It was a big week for crypto policy in DC, as lawmakers and regulators descended on the Blockchain Association’s annual policy summit to discuss the latest developments in the crypto regulatory landscape. From progress on market structure to outlooks on the midterm elections and updates from key government agencies, we’ll get the highlights from BA CEO Summer Mersinger. Privacy hawk J.W. Verret joins us after speaking on a panel about the Big Banks’ “war on crypto” and what their involvement in market structure negotiations and the open banking debate could mean for the industry’s future. Plus, Telcoin CEO Paul Neuner stops by to break down his firm’s novel crypto bank charter and give his take on the deeper integration of crypto into the U.S. banking system.
John D'Agostino is the Head of Institutional at Coinbase. In this conversation, we discuss Coinbase’s role at the center of institutional interest, bringing liquidity to the market, the impact of Bitcoin ETFs, How John’s past life in oil markets compare to crypto, the uptick in de-banking in the US, regulatory updates, and how Coinbase is building their super app
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0:00 - Welcome John D'Agostino To Crypto In America!
00:29 What ‘Crypto In America’ Means To John
01:33 - Coinbase At The Center Of Institutional - Recent Trends
04:03 - Liquidity - Depth & Breath
06:58 - What Is Crypto Missing For A Robust Market?
10:43 - Impact Of Bitcoin ETFs14:22 - How October 10th Scared Market Makers
16:00 - The Role Of Leverage & Perpetual Futures
20:42 - Bitcoin as Digital Gold
25:04 - John's Past Life In Oil Markets - Path To Crypto
28:43 - Crypto & Commodities Volatility Comparison
29:08 - The State of De-Banking in the US
31:02 - Survey Insights on Banking Discrimination
35:17 - Regulator Relationships
41:40 - Coinbase's Super App - Acquisitions Of Echo, Launch of Monad
4:30 - A True Public Utility Token Raise
49:41 - Everyone Wants Custody Staking & Lending
51:50 - Why John Is Watching The Czech National Bank's Bitcoin Experiment
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Chris Perkins is the President & Managing Partner at CoinFund. In this conversation, we discuss the latest on regulation in the United States, why institutions are still very interested in crypto, when/if market structure will ever get passed, the roll of CFTC & SEC in 2026, the emergence of DATs, spot trading, the concept of privateering, and the stablecoin market.
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0:00 - Welcome Chris To Crypto In America!
0:48 - What Does ‘Crypto In America’ Mean To Chris
2:20 - Chokepoint & Why We Needed Regulation In the US
05:28 - Crypto Infrastructure For Trading
08:30 - Institutions Are Still Moving Forward Despite Market Pull Back
11:15 - ADL Explained
12:15 - How Regulation Can Impact Centralized Exchanges
15:00 - Market Structure Will Never Get Done??
18:00 - Path Forward For CFTC & SEC
22:00 - Future & Derivatives Exchanges Doing Spot Trading
25:14 - Digital Asset Treasury Companies
28:40 - Do We Want Crypto Seperated From Securities?
30:49 - The Concept of Privateering
37:30 - CEO Council
42:55 - The Role of Privacy
44:17 - Chris’ Military Strategies Applied to Crypto
48:00 -Tether Credit Downgrade, Thoughts On Stablecoins
52:30 - Chris Is Obsessed With Futures, The State Of Alt Coins
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On this Black Friday edition of CIA Live, the hosts break down their Thanksgivings and what turned into a surprisingly newsy holiday week. Anchorage Digital’s Head of Global Operations Rachel Anderika and Vice President of Stablecoins Martin Carrica join the show to discuss Anchorage’s new stablecoin rewards program amid a fierce push by banks to curb crypto firms’ ability to offer yield. Then, New Hampshire Business Finance Authority Executive Director James Key-Wallace and Wave Digital co-founder Les Borsai join to explain how New Hampshire is breaking ground with its first-ever Bitcoin-backed conduit bond.
Stani Kulechov is the Founder of Aave. We spoke to Stani live on stage at SmartCon. In this conversation, we discuss how Aave’s is bridging the gap from TradFI to DeFi, tokenization, the introduction of the new initiavte Ethereum Protocol Advocacy Alliance aimed at shaping DeFi policy, his thoughts on the SEC & current regulatory environment, if crypto is protecting the wrong people, market volatility, and token buybacks.
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0:00 - Welcome Stani To Crypto In America
0:48 - What ‘Crypto in America’ Means To Stani
1:42 - TradFi Entering The DeFi Space - How Aave Is Bridging the Gap
3:50 - Ethereum Protocol Advocacy Alliance - Shaping DeFi Policy In DC
7:00 - U.S. Opportunities vs. Overseas Counties (AAPAC, Europe, Latam)
9:25 - Is Crypto Protecting The Wrong People (I.e. Roman Storm) - Thoughts On Protecting Developers
11:30 - Is The SEC understanding crypto? Is Stani Optimistic About DeFi Regulation?
