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Dr. Tonya Evans
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The new economy is still moving faster than the information reaching you. This is not a failure of your intelligence. It is a failure of a system that was never built to make this clear to people like you. The regulatory landscape is shifting. Every week the rules change. New regulation. New technology. New money. So, every week, "Confidently Crypto & More!" will give you the insights and information to empower your next moves. Hosted by Dr. Tonya Evans, a singular authority on all things crypto, the show is your weekly guide through the new economy: digital assets, artificial intelligence, intellectual property, Web3, and the policy shaping all four. Dr. Evans is an attorney and former tenured law professor turned full-time regulatory strategist who leads Advantage Evans Global Regulatory Strategies. She has testified before Congress, advised central bank crypto policy in West Africa, and sits on the board of the Digital Currency Group. She has been in the rooms where it happens. She doesn't hand you "crypto bro" hype. She delivers clarity and then gives you the tools to handle what comes next. The headlines aren't going to slow down. The only question is whether you will meet them confused or prepared. Be prepared! Tune into "Confidently Crypto & More!" Clarity to Strategy. Learn where to start: TonyaEvans.com/starthere. Show site: ConfidentlyCrypto.com

  1. 1d ago

    #ICYMI: Crypto Got Framed: The Real Villain in Your Money Story w/ Dr. Tonya Evans

    Is crypto the villain of your money story, or did it get framed? Attorney and Digital Currency Group board member Dr. Tonya Evans reopens the case: from the Freedman's Bank to Black Wall Street to the 2008 crash, the real villain is a financial system that was never built to be clear or fair to most people. Bitcoin walked in after the story was already written.  Plus, two new segments debut: Myth vs. Fact, busting the biggest crypto myth with receipts, and Cross-Examination, putting the week's strongest anti-crypto argument on the stand. What it is. What it means. What to do. Visit ConfidentlyCrypto.com for full show notes and transcript. Make sure to like, subscribe and share.  Dr. Tonya M. Evans CEO | Advantage Evans Global Regulatory Strategies 📖 Author: Digital Money Demystified |Cooperative Economics of Crypto 🔗 Connect: TonyaEvans.com 🎙️ Host: Confidently Crypto, SiriusXM Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

  2. Oct 20

    What the Rest of the World Already Knows About Blockchain, AI, and the New Web3 Economy Rules w/ Guest Raj Kapoor

    A government can move an entire notarization system onto a blockchain. Not a pilot, not a press release, a live national system. Once it does, three questions stop being technical and start being legal: who's responsible when the record is wrong, who can fix it, and what happens when AI starts reading, writing to, or acting on it? This week, Dr. Tonya Evans sits down with Raj Kapoor, founder of the India Blockchain Alliance, chairman of the Global Alliance for Artificial Intelligence and Innovation, and chief strategy officer of the Tokenized Asset Foundation in Washington, DC. Raj advises more than 90 blockchain, AI, and Web3 companies worldwide, has addressed over 150 forums in the past year, and works across a corridor running from India to the Gulf to parts of Africa. They cover his F.I.T.S. framework for deciding when a business actually needs blockchain (fraud, information, trust, security), what NapBooks' national e-notary rollout in India reveals about replacing paper trust with ledger trust, and the real lesson of Nigeria's eNaira, the world's first central bank digital currency, where 98.5% of wallets went unused. They close on where AI and blockchain genuinely converge right now, where the numbers are more hype than reality, and the three questions Dr. Evans says belong on every leader's desk this week.   Dr. Tonya M. Evans CEO | Advantage Evans Global Regulatory Strategies 📖 Author: Digital Money Demystified |Cooperative Economics of Crypto 🔗 Connect: TonyaEvans.com 🎙️ Host: Confidently Crypto, SiriusXM Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

  3. Oct 13

    The Hidden Costs of AI and Anne Griffin's Human-First Approach to Getting It Right in Business w/ Dr. Tonya Evans

    Are you using AI in your business because everyone says you should? Or are you avoiding it because you're not convinced the benefits outweigh the risks? Either way, you're making a business decision with consequences you may not have fully considered. In this episode of Confidently Crypto & More, Dr. Tonya M. Evans welcomes longtime friend, AI product leader, educator, and Forbes contributor Anne Griffin for a candid conversation about what it really takes to use artificial intelligence responsibly, strategically, and competitively. With more than 14 years of experience building products across startups and Fortune 500 companies, Anne brings a human-first perspective to an increasingly technology-first conversation. Together, they explore why adopting AI isn't the same as having an AI strategy, how faster outputs can distract from meaningful business outcomes, and why the expertise that makes your business valuable matters more than ever. They also tackle the risks business leaders cannot afford to overlook: customer data, vendor agreements, security permissions, AI agents acting on your behalf, and the danger of automating decisions you don't fully understand. And for those still sitting on the sidelines? Anne explains how to identify practical opportunities to reclaim time, strengthen operations, and focus on the work that truly requires your judgment. Whether you're a solopreneur, an executive leading a team, or a professional trying to make sense of AI's expanding role in business, this conversation offers a more thoughtful path forward. Because the competitive advantage isn't simply having AI. It's knowing what you're asking it to do, why it matters, and who remains accountable for the outcome. Links:  Connect with Anne Griffin:GriffinProduct.co Freedom Rising Conference:  https://www.freedomrisingconference.com/ Dr. Tonya M. Evans CEO | Advantage Evans Global Regulatory Strategies 📖 Author: Digital Money Demystified |Cooperative Economics of Crypto 🔗 Connect: TonyaEvans.com 🎙️ Host: Confidently Crypto, SiriusXM Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

