Clarity was the name of the game in Washington this week as the SEC and CFTC released long-awaited guidance on how federal securities laws apply to crypto, finally providing a semblance of rules of the road the industry has been waiting for.

At the same time, the SEC greenlit Nasdaq’s plan to offer tokenized settlement for stock trading, and the CFTC issued a no-action letter to Phantom, allowing it to provide users with access to regulated derivatives markets.

Plus, new details on a potential path forward for the CLARITY Act — and have lawmakers finally reached a stablecoin yield deal?

We discuss all of this and more with Phantom CEO Brandon Millman, Solana Policy Institute President Kristin Smith, and Cahill partner Lewis Cohen.

We’re live with Brian Nistler, Head of Policy at Uniswap Labs, at ETHDC. In this conversation, we discuss all updates on CLARITY Act, Title III, & the BRCA, the importance of developer protections through legislation, Uniswap’s evolution, guidance on trusting DAOs, governance risks and delegation, thoughts on the Roman Storm retrial, and how BlackRock partnered with Uniswap.

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Welcome Back To The Show Brian

1:00 - What Does ‘Crypto In America’ Mean To Brian

1:45 - Clarity Act Update

3:30 -  Why Developers Should Care About Legislation

5:25 - Is Legislation Partisan? 

7:00 - Will Clarity Act Pass?

8:45 - How Uniswap Has Evolved

10:50 - Changing Governance Structure

14:00 - DAOs Are Not Dead?

16:00 - Advice For Trusting DeFi

19:45 - Delegation and Participation

23:30 - Roman Storm Retrial 

26:00 - Blackrock Working With UniSwap

29:00 - Thanks Brian For Joining! Like & Subscribe

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Today’s show features guests from across the spectrum. We’ll speak with Keri Curtis Axel, defense lawyer for Tornado Cash developer and co-founder Roman Storm, as the DOJ attempts to retry Storm on counts the jury could not reach a unanimous decision on in his August trial. Axel gives an update on the case from the defense’s perspective and weighs in on what some see as an eyebrow-raising move from the same administration that has promised to make America the crypto capital of the world.

We’re also joined by Todd Ziegler, founder of TCS Blockchain, who’s working to help truckers get paid faster after deliveries through a new partnership with PayPal.

And friend of the show Cody Carbone, CEO of the Digital Chamber, stops by to give us an update on where policy discussions stand on Capitol Hill around the Clarity Act and what to expect from next week’s DC Blockchain Week.

Zach Abrams is the Co-Founder of Bridge, a stablecoin infrastructure platform that was acquired by stripe in early 2025. Prior to starting bridge, he served as chief product officer at Brex, head of consumer at Coinbase and GM at Square. In this conversation, we discuss his thoughts on the stablecoin market, his journey as a founder in crypto, how Bridge quadrupled it’s business in 2025, the Stripe acquisition, partnering with Visa, pursuing a bank charter and the latest thoughts on policy in DC and the yield debates related to the Clarity Act.

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Welcome Zach To Crypto In America

2:00 - What Does ‘Crypto In America’ Mean To Zach?

3:00 - Zach’s Thoughts On Stablecoins Today vs. Previous Years

6:00 - Moment Zach New That Stablecoins Would Replace Traditional Rails

10:00 - The American Founder Journey In Crypto - Building Bridge 

15:45  - Bridge Quadrupoled in 2025 - What Caused It?

19:30 - Stripe Acquisition

24:45 - Thoughts on Agentic Payments 

29:00 - Partnership With Visa - Stablecoins Integrating With Global Rails 

35:00 - Pursuing A Bank Charter

38:00 - Thoughts on Yield Disagreements In Clarity Act

46:45 - Underrated Usecases For Stablecoins

49:00 - Advice To Founders In This Space

52:00 - Zach Is Paying Attention To The Changes In Media, Test Scores

54:30 - The Rat Theory

55:30 - Thanks Zach For Joining! Like & Subscribe

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Crypto exchange Kraken unlocked a major milestone this week: gaining coveted access to the Federal Reserve. The U.S.’s second-largest exchange became the first crypto company in history to be granted a master account, giving it a direct line into the Fed’s payment rails, though not full banking powers.

We break down what this moment means for Kraken and the broader crypto industry with the exchange’s Global Head of Policy and Government Affairs Jonathan Jachym.

We also dive into the latest regulatory developments, including a new OCC rulemaking proposal and fresh guidance on the capital treatment of tokenized securities, with Ethena Labs Deputy Counsel Larry Florio.

Will Corkin is the Co-Founder & COO of SOMA.Finance. In this conversation, we discuss his decade-plus history in crypto, from STOs to DEFI and Co