14:15 - Recent Market Volatility In The Space
16:25 - Navigating Small Team Startups vs. Large Institutions/Compliance
17:50 - $50M Token Buyback - Will DeFi Continue To Adopt TradFi-style buybacks?
19:10 - Stani Is Excited About Providing More Access To Finance
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Against the backdrop of Bitcoin wiping out all of its 2025 gains again, there’s a lot happening in crypto policy this week. 36-year-old crypto lawyer Khurram Dara announced his campaign for New York AG, challenging anti-crypto incumbent Letitia James. Dara joins the show to dicuss running on a platform to reverse what he calls James’s business-unfriendly policies and lawfare tactics, which he says are worsening New York’s affordability crisis. More than 60 crypto firms joined forces to send a letter to President Trump, urging the administration to move quickly on a handful of policy recommendations under consideration. The letter was spearheaded by the Solana Policy Institute, and engagement director Colin McLaren breaks down what’s behind it. Plus, Paul Brigner talks Zcash’s meteoric rise this month and what’s driving it.
Hunter Horsley is the Co-Founder & CEO of Bitwise Asset Management. In this conversation, we discuss launching one of the first crypto index funds, the evolution of ETFs, staking, and institutional adoption, including the first Solana staking ETF on Wall Street, the next ETFs to be released, DATs, the impact of regulatory changes, and the ongoing efforts to educate mainstream investors.
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0:00 - Welcome Hunter Horsley To Crypto In America
0:50 - What ‘Crypto In America’ Means To Hunter
1:59 - Hunter's Journey from Big Tech to Crypto
7:35 - The Evolution of ETFs & Crypto Asset Management in 7 Years
9:45 - Bitwise’s Operation
14:35- Regulatory Challenges During Gensler, ETF Launch
17:20 - Is Regulation Taking Too Long?
19:30 - Why Bitwise Prefers ETFs
23:00 - Allowing People To Get Exposure To Crypto Through ETF
26:45 - Appealing To Retail Traders
28:53 - The Success of Solana Staking ETF - The Largest ETF Launch
36:47 - Solana Community
37:08 - Launching More ETFS (Filing For XRP, Chainlink, Avalanche)
40:39 - Bitwise's Staking Business
44:00 - In-Kind Transactions and Digital Asset Treasuries
53:00 - How DATs took over
55:46 - Crypto Education and Institutional Interest
59:45 - Bearish Sentiment In The Crypto Markets
1:03:00 - Banking Adoption
1:06:30 - Crypto As Emerging Tech Similar To E-Commerce
01:10:00 - Thanks Hunter For Joining
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The U.S.’s largest crypto exchange is relocating from Delaware to Texas, part of a broader wave of companies leaving the First State for more favorable jurisdictions. Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal joins the show to explain the move and why Texas is fast becoming a new hub for U.S. innovators.
Canary Capital made history this week with the first-ever 33 Act spot XRP ETF, opening Wall Street’s doors to institutional access to the world’s third largest digital asset by market cap. Canary CEO Steve McClurg joins the show to discuss the record breaking launch.
And on Capitol Hill, the Senate Agriculture Committee released its long-awaited market structure discussion draft. We get Digital Chamber CEO Cody Carbone’s take on the text and how the industry is reacting to it.
John Wu is the President of Ava Labs, In this conversation, we discuss regulatory changes in the U.S, the importance of onshoring crypto innovation, updates on market structure in DC, real world adoption, why Avalance has many L1s, Tokenization, the growing trend of enterprises embracing blockchain technology. John details Ava Labs' projects such as partnerships with the Cleveland Cavaliers, FIFA World Cup, Wyoming Stablecoin, the California DMV, and land registries in NJ.
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0:00 - Welcome John Wu To Crypto In America
0:33 - What Does ‘Crypto in America’ Mean To John?
1:20 - Regulatory Changes In The Last Year
2:19 - Market Structure Developments in DC - What Is John Excited About?
3:55 - Is Enterprise Now Comfortable With Ava? - Real-World Applications
6:21 - Is Crypto Still Cool? Does It Need To Be?
8:55 - Working With FIFA & The World Cup
10:56 - Stateside Growth vs. Global Expansion
13:08 - Products That Ava Labs Is Working On in The US
17:03 - Avalanche Has Several Chains - Flexible Architecture For Enterprise
21:00 - Do Enterprises Want To Build L1s?
23:00 - How Many Avalanche L1s Does John Want To See?