  4. Oct 6

    AI Agents, Deepfake IDs, and Your Money: Who's on the Hook When the Machine Holds the Wallet w/ Dr. Tonya Evans

    In Part 2 of her series on artificial intelligence, Dr. Tonya M. Evans, digital asset attorney and regulatory strategist, takes the foundation from Part 1 straight to the question that matters most for anyone with money on the line: who is accountable when AI acts? She explains in plain English how AI agents are beginning to make payments on their own, often using stablecoins, and why the identity checks those agents depend on are under pressure from deepfakes and stolen identity documents at the same time.  In State of Crypto, Dr. Evans covers the departure of SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, the SEC's new crypto custody proposal, and what a two-member commission means for crypto rulemaking, along with new payment infrastructure that lets AI agents pay in stablecoins. Throughout, she grounds the risks in U.S. examples, including a Michigan couple's suspected AI voice-cloning loss before closing on a home, a federal warning about deepfakes defeating identity checks, and a major breach at an American ID verification company. In Cross-Examination, she takes on the argument that agent payments are too small to matter, separating hype-sized volumes from a very real identity risk. The episode closes with five practical guardrails any business owner, from a team of one to a large organization, can put in place today.  Listeners can register for The CLARITY Briefing, Dr. Evans' weekly live working session on digital asset regulation, at Web3ReadyClarity.com/webinar and find transcripts and extras at ConfidentlyCrypto.com.   Dr. Tonya M. Evans CEO | Advantage Evans Global Regulatory Strategies 📖 Author: Digital Money Demystified |Cooperative Economics of Crypto 🔗 Connect: TonyaEvans.com 🎙️ Host: Confidently Crypto, SiriusXM Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

  5. Sep 29

    What Is AI, Really? The Foundation Every Leader Needs Before Machines Start Moving Money w/ Dr. Tonya Evans

    Everyone thinks they know what artificial intelligence is, but few can explain it. In Part 1 of a two-part series, Dr. Tonya M. Evans, digital asset attorney and regulatory strategist, gives AI the same foundational treatment she gave money earlier this season. She traces AI's history back more than 70 years, from Alan Turing's 1950 question about whether machines can think to the Dartmouth workshop that named the field, through the AI winters and the breakthroughs that led to today's chatbots. She breaks AI into five distinct types, from rule-based systems to machine learning, deep learning, generative AI, and the newest category, agentic AI, and explains why each carries a different kind of risk. In State of Crypto, Dr. Evans unpacks new BlackRock research on AI agents and stablecoin payments, explains why the stalled CLARITY Act leaves crypto governed by a patchwork of agency actions as SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce departs, drawing on her latest Forbes column, and examines the public debate between Bill Gates and President Trump over AI safeguards. The episode closes on the distinction every decision maker needs to understand, whether they run a large organization or a business of one: the difference between AI that talks and AI that acts, and why accountability becomes the central question once AI can move money. Part 2 takes that question straight to the balance sheet. Listeners can register for Dr. Evans' weekly Web3 Ready CLARITY™ live working sessions at Web3ReadyClarity.com/webinar and find transcripts and extras at ConfidentlyCrypto.com. Dr. Tonya M. Evans CEO | Advantage Evans Global Regulatory Strategies 📖 Author: Digital Money Demystified |Cooperative Economics of Crypto 🔗 Connect: TonyaEvans.com 🎙️ Host: Confidently Crypto, SiriusXM Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

  6. Sep 22

    Africa's Inspiring Digital Assets Future: My Full DASA 2026 Keynote, From Momo to Crypto w/ Dr. Tonya Evans

    Recorded on Founder's Day in Ghana, the September 21 holiday Parliament restored in 2025 to honor Kwame Nkrumah alone, this episode travels to Accra for Dr. Tonya Evans' full headline address at the Digital Assets Summit Africa 2026: From Momo to Crypto. Nkrumah won the political kingdom. The economic kingdom is still being built, and right now it is being built in code, in policy, and in digital money. Across Africa, mobile money already moves daily life. The question is what comes next, who writes the rules, and who prospers under them. Dr. Evans lays out the stakes for anyone advising a business, a bank, or a government: if Africa is not on your digital asset map, you are working with chapters missing. If it is, you are early, and early is where the advantage lives. The first voices in the episode belong to the children who opened the summit with poetry. The future of Ghana, and the world. Watch the full speech, download the slides, and get the Momo to Crypto 2026 report and video replay at tonyaevans.com/momotocrypto. Stay ahead of the regulatory curve with 7 days of complimentary access to Clarity at Web3ReadyClarity.com/apply. All the extras are at ConfidentlyCrypto.com. Dr. Tonya M. Evans CEO | Advantage Evans Global Regulatory Strategies 📖 Author: Digital Money Demystified |Cooperative Economics of Crypto 🔗 Connect: TonyaEvans.com 🎙️ Host: Confidently Crypto, SiriusXM Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

