Bitcoin, it is among crypto's oldest podcasts, founded by Brian Fabian Crain and Sebastien Couture. A rotating team now joined by Friederike Ernst, Meher Roy, and Felix Lutsch runs weekly deep dives into the technical, economic, and social sides of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Cosmos, and Polkadot.
Indexed Podcast
A data-focused web3 podcast hosted by a trio of analysts who chart on-chain metrics and trends. Episodes offer data-driven deep dives aimed at bringing transparency to the crypto industry.
The Delphi Podcast
The podcast arm of crypto research house Delphi Digital, hosted by co-founder Tom Shaughnessy, who brings an analyst's eye to long conversations with founders, investors, and protocol designers. Episodes mirror the firm's research interests, ranging from tokenomics and market structure to whichever emerging sector, DeFi to gaming, Delphi is digging into next.
Bell Curve
A Blockworks markets-and-DeFi show hosted by Mike Ippolito, structured around season-long theses tested in debate with leading builders. Aimed at crypto natives who want substantive discussion of narratives, incentives and on-chain trends.
The Rollup
Interview show focused on modular blockchains, rollups and crypto infrastructure. Brings on founders and engineers to discuss the technology and economics shaping the modular ecosystem.
GRTiQ Podcast
A weekly interview show built around The Graph, the decentralized protocol for indexing blockchain data, and the wider web3 stack that relies on it. Episodes draw out the founders, indexers, and core developers behind the network, dwelling as much on each guest's personal route into crypto as on the data infrastructure itself.
Coin Bureau Podcast
Education-first crypto show from the Coin Bureau team, hosted by Guy Turner and Nic Puckrin, blending project analysis, market context and tokenomics. Regarded as a strong all-rounder that stays accessible to newcomers without drifting into hype.