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.Jimmie Lenz and I covered a lot on this week’s Coffee & Crypto! 1. Initial trading in BTC ETFs 2. Oral arguments in Coinbase’s motion to dismiss 3. Growing use of stablecoins for illicit activity & 4) Javier Milei’s fiery Davos speech. Give it a listen! open.spotify.com/episode/2Iiagx…

Can’t wait for this panel at Digital Assets at Duke in two weeks. Be sure to sign up while spots are still available: digitalassetsatduke.org

Laura Pamatian has been working in the #Tokenization space since before it was a "space" we are looking forward to having her back as a presenter at Digital Assets at Duke in just over a week!

Another sign of the interest in #digitalassets from traditional firms is the participation of professionals like Ana Anderson of DUMAC. We are looking forward to hearing from her and other large asset managers next week. digitalassetsatduke.org

With DA@D annual conference kicking off tomorrow, it seems appropriate to remember how Jimmie Lenz and Lee Reiners came to the conclusion that bringing digital asset builders, policy people, as well as academics seemed like the perfect place for real discussion.

Great to kik things off for DA@D 2024.

The number of extraordinary presenters at DA@D who have given their time and expertise is personified by Katherine Dowling of Bitwise. Thank you!

🏀 Enjoyed a spirited dialogue today at 2nd Annual Duke University #DigitalAssets Conf. We delved into the FIT for the 21st Century Act, CANSEE, DAAMLA, taxes & the evolving stance of financial regulators towards #crypto. Thanks Jimmie Lenz & Lee Reiners many others for organizing

Anthony Scaramucci I can’t thank you enough for taking the time to participate in the DA@D conference. Your perspectives were appreciated and delivered with the enthusiasm that has become your trademark.

What a great conference this has been, fantastic sponsors and very active participants.

It's nice to see in-depth research being published in the #DigitalAssets space by Jimmie Lenz and Alessio Brini from the DukeFinTech program. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

It’s quite telling that a bill focused on digital assets, originally a quite partisan issue, has received bipartisan support. This is due in large part because it’s just common sense, and the tireless efforts by individuals like French Hill. DA@D

It’s always interesting to see what a politician will do to court votes and donations, a lively discussion in this episode from the crypto perspective. Love or hate CBDCs, we give you some cold hard facts from the recent BIS report, with our own spin of course. DukeFinTech

Anthony Bassili 🇺🇸 This is a nice example of practical application. Maybe a session DA@D this year?

Coffee & Crypto is a Saturday morning go to podcast, no doubt about it.

.@Jimmie_lenz & I discussed DukeFinTech’s new 12-month masters program aimed at working professionals, the Biden admins overtures to the crypto industry, and Standard Chartered’s new crypto acquisition on this weeks Coffee & Crypto. Check it out! open.spotify.com/episode/0OOwNi…

Never a dull moment in the digital asset space, and this week is no different. Although we did take a few minutes to discuss the new Accelerated 12-Month DukeFinTech graduate degree program at Duke Engineering

This was an episode you don’t want to miss, beyond my criticism of people driving in the left lane there are quite a few other gems. Not the least of which is @JDVance1 stance on supporting digital asset innovation, do you all remember when supporting US innovation was the norm?

The ether ETFs, including the conversion of a $9.3bn Grayscale Investments trust and new launches from bitcoin ETF giants BlackRock and Fidelity, gained approval from the SEC on Monday. SEC approves ether ETFs as crypto moves closer to the mainstream on.ft.com/4bTjj63

This was quite a collection of topics, for the blockchain skeptics the CA title solution is a must listen. DukeFinTech Duke Engineering