23:50 - What Do Institutions Want To Do With Tokenization
29:24 - Tokenizing Traditional Assets, Digital Asset Treasuries, Asset Wrappers
31:00 - Challenges in Marketing & Mainstream Knowledge of Ava
35:25 - Stablecoins and Liquidity Volume For All Ecosystems
38:30 - TradFi and DeFi Convergence?
41:07 - Acquisitions in the Crypto Space
44:20 - John Wu's Journey into Crypto
47:33 - Future of Private Market Access
53:08 - What John Is Paying Attention
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The team had a busy week in New York City attending Ripple's Swell and Chainlink's SmartCon conferences. We sat down with Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse, Aave founder Stani Kulechov and Ben Jones, co-founder of Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain Optimism.
In today’s episode, we will recap the week’s news including the market turmoil that has wiped out nearly all of crypto’s gains this year and share our on-site interview with Ben Jones. We will also dive into policy with Ava Labs General Counsel Lee Schneider, discussing key priorities for market structure and why the SEC and CFTC will still play a big role in crypto regulation.
Brad Garlinghouse is the CEO of Ripple. We’re live in New York speaking to Brad at Ripple Swell 2025. In this conversation, we discuss the current crypto ecosystem, previous regulatory battles for Ripple and how he views current DC legislation, the importance of the U.S. being the leader in crypto, Ripple's strategy & acquisitions, bridging the gap between traditional finance and crypto, the application for a National Bank charter, and how XRP still plays a major role in Ripple’s future.
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0:00 - Welcome Brian To Crypto In America
0:14 - Ripple's Tumultuous Year and Legal Battles
0:43 - What ‘Crypto in America’ Means To Brad
1:46 - Comparing the ‘Dot-Com’ Boom to Crypto
4:00 - Did Crypto Already Have It’s Bust?
6:10 - Ripple’s Previous Legal Battles, Thoughts On Regulatory Clarity and Market Impact
10:23 - Long Term Vision For Ripple
12:16- Ripple Prime, Institutional Trading
14:57 Public Market Exposure and Institutional Access
17:26 - XRP's Role
23:41 - US Regulatory Landscape and Future Prospects
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It was a historic week for crypto ETFs as Solana, Hedera, and Litecoin hit Wall Street 13 months after Ethereum launched, kicking off a wider wave of token-based funds. Bitwise's $BSOL led the charge with $56M in daily volume and $69.5M in inflows on its NYSE debut, followed by Hedera with $8.6M volume and $2.2M inflows on Nasdaq.
Guests: Bitwise President Teddy Fusaro and Hedera Foundation's Gregg Bell break down the ETF launches. Plus, Cryptex co-founder Joe Sticco unveils the Crypto 40 Index, a fully-decentralized benchmark tracking 40 digital assets representing roughly 85% of the global crypto market cap.
Kevin Kennedy is the Executive Vice President of North American Markets at Nasdaq. In this conversation, we discuss how Nasdaq is integrating blockchain technology and digital assets into its long-term strategy. We get into Nasdaq's priorities, emphasizing liquidity, integrity, and transparency, while also discussing recent developments like extended trading hours, tokenization, and partnerships in the digital asset space. Kevin also reflects on changes in regulatory landscapes and how Nasdaq is adapting to maintain a competitive edge.This episode is sponsored by Gemini: https://gemini.com/CIA
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In today’s episode of Crypto In America Live, the team breaks down a whirlwind week in Washington, from Senate roundtables on the market structure bill, to the Fed weighing whether to open its payment rails to crypto firms, to President Trump’s pardon of Binance founder CZ and the backlash it’s sparked. We unpack it all with tech entrepreneur Mo Shaikh and Chainlink’s Head of Public Policy, Adam Minehardt.
We're live from the Federal Reserve with Christopher Waller of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. We get an exclusive report from The Fed's Payments Innovation Conference. We discuss the possibility of Waller becoming the next fed chair, the proposed 'Skinny Master Account', trust charters with stablecoins, the Fed's innovation with emerging tech, protecting the banking system, Market Structure updates, yield & rewards for stablecoins, & Bitcoin as a safe haven asset.
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0:00 - Welcome Christopher Waller To Crypto In America - Live From DC!
0:30 - Will Waller Become The Next Fed Chair?
2:00 - The 'Skinny Master Account'
7:00 - Stablecoin Trust Charters & Regulation
9:10 - The Fed Leaning Into Innovation
12:40 - Protecting The Banking System While Promoting Stablecoins
16:00 - GENIUS, Market Structure - Yield
19:30 - Credit Card Rewards
22:10 - Zero Knowledge Proofs
24:25 - Waller's Thoughts On Bitcoin As Gold Hits New ATH
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In this episode, the team breaks down another news-heavy week of TradFi piling into crypto. BlackRock is overhauling its BSTBL money market product to support stablecoin issuer reserve needs. The OCC has conditionally approved the first crypto-friendly bank to become a full-service national bank, and the U.S.’s fifth-largest bank is launching its own digital assets unit focused on stablecoin issuance, custody, and tokenization.
