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  1. 15 hr ago

    Will Bitcoin Become Legal Tender in the U.S.? Plus, Why Crypto Isn’t Waiting for CLARITY

    On this episode of CoinDesk's Public Keys from the New York Stock Exchange, host Jennifer Sanasie is joined by Strike CEO Jack Mallers, who explains why he stepped down as CEO of Twenty One Capital, makes his case for bitcoin as "the most American money," and unpacks the launch of Strike Private. Zero Knowledge Group Founder and CEO Austin Campbell breaks down the CLARITY Act's failure to advance in the Senate, why the GENIUS Act has already reshaped the regulatory landscape, and how crypto has become caught in a broader fight over congressional ethics heading into the midterms. Plus, Christian Lopez, Managing Director and Head of Blockchain and Digital Assets at Cohen & Company Capital Markets, on the Fed's rate hike, how Anthropic's looming IPO is soaking up market liquidity, and why the tokenization of real-world assets is pulling Wall Street into crypto. - Learn more at bullish.com. - Register now for CoinDesk's Policy and Regulation event on September 22, 2026: policy-regulation.coindesk.com. - To get market-moving news delivered daily, download CoinDesk's mobile app: linktr.ee/coindeskapp. - Chapters/Timecodes: 00:00 Welcome to Public Keys 00:26 Markets: Bitcoin Tops $85K After the Fed Hike 00:50 Oil, Iran and the Trump-Xi Summit 01:13 Anthropic Pushes Its IPO to November 01:31 Strike CEO Jack Mallers Joins 02:04 Why Mallers Left Twenty One Capital 04:28 Mallers' Bitcoin Outlook and Advice 06:22 Why Bitcoin Doesn't Need the CLARITY Act 08:19 Bitcoin as Legal Tender and 'The Most American Money' 09:50 Inside Strike Private and Bitcoin-Backed Loans 13:10 Austin Campbell on the CLARITY Act's Senate Defeat 14:58 Why GENIUS Already Changed the Game 16:01 Crypto, the Midterms and the Ethics Fight 18:00 Could a Future Administration Undo the Rules? 19:47 Stablecoins as the Leading Force 21:35 Bitcoin and Ether ETF Flows 22:24 Christian Lopez on the Fed and Risk Assets 24:28 How the Anthropic IPO Soaks Up Liquidity 26:21 Q3 Earnings and Tokenizing Real-World Assets 28:44 Why TradFi Is Racing Into Crypto

    Will Bitcoin Become Legal Tender in the U.S.? Plus, Why Crypto Isn’t Waiting for CLARITY
  2. 5 days ago

    Circle Launched Its Own Blockchain. What Happens to Ethereum? | Markets Outlook

    Nikhil Chandhok, Chief Technology and Product Officer at Circle, joins CoinDesk Contributor Kate Irwin on Markets Outlook the day Arc mainnet goes live. Chandhok explains why gas on Arc is USDC and not a native token, how opt-in privacy works, why BlackRock and Visa signed on as validators, and what changes for institutions when GENIUS rules take effect in January. Plus, Beezie Founder and CEO Andrea Miele on why tokenized luxury goods are the next frontier for provenance and liquidity. - This episode is brought to you by Grayscale, the world's largest digital asset-focused investment platform. Grayscale's mission is to make digital asset investing simple and open to every investor. Learn more at grayscale.com. - This episode is brought to you by RealFi, a smarter stablecoin, backed by real-world assets. Join the Testnet now at realfi.co. - Timecodes: 00:00 - Nikhil Chandhok Joins Markets Outlook 00:59 - CLARITY Failed. Why GENIUS Is Circle's Guiding Light 02:37 - Circle Announces Arc Mainnet 03:00 - How Opt-In Privacy Works on Arc 04:35 - Why Gas Is USDC and Not a Native Token 06:52 - Will AI Agents Take Over Onchain Activity? 10:10 - Brand New Rails: Tokenized Luxury with Beezie 13:11 - Why BlackRock and Visa Signed On as Validators 15:20 - DeFi on Arc: Aave, Morpho and Uniswap 16:43 - The Biggest Challenge Facing Institutions 18:45 - Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Why Circle Isn't Bearish

    Circle Launched Its Own Blockchain. What Happens to Ethereum? | Markets Outlook
  3. 14 Sept

    Should You Bet on AI or Crypto? Plus, the SEC’s Tokenized Stock Overhaul

    On this episode of CoinDesk's Public Keys from the New York Stock Exchange, host Jennifer Sanasie is joined by Ram Ahluwalia, CEO and Founder of Lumida, who makes a non-consensus case that the Fed will hold rather than hike at its September meeting, and argues that AI has more room to run than crypto as capital rotates between the two. Then Joris Delanoue, CEO of Fairmint, breaks down the SEC's proposed overhaul of transfer-agent rules, the first in decades, which could let a blockchain serve as the official record of securities ownership. He unpacks the three models of tokenized equities, the AMC–Robinhood stock-token dispute, and why a single source of truth matters for the issuer-shareholder relationship. Plus, a look at ETF flows, with bitcoin ETFs posting their worst week since July and ether ETFs drawing net inflows. - Learn more at bullish.com. - Register now for CoinDesk's Policy and Regulation event on September 22, 2026: policy-regulation.coindesk.com. - To get market-moving news delivered daily, download CoinDesk's mobile app: linktr.ee/coindeskapp. - Chapters/Timecodes: 00:00 Welcome to Public Keys 00:21 Crypto Green as AI Stocks Sell Off, Oil Tops $100 00:47 Lumida's Ram Ahluwalia on the Macro Picture 01:23 The Non-Consensus Call: No Rate Hike Coming 03:26 Anthropic's Coming S1 and the AI "Nothing Burger" 04:46 Why AI Has More Room to Run Than Crypto 06:58 Tokenization, DeFi, and the CLARITY Act 08:30 Ahluwalia's Top AI Plays and Midterm Positioning 10:27 SEC Proposes Biggest Transfer-Agent Overhaul in Decades 10:42 Fairmint's Joris Delanoue Joins 11:41 The Tokenization Paper-Crisis Parallel 12:43 Three Models of Tokenized Equities 15:17 The AMC–Robinhood Fight Over Stock Tokens 16:19 Fixing the Issuer-Shareholder Disconnect 18:38 Educating CEOs on What Tokenization Unlocks 20:31 ETF Flows: BTC Bleeds $463M, ETH Gains $197M

    Should You Bet on AI or Crypto? Plus, the SEC’s Tokenized Stock Overhaul

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