Crypto In America

Crypto In America
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The intersection of cryptocurrency and the U.S. financial landscape, Crypto in America breaks down the latest trends, regulations, and innovations shaping the industry. From institutional adoption to policy shifts, we bring expert insights and real discussions on the future of digital assets in the U.S. financial system.

  1. 1D AGO

    Are We In A Crypto Winter? Mo Shaikh on VC Leaving, Deglobalization, and Market Downturn

    Mo Shaikh is the CoFounder & General Partner at MFV. We spoke with Mo in Hong Kong about the latest developments in the crypto market and investment space. We discuss why there’s still plenty of signal in the noise, what the west gets wrong about crypto, how deglobalization is affecting investments, how the industry has changed post-GENIUS Act, missed opportunities in America under previous administrations, if VC is leaving crypto, and if we’re in for an extended crypto winter. This episode is sponsored by Gemini: https://gemini.com/CIA  Watch On YouTube: https://youtu.be/OJNXjQX2dJU Please note that this podcast is for informational purposes only and any views shared by anyone on the show are opinions, not financial advice. The host or guests may have a direct or indirect financial interest in content mentioned in this episode. This show is powered by Sei. Learn more about Sei:  https://www.sei.io/ Follow Crypto in America: https://x.com/CryptoAmerica_ Follow Sei: https://x.com/SeiNetwork Follow our hosts Jacquelyn: https://x.com/jacqmelinek Gerald: https://x.com/thatgerald Eleanor: https://x.com/EleanorTerrett TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Welcome Mo Shaikh  To Crypto In America! 0:30 - What ‘Crypto In America’ Means To Mo 1:00 - Why There’s Still Plenty of Signal In Crypto 3:00 - What Is The West Missing In Crypto? 4:30 - Deglobilization In America  7:15 - How GENIUS & Policy Has Changed Investments  9:00 - Market Downturn - Are We In A Crypto Winter?  12:30 - Building Aptos & Libra During Market Downturns & Previous Administrations 15:00 - Missed Opportunities In The US 17:30 - Which Direction Is Crypto Going? Web3 or Financial?  10:45 - Is VC Leaving Crypto?  25:00 - WhyHong Kong Is Still A Crypto Hub & Wants To Pass The US 27:00 - Mo Is Paying Attention To The Geopolitical Environment 27:30 - Thanks Mo For Joining! Like & Subscribe #crypto #bitcoin #blockchain #investing #technology #america

    28 min

  2. 3D AGO

    Bo Hines on Tether’s USAT Launch, When Market Structure Will Pass, & US Stablecoin Dominance

    Bo Hines is the CEO of Tether US and former Executive Director of the President's Council of Advisers on Digital Assets. In this conversation, we discuss the latest on Tether’s push into American markets with its “soft launch” of USAT, Bo’s thoughts on Clarity Act delays, where Tether stands on the yield debate, why he’s bullish on stablecoins expanding US global dominance, and why most securities will be tokenized. This episode is sponsored by Gemini: https://gemini.com/CIA  Watch On YouTube: https://youtu.be/7MIi7Cr39Us Please note that this podcast is for informational purposes only and any views shared by anyone on the show are opinions, not financial advice. The host or guests may have a direct or indirect financial interest in content mentioned in this episode. This show is powered by Sei. Learn more about Sei:  https://www.sei.io/ Follow Crypto in America: https://x.com/CryptoAmerica_ Follow Sei: https://x.com/SeiNetwork Follow our hosts Jacquelyn: https://x.com/jacqmelinek Gerald: https://x.com/thatgerald Eleanor: https://x.com/EleanorTerrett TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Welcome Back Bo Hines To Crypto In America 0:30 - Update on Tether, Gold Holdings 1:45 - Launching USAT Stablecoin with Anchorage 2:40 - Soft Launch of USAT 4:30 - Similarities Of Working With David Sacks To Working With Tether  6:30 - Understanding Market Structure Delays - Will It Pass? 12:00 - Where Does Tether Stand On Yield Debate?  14:00 - How Stablecoins Impact Global Economy - US Dominance Through Stablecoins 17:00 - Banks Fighting Back Against Yield  20:15 - Is USAT Competing Against USDC? 21:33 - Senate Banking  24:00 - Career Advice From Bo  27:00 - Most Securities Will Be Tokenized #crypto #bitcoin #blockchain #investing #technology #america

    30 min

  3. 6D AGO

    Sharplink's Joeseph Chalom & Maple's Sidney Powell from Hong Kong

    Today's special episode brings you inside Crypto In America's coverage of Consensus Hong Kong, where Eleanor and Jacquelyn sat down with Sharplink co-CEO Joseph Chalom and co-founder and CEO of Maple Finance Sidney Powell to dicuss the state of crypto in the region, why Hong Kong is looking to compete on the global stage with stablecoins and thoughts on U.S. policy hot topics like the stablecoin yield debate and when the Clarity Act might pass. Joseph explains why the future of DATs is making idle capital productive, while Sidney describes why the private credit market is ripe for tokenization.