  7. Sep 15

    Clarity Act Cloture Vote: What Yes or No Means for the Future of US Crypto Law w/ Dr. Tonya Evans

    The U.S. Senate is finally confronting the question digital-asset businesses have been waiting years to answer: who regulates crypto—and under what rules? In this episode of Confidently Crypto & More, Dr. Tonya M. Evans breaks down the September 15 cloture vote on the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act, H.R. 3633, and what a "yes" or "no" vote actually means for the future of U.S. digital-asset regulation. Dr. Evans examines the latest Senate text, including the new ethics provisions, developer protections, stablecoin yield restrictions, and the proposed Treasury "circuit breaker" for potential bank deposit flight. She also cross-examines the argument that interest-bearing stablecoins could pull trillions of dollars out of traditional banks—and what the competing models actually tell us. But this episode is recorded from Accra, Ghana, where Dr. Evans is attending Digital Assets Summit Africa (DASA 2026). That vantage point offers a striking contrast: while Washington debates whether to regulate digital assets, countries across Africa are already writing the rules and asking how digital assets can drive investment, financial access, and economic growth. From the CLARITY Act and stablecoins to managed digital sovereignty, this is a conversation about the rules being written now, and the leaders who need to understand them before everyone else does. In this episode:• The September 15 Senate cloture vote• What the latest CLARITY Act text changes• Ethics, developer protections, and stablecoin yield• The bank-deposit debate• What U.S. regulation looks like from Africa• Managed digital sovereignty and the future of digital assets Transcript, glossary, reading list, and State of Crypto summary: confidentlycrypto.com Ready to move from confusion to clarity and strategy? TonyaEvans.com/starthere  Dr. Tonya M. Evans CEO | Advantage Evans Global Regulatory Strategies 📖 Author: Digital Money Demystified |Cooperative Economics of Crypto 🔗 Connect: TonyaEvans.com 🎙️ Host: Confidently Crypto, SiriusXM Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

  8. Sep 8

    How Eben Ghanney's WeWire Is Rewiring Africa's $80-Country Payment Rails w/ Dr. Tonya Evans

    This week: the CLARITY Act's make-or-break Senate vote, why the House going quiet doesn't slow crypto regulation down, and a fact-check of Congressman Al Green's claims on The Joy Reid Show, plus a plain-language breakdown of CBDCs, stablecoins, Bitcoin, and shitcoins. Then, Ebenezer Ghanney, founder and CEO of WeWire, joins to talk about building the payment rails moving billions across African borders. He explains how a stint at a retail crypto exchange revealed the real problem was business payments, not consumer trading, why mobile money and stablecoins are more alike than different, and how WeWire sequenced regulatory licenses across three continents when no single country's framework fit. We close on the African Continental Free Trade Area and WeWire's role at this year's Digital Assets Summit Africa.   Full transcript, glossary, and this week's listener poll at ConfidentlyCrypto.com. https://www.wewire.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ebenezer-ghanney/ Dr. Tonya M. Evans CEO | Advantage Evans Global Regulatory Strategies 📖 Author: Digital Money Demystified |Cooperative Economics of Crypto 🔗 Connect: TonyaEvans.com 🎙️ Host: Confidently Crypto, SiriusXM Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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The new economy is still moving faster than the information reaching you. This is not a failure of your intelligence. It is a failure of a system that was never built to make this clear to people like you. The regulatory landscape is shifting. Every week the rules change. New regulation. New technology. New money. So, every week, "Confidently Crypto & More!" will give you the insights and information to empower your next moves. Hosted by Dr. Tonya Evans, a singular authority on all things crypto, the show is your weekly guide through the new economy: digital assets, artificial intelligence, intellectual property, Web3, and the policy shaping all four. Dr. Evans is an attorney and former tenured law professor turned full-time regulatory strategist who leads Advantage Evans Global Regulatory Strategies. She has testified before Congress, advised central bank crypto policy in West Africa, and sits on the board of the Digital Currency Group. She has been in the rooms where it happens. She doesn't hand you "crypto bro" hype. She delivers clarity and then gives you the tools to handle what comes next. The headlines aren't going to slow down. The only question is whether you will meet them confused or prepared. Be prepared! Tune into "Confidently Crypto & More!" Clarity to Strategy. Learn where to start: TonyaEvans.com/starthere. Show site: ConfidentlyCrypto.com

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