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Laura Shin Profile

Laura Shin is a crypto/blockchain journalist and host of the Unchained and Unconfirmed podcasts. Shin is working on a book about the history of the crypto space to be published by PublicAffairs/Hachette.

As a former senior editor of Forbes, she was the first mainstream reporter to cover crypto assets full-time.

Shin graduated Phi Beta Kappa with Honors from Stanford University and has a master of arts from Columbia University’s School of Journalism.

Current Work

HostUnchained Podcast
HostUnconfirmed Podcast

Previous Work

Senior EditorForbes
2017-2018
Features EditorCBS Interactive
2011-2014
Senior EditorLearnVest, Inc.
2011-2013

Education

Stanford UniversityBA, Modern Thought and Literature
1993-1997
Colombia University – Graduate School of JournalismMaster of Arts, Science Journalism
2007-2008
✎ Last updated Aug. 4, 2026