We also speak with Amanda Tuminelli, Executive Director and Chief Legal Officer of the DeFi Education Fund, for a temperature check one week after the Democrats’ DeFi market structure proposal. Plus, we talk to the CEO of Daylight, a DePIN company working to modernize energy distribution across the U.S., fresh off a $75 million fundraise.
Edward Woodford is the Founder & CEO of zerohash and Stephen Sikes is the COO of Public. In this interview, we get insights into the massive crypto partnership between zerohash and Public to expand crypto trading. Stephen & Edward discuss why they made the deal, the focus on retail, and what changes costumers can expect to see. We also discuss the state of crypto in America, the record breaking market drop last week, the $104M raise from Morgan Stanley, the latest on DC regulation & bringing stablecoins to traditional finance.
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0:00 - Welcome Edward & Stephen To Crypto In America!
0:54 - What Crypto in America Means To Edward & Stephen
4:17 - Public's Decision to Expand Crypto Offerings with zerohash
8:33 - Institutional Adoption and Customer Demand
9:45 - Public's Focus on Retail Investors
13:03 - Morgan Stanley $100M Investment - Institutional Fears In Crypto
16:55 - Market Reaction To Public/Zerohash Partnership - What Do Costumers Want?
21:24 - zerohash's Journey and Vision
28:45 - Regulatory Landscape
29:47 - Why The US Is A Prime Location for Crypto Development
33:12 - Tokenized Deposits vs. Stablecoins
37:01 - The Role of Stablecoins in Mainstream Finance
44:20 - Collatoral & Volume In Stablecoins
53:01 The Vision for zerohash
53:50 - Edward Is Paying Attention Open Banking Right Now - Open Banking Explained
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In today's episode, Eleanor and Jacquelyn discuss why DeFi drove a wedge between Senate Republicans and Democrats working on market structure this week, and why this setback could push crypto’s “rules of the road” into 2026 — and why that matters. Jacquelyn and Gerald break it all down on policy with Digital Chamber CEO Cody Carbone, while Eleanor and Gerald speak with the founder of the Texas Blockchain Council and President of the North American Blockchain Summit in Dallas.
Anatoly Yakovenko is the Co-Founder & CEO of Solana Labs. In this conversation, we discuss building in the US, the current regulatory environment, Project Crypto, Solana's ecosystem resilience during the FTX collapse, governance, why IPOs are disappearing, the potential of stablecoins, Solana Mobile, mainstream adoption, and the significance of Internet capital markets.
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0:00 - Welcome Anatoly Yakovenko To Crypto In America
0:30 - What Does 'Crypto in America' Mean To Anatoly?
1:07 - Launching Solana in the US. - Coming From Ukraine - Challenges and Regulatory Issues
4:26 - Capital Formation in Crypto
11:49 - Advice for Startup Founders
14:49 - Solana's Resilience and Community
19:29 - Solana ETFs and Financialization
27:11 - Internet Capital Markets Explained
30:42 - The Drop In IPOs
32:40 - Governance and Regulatory Simplification
36:25 - Solana Policy Institute and Government Relations
43:20 - Solana Mobile and the Future of Crypto Devices
47:10 - The Competitive Landscape of Layer 1 Blockchains
51:21 - Mainstream Adoption & Explaining Value To Consumers
53:05 - Anatoly's Sports Teams & Bad Bunny
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Mike Cagney is the Co-Founder & CEO of Figure and the former Co-Founder & CEO of SoFi. Figure recently went public on the NASDAQ and now has a $7.6 billion valuation. In this conversation, we discuss why Mike took Figure public, going all-in on blockchain, the differences between traditional FinTech and blockchain-integrated businesses, the challenges and benefits of going public, the company's growth strategies with capital, the state of DC legislation, if CLARITY will pass, and why the macro economy could help Figure with rate cuts likely coming soon.
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0:00 - Welcome Mike Cagney To Crypto In America!
0:32 - What Crypto In America Means To Mike
1:46 - From SoFi to Figure
2:54 - Blockchain's Role in Lending and Liquidity
5:33 - Why Figure Went Public, Market Reactions
9:44 - Utilizing Public Capital for Growth and Innovation
12:00 - Navigating Volatility in Crypto Lending
15:03- Real-Time Data With Blockchain, Avoiding Data Revisions - Dealing With Regulators
21:25 - Future of Blockchain in Financial Applications
26:14 - Impact of Interest Rates At The Fed & Macro Economy
27:24 - Regulatory Landscape In DC - Will Clarity Pass?
29:51 - Thanks Mike For Joining! Like & Subscribe
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