{"podcast":{"title":"Unchained","slug":"unchained-728975","podcast_index_feed_id":728975,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/LSHML4761942757","website_url":"https://unchainedcrypto.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/b7bf264e-3874-11ed-a2fe-a3feab4203a7/image/f4aec706c3b7929f0528616e7f643eda.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Laura Shin","episode_count":1228,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T22:19:50.638328+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unchained-728975"},"episode":{"title":"Why Bitcoin's Lack of Yield Keeps Straining Its Treasury Companies","slug":"why-bitcoin-s-lack-of-yield-keeps-straining-its-treasury-companies","published_at":"2026-07-03T02:22:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unchained-728975/why-bitcoin-s-lack-of-yield-keeps-straining-its-treasury-companies","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unchained-728975","url":"https://pdrl.fm/98e0b1/traffic.megaphone.fm/LSHML4655907290.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdrl.fm/98e0b1/traffic.megaphone.fm/LSHML4655907290.mp3","summary":"David Lawant, Head of Research at Anchorage Digital, breaks down why Bitcoin's lack of native yield puts constant pressure on treasury companies, and makes the case that Michael Saylor's playbook is evolving rather than breaking. Host: Steven Ehrlich, Host of Bits + Bips: The Interview and Head of Research at Sharplink Guest: David Lawant, Head of Research at Anchorage Digital This clip is from a longer conversation on Strategy's Stretch rescue plan and Bitcoin's options market. Full episode here: https://youtube.com/live/VwBxQTcJeXc New Bits + Bips interviews are posted regularly - subscribe to catch the next one. Sponsor: 👉 Cape: Your biggest crypto vulnerability isn't your wallet, it's your phone number. Cape is America's privacy-first mobile carrier that rotates your SIM identity daily and blocks SIM swaps before they happen. Get 33% off your first six months at https://cape.co/unchained (use code: UNCHAINED). Chapters: 🎙️ 00:00 A new Citi report reveals why retail's crypto excitement has quietly collapsed 📉 00:17 Retail's bet on the Mag Seven just hit a multiyear low 😨 01:15 The unsettling reason retail fears Saylor becoming Bitcoin's buyer of last resort 🃏 01:44 Revisiting Saylor's infamous \"sell your organs before your Bitcoin\" line 🪙 02:34 The yield problem: why Bitcoin generates nothing, while Ethereum and Solana pay 📈 03:06 David on covered calls and the fast rise of synthetic yield strategies 🏛️ 04:39 Saylor, the OG who wrote the playbook on institutional Bitcoin accumulation ⚓ 06:28 Why David says Strategy is quietly weathering the storm better than anyone Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"David Lawant, Head of Research at Anchorage Digital, breaks down why Bitcoin's lack of native yield puts constant pressure on treasury companies, and make…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":466,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/unchained-728975/episodes/why-bitcoin-s-lack-of-yield-keeps-straining-its-treasury-companies/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unchained-728975/why-bitcoin-s-lack-of-yield-keeps-straining-its-treasury-companies.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}