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Discussed U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 's new Cyber & Emerging Technologies Unit, the death of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 's dealer rule, SEC's request for a delay in the Coinbase 🛡️ case, Javier Milei & meme coins, & Brian Quintenz's nomination to head the CFTC w/ Jimmie Lenz on Coffee & Crypto: open.spotify.com/episode/1qOscm…

Covered N. Korea’s Bybit hack, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission dismissal of Coinbase case, problems with U.S. Marshals Service handling of seized crypto, Bank of America's stablecoin plans, Charles Schwab Corp's new head of digital assets, & ESG in the UK w/ Jimmie Lenz on Coffee & Crypto: open.spotify.com/episode/3vFLMa…

On a special Monday edition of Coffee & Crypto, Jimmie Lenz & I break down the strategic BTC reserve, the pending death of the IRS DeFi broker rule, Tether vs. Circle, & the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's free pass to meme coins. open.spotify.com/episode/61l7Ek…

On Friday I'll be at U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Crypto Task Force Roundtable. I’ve submitted a statement explaining that courts have already provided clarity on crypto & that the SEC’s shift to regulation by non-enforcement is a mistake. Read my full statement here: 🔗 sec.gov/files/ctf-inpu…

Covered my recent appearance U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Crypto Task Force Roundtable, Fidelity Investments's tokenized money market fund, OCC guidance on banks & digital asset activity, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission statement on proof-of-work mining & the President pumping his meme coin w/ Jimmie Lenz open.spotify.com/episode/2El43b…

Talked Treasury Department delisting Tornado Cash, final resolution in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Ripple, a new tokenized deposit on Ethereum, WLFI’s plans for a stablecoin, and a new startup to bring crypto payments to the masses w/ Jimmie Lenz on Coffee & Crypto: open.spotify.com/episode/3AB3OK…

Covered impact of tariffs on crypto, crypto adoption in Brazil, GameStop's BTC gambit, stablecoin bill in the House, Circle's S-1, update on FBI’s token sting operation, Paul Atkins’ nomination hearing & more crypto roundtables U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission w/ Jimmie Lenz: open.spotify.com/episode/4kSN3s…

For the latest Coffee & Crypto, Jimmie Lenz & I did a deep dive into Circle's S-1. This is different from our normal format but hopefully folks find it informative. Given Circle's business model, would-be investors are better off investing in MMMFs: open.spotify.com/episode/7s8D2t…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has gutted its crypto enforcement unit. Trump is launching memecoins. And crypto execs are writing policy from the inside. In New York Times Opinion, John Reed Stark and I warn: this isn't deregulation — it's a dangerous deregulatory free-for-all. nytimes.com/2025/04/18/opi…

Covered Kraken Exchange's expansion into equities, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission statement on crypto-related disclosures, a delay in Ether ETF staking decision, the demise of IRS DeFi broker rule & DoJ crypto enforcement unit, & a new Bank for International Settlements paper on tokenization w/ Jimmie Lenz: open.spotify.com/episode/1rA0Ac…

Covered Trump’s meme coin dinner, DTCC's blockchain-based Great Collateral Experiment, some rumblings on Capitol Hill about combining stablecoin & market structure bills, & a new publicly traded company that does nothing but buy BTC w/ Jimmie Lenz: open.spotify.com/episode/2JT2P6…

Covered the “controversy” over Base's memecoin, Coinbase 🛡️ offering BTC margin loans, the impact of stablecoins on the Treasury market, PayPal's new stablecoin partnership with Coinbase, & Ripple's unsolicited bid to buy Circle w/ Jimmie Lenz: open.spotify.com/episode/7f6jIb…

"People might be exposed to crypto whether or not they realize it." — Lee Reiners (@dukeecon). Tonight Steve Paikin speaks with Richard W. Painter (University of Minnesota Law School), Prof. Tonya M. Evans | #CEOofME (DickinsonLaw) & Molly White about why you should pay attention to cryptocurrencies. | Producer: Mike Attenborough

Trump wants to make the U.S. the “crypto capital of the world”—but at what cost? I joined TVO Today | The Agenda with Steve Paikin to discuss how his policies (and personal crypto ties) could sow the seeds of a 2008-style crisis. Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=pFtig7…

Covered Senate stablecoin drama, OCC crypto custody guidance, Coinbase 🛡️'s Deribit acquisition, a Arizona law allowing the state to keep unclaimed crypto & WLFI's stablecoin being used to fund a $2bn investment in Binance w/ Jimmie Lenz: open.spotify.com/episode/46a1YE…

Talked $TRUMP meme dinner, Senate progress on GENIUS Act, Coinbase 🛡️ potentially buying Circle, @Coinbase data breach and SEC investigation into user #'s, & new leadership at the Blockchain Association w/ Jimmie Lenz open.spotify.com/episode/070Y1b…

Talked big banks exploring joint stablecoin, impact of stablecoins on Treasury yields, guidance from U.S. Department of Labor allowing crypto in 401(K)s, more companies buying BTC, Vice President JD Vance's remarks at Bitcoin 2025 & Hester Peirce's warning to crypto industry w/ Jimmie Lenz: open.spotify.com/episode/4W3RzM…

Covered Circle IPO, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's dismissal of the Binance lawsuit, the latest on the crypto market structure bill, a new NFT-based ETF, Truth Social’s BTC ETF, and controversy around a new $TRUMP wallet w/ Jimmie Lenz on the latest Coffee & Crypto: open.spotify.com/episode/5wWNQ8…

Discussed Coinbase 🛡️ partnership with WNBA, the future of stablecoins, including Amazon & Walmart maybe issuing their own stablecoin, the rise of “wrench attacks,” crypto policy developments on Capitol Hill, and a potential Gemini IPO w/ Jimmie Lenz: open.spotify.com/episode/3Ffzgx…

Covered J.P. Morgan's new tokenized deposit product, Senate passage of GENIUS, and Coinbase 🛡️'s attempts to offer tokenized equities and perpetual futures in the US with Jimmie Lenz on Coffee & Crypto: open.spotify.com/episode/2B472q…