Crypto Regulation News! Congress Battles Over Market Structure & Stablecoin Bills! with Ron Hammond

Ron Hammond of the Blockchain Association joined me to discuss this week's crypto hearing and legislation progress. Topics: Recap of the Crypto hearings from this past week Democrats pushback and walkout of hearings New Crypto Market Structure Bill Status of the Stablecoin Bill Timeline for legislation to be passed Links: https://x.com/RonwHammond https://theblockchainassociation.org/ Watch the interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCMlN6-y44s Listen to the interview Timestamps 01:40 Crypto hearing 03:08 Crypto market structure bill 04:44 Advising Congress on Regulations 07:11 Maxine Waters walkout 09:54 Democrats crypto bills 13:21 Timeline for bills being passed Show Sponsor Subscribe To The Free…

New Hampshire Makes History With FIRST Bitcoin Reserve Signed into Law! With Dennis Porter

Dennis Porter, CEO & Co-Founder of the Satoshi Action Fund, joined me to discuss the first US State passing a Bitcoin Reserve Bill into law. Topics: New Hampshire Bitcoin Reserve Bill passed into Law Which other states are close to signing this into law? Cities vs States BTC Reserve How this impacts the US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve on the Federal level Will States mine or run nodes for Bitcoin Links: https://x.com/Dennis_Porter_ https://www.satoshiaction.io/ Watch the interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptxW0BC5uVY Listen to the interview Timestamps 01:55 New Hampshire BTC Reserve 04:36 How New Hampshire will buy BTC 07:18…

How Coinbase is Helping HUGE Financial Institutions To Enter Crypto! with Brian Foster

Brian Foster, Global Head of Wholesale at Coinbase Institutional, joined me to discuss how institutions are embracing the crypto asset class. Get to know Brian: Metaverse theme – Creative Arts Favorite food – Sushi Favorite musician/artist – Felix Mendelssohn & Radiohead Favorite movie – Dead Poets Society Favorite Book – Meditations by Marcus Aurelius Hobby – Golf and Cooking Topics: Institutional Demand & Adoption of Crypto How Coinbase is handling institutional business Coinbase PayPal partnership Institutions building on Base US Crypto Regulations Links: https://x.com/brian__foster https://www.coinbase.com/institutional Watch the interview https://youtu.be/G2xBcEabjTE Listen to the interview Timestamps 01:48…

Crypto & Stablecoin Legislation Will Be Passed! with Congressman Tom Emmer

Congressman Tom Emmer joined me to discuss the latest with US crypto regulations. Topics: President Trump’s first crypto bill signed into law - repeal of the IRS DeFi Rule Crypto Market Structure and Stablecoin Bills Timeline for getting bills to President Trump New SEC Chair Paul Atkins - expectations and will the SEC assist in providing rules for the Crypto market structure bill Bitcoin Reserve & Digital Stockpile Banks getting involved in crypto - SAB121 repeal - FDIC, OCC, and Fed removing restrictions Will Gary Gensler work in government again? Links: https://x.com/GOPMajorityWhip Watch the…

Web3 & Crypto Will Change The World As We Know It with Yat Siu

Yat Siu, Co-founder and Chairman of Animoca Brands, joined me to discuss the future of Web3. Get to know Yat: Metaverse theme – Financial literacy Favorite food – Japanese Sushi Favorite musician/artist – Tchaikovsky Favorite movie – Edge of Tomorrow Favorite Book – 1984 Hobby – Hiking, Walking dog, Cycling Topics: Yat's time in Web1 and now Web3 Timeline for Web3 mass adoption Tokenization Data ownership Hong Kong & China's approach to Crypto Web3 Gaming and NFTs Links: https://x.com/ysiu https://www.animocabrands.com/ Watch the interview https://youtu.be/OzICSKrQEgU Listen to the interview Timestamps 02:00 Yat's background 13:17 Web1 builders…

Bank & Institutional Crypto Accounting & Taxes Secrets Revealed with Tom Shea

Tom Shea, EY Americas Financial Services Crypto Tax Leader, joined me to discuss how Banks and Financial institutions are handling Crypto accounting and taxes. Get to know Tom: Metaverse theme – Live music Favorite food – Seafood or pasta Favorite musician/artist – The Who, Beach Boys Favorite movie – Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Favorite Book – Sun also rises Hobby – Live music, running with dog Topics: EY's Crypto Services Bank and Institutions approach to Crypto Repeal of IRS DeFi broker rule IRS and Crypto Tokenization Stablecoin Market US & Global Crypto Regulations…