    59 min

  4. FEB 6

    Crypto Crash Shakes Investors

    A dramatic market sell-off saw Bitcoin fall more than 50% from its all-time highs by Friday morning, as forced liquidations and selling by large institutional investors continued to push the market lower. As crypto OGs white-knuckle it through the pain, we speak with former CFTC Chair Chris Giancarlo about his amicus brief on behalf of Crypto.com, defending the CFTC’s jurisdiction over prediction markets. Plus, Laura Dunn, who’s running to represent New York’s 12th District in Congress, joins us to discuss her pro-crypto campaign. We round out the episode with Blockchain Association CEO Summer Mersinger to discuss stablecoin yield and the ongoing tensions between banks and crypto after Monday’s White House meeting.

    1 hr

  5. FEB 4

    How Superstate Is Bringing Wall St Onchain & Why Every Bank Wants To Be Tokenized | Robert Leshner

    Robert Lesher is the Co-Founder &CEO of Superstate. In this conversation, we discuss Superstate’s $82M raise, the future of tokenization on Wall Street, tokenized deposits, deciding what gets tokenized, the most overhyped use case of tokenization, DeFi, Stablecoins, DATs and when capital markets will embrace tokenization.  This episode is sponsored by Gemini: https://gemini.com/CIA  Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Y3bQRjEQtdlNx1fxmS8hB?si=813495451b9f4e4e  Subscribe to the podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crypto-in-america/id1799000155  Please note that this podcast is for informational purposes only and any views shared by anyone on the show are opinions, not financial advice. The host or guests may have a direct or indirect financial interest in content mentioned in this episode. This show is powered by Sei. Learn more about Sei:  https://www.sei.io/ Follow Crypto in America: https://x.com/CryptoAmerica_ Follow Sei: https://x.com/SeiNetwork Follow our hosts Jacquelyn: https://x.com/jacqmelinek Gerald: https://x.com/thatgerald Eleanor: https://x.com/EleanorTerrett TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Welcome Robert Leshner To Crypto In America 0:30 - What Does ‘Crypto In America’ Mean To Robert 3:45 - $82M Raise To Bring Wall Street On Chain 7:30 - What Is Not Being Told About Crypto & Wall St In The Media - Every Bank Is Interested In Tokenization  10:30 - Worried About DTC/Tokenization? 16:00 - Token Holders as Share Holders  18:30 - Deciding What Gets Tokenized 22:55 - Most Overhyped Tokenization Use 24:00 - Surprised There Hasn’t Been More Adoption  30:10 - Tokenized Deposits  31:50 - Stablecoins Are A Bigger Market Than Tokenized Deposits  35:00 - Previous Struggles Of Working Within US Regulations 41:00 - Lending & DeFi In Tokenization 47:40 - TradFi in Crypto 49:40 - DATs 51:25 - Robert Is Watching When Capital Markets Embrace Tokenization #crypto #bitcoin #blockchain #investing #technology #america

    53 min

  6. FEB 2

    Creating The Crypto Capital Of The World | SEC Chair Paul Atkins & CFTC Chair Michael Selig

    Eleanor spoke to Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Michael S. Selig and Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul S. Atkins on Project Crypto and how they are working to fulfill Trump's mandate to make the U.S. the crypto capital of the world.  This episode is sponsored by Gemini: https://gemini.com/CIA  Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/GNtA8ytsalo Please note that this podcast is for informational purposes only and any views shared by anyone on the show are opinions, not financial advice. The host or guests may have a direct or indirect financial interest in content mentioned in this episode. This show is powered by Sei. Learn more about Sei:  https://www.sei.io/ Follow Crypto in America: https://x.com/CryptoAmerica_ Follow Sei: https://x.com/SeiNetwork Follow our hosts Jacquelyn: https://x.com/jacqmelinek Gerald: https://x.com/thatgerald Eleanor: https://x.com/EleanorTerrett TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro  0:01 - Regulatory Processes 2:54 - Project Crypto 6:26 - Modernizing US Securities Laws 8:52 - Tokenized Securities and Innovation Exemption 10:48 - Future of Capital Markets On-Chain 18:16 - Congress and Market Structure Legislation 22:59 - Futureproofing 25:31 - Final Thoughts #crypto #bitcoin #blockchain #investing #technology #america

    26 min

  7. JAN 30

    Clarity Act Advances, Warsh Named Fed Pick

    After another busy week in crypto policy, Gerald and Eleanor break down the Senate Ag Committee’s party-line passage of its portion of the Clarity Act and what’s next as attention shifts to the Senate Banking Committee, joined by a16z’s Miles Jennings. Then, following months of speculation, President Trump names Kevin Warsh as his pick for Fed chair. Veteran financial journalist Charlie Gasparino weighs in on what Warsh’s leadership could mean for markets and digital assets. We wrap with MoonPay CLO and CAO Caroline Pham, former CFTC Chair, on SEC-CFTC harmonization efforts and whether Project Crypto can become a true joint agency initiative.After another busy week in crypto policy, Gerald and Eleanor break down the Senate Ag Committee’s party-line passage of its portion of the Clarity Act and what’s next as attention shifts to the Senate Banking Committee, joined by a16z’s Miles Jennings. Then, following months of speculation, President Trump names Kevin Warsh as his pick for Fed chair. Veteran financial journalist Charlie Gasparino weighs in on what Warsh’s leadership could mean for markets and digital assets. We wrap with MoonPay CLO and CAO Caroline Pham, former CFTC Chair, on SEC-CFTC harmonization efforts and whether Project Crypto can become a true joint agency initiative.

    1h 9m

  8. JAN 28

    Litecoin Creator on State of Crypto, the Lite Strategy DAT, ETFs and Institutional Adoption in 2026

    Charlie Lee is the creator of Litecoin and currently serves as Director of the Litecoin Foundation. In this conversation, we discuss the creation of Litecoin in 2011 and how the industry has evolved since, the prospects for Litecoin ETFs, the reasoning behind his decision to sell all of his LTC, the Lite Strategy DAT and its outlook this year, growing institutional interest, and why price and adoption may be the most important crypto stories of 2026. This episode is sponsored by Gemini: https://gemini.com/CIA  Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Y3bQRjEQtdlNx1fxmS8hB?si=813495451b9f4e4e  Subscribe to the podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crypto-in-america/id1799000155  Please note that this podcast is for informational purposes only and any views shared by anyone on the show are opinions, not financial advice. The host or guests may have a direct or indirect financial interest in content mentioned in this episode. This show is powered by Sei. Learn more about Sei:  https://www.sei.io/ Follow Crypto in America: https://x.com/CryptoAmerica_ Follow Sei: https://x.com/SeiNetwork Follow our hosts Jacquelyn: https://x.com/jacqmelinek Gerald: https://x.com/thatgerald Eleanor: https://x.com/EleanorTerrett TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Welcome Charlie Lee To Crypto In America!0:30 - What Does ‘Crypto In America’ Mean To Charlie?  1:30 - Starting Litecoin3:00 - Changes In Industry Since Mt. Gox From A Crypto OG4:30 - Starting In Google  5:45 - Sovereign Individual/Bitcoin - Does The Bitcoin Ethos Survive In Modern Age Of Crypto?  8:00 - Bitcoin No Longer A Risk-off Asset?  9:00 - Joining Coinbase In 2013 - Looking Back at Last Decade 10:15 - Litecoin ETF 12:50 - Building Through Different Phases Of Cypto (ICOs, Decentraliziation, etc) 15:50 - How To Make America The Best Place For Litecoin 17:45 - LItecoin Post-Genius Act 22:50 - Prediction Markets & Crypto 26:15 - Energy Concerns For Proof Of Stake  27:50 - Charlie Selling His Litecoin, What’s His Role Today 30:20 - Is Litecoin Holding Up It’s Original Ethos? 31:30 - Lite Strategy Digital Asset Treasury  34:30 - Institutional Interests In DATS vs. ETFs 37:30 - Tax Regulation For Crypto  39:30 -  Price & Adoption Are The Most Important  41:30 - Charlie Is Paying Attention To Financial Privacy 44:00 - Thanks Charlie For Joining! Like & Subscribe  #crypto #bitcoin #blockchain #investing #technology #america

    44 min
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The intersection of cryptocurrency and the U.S. financial landscape, Crypto in America breaks down the latest trends, regulations, and innovations shaping the industry. From institutional adoption to policy shifts, we bring expert insights and real discussions on the future of digital assets in the U.S. financial system.

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    Crypto In America
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    83
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