This week, I’m joined by the ever-insightful and gloriously unfiltered Laura Walsh for a whirlwind spin through the crypto-political multiverse. From BlackRock’s Larry Fink flirting with Bitcoin as the next global reserve currency to Trump-World and Cowboy State stablecoins, this episode has more layers than a Siberian haplogroup.
What’s inside?
Larry Fink’s crypto come-up – From “index of money laundering” to “Bitcoin might dethrone the dollar”? BlackRock’s shifting narrative and what it really means.
Bitcoin as collateral – Is BTC ready to step into the reserve asset big leagues, or are we still in the pool noodle phase of macroeconomic modeling?
The Trump Token-verse – Meme coins, stablecoins, and the political gamification of crypto. Spoiler: It’s not a joke just because it’s April Fool’s.
The great stablecoin expansion – From USD1 to USYC, Pete and Laura unpack where stablecoins are headed, why transparency matters, and how to make sense of the growing crowd — without losing your shirt.
Ondo’s liquidity leap – Tokenized treasuries meet real-time settlement. Is this the workaround we’ve been waiting for?
Digital identity vs. digital anonymity – Institutional KYC meets privacy paranoia. Can we have both?
Wyoming’s legal side-quest – The Cowboy State wants its own stablecoin. The Constitution might have a word.
The 23andMe acquisition rumor – Is your genome going on-chain? What could possibly go wrong?
Plus: Canadian election shout-outs, doomsday memes, and Laura’s adventures dodging gun racks and memecoins.
Also in this episode:
CryptoMondays Ireland is back on April 7th, with a fireside chat (or maybe just vibes) between Pete and Alejandro Gutierrez from Solana Superteam Ireland.
ETH Dublin is heating up with Vitalik Buterin and Stani Kulechov joining the speaker lineup from May 23–25.
And yes, Sam Bankman-Fried wants to be friends with Diddy again. That’s... a whole thing.
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