Unshielded: A Blockchain & Data Podcast

About Unshielded: A Blockchain & Data Podcast

Welcome to Unshielded: A Blockchain & Data Podcast by Midnight. We’ll explore the intersection of these two dynamic fields to bring you expert perspectives and practical examples. Each episode, we discuss the importance of zero-knowledge technology and its role in building better apps and a more equitable internet. We interview industry leaders, tech innovators, and data protection advocates to shed light on the latest developments, challenges, and opportunities in the blockchain and data protection landscape. Whether you’re a developer, entrepreneur, tech enthusiast, or someone curious about the future of your data, Unshielded offers valuable insights to help you contribute to building a better internet.

Publisher

Midnight

Category

business · news · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Jun 2024

Latest episode

20 Mar 2026

Latest episodes

29 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Mar 2026

   Best of Season 2: Crypto, Privacy, and the Future of Web3

   Season 2 of Unshielded brought together some of the most important voices at the frontier of blockchain infrastructure to explore how privacy, security, and transparency are being reimagined for the next generation of decentralized systems. From stablecoins and institutional adoption to UX, infrastructure, and the future of privacy — these are the conversations worth revisiting.

2. 

   12 Feb 2026

   The Next Era of Smart Contract Security with Luca Cosivi

   In this episode of Unshielded: A Blockchain & Data Podcast by Midnight, host Lauren Lee is joined by Luca Cosivi, Head of Open-Source at OpenZeppelin, to dive into what ‘secure by default’ really means in smart contract development and why open source is still the most scalable development strategy in Web3.

3. 

   29 Jan 2026

   Gaming’s Next Monetization Era with Timothy Tello

   In this episode of Unshielded: A Blockchain & Data Podcast by Midnight, host Jason Schober is joined by Timothy Tello, CEO of 3thix, to explore how 3thix is changing the game for developers, players, and studios alike through decentralized payments, tokenized rewards, and user-activity advertising incentive models.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

4.3 / 5

17 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 43 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

66

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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Books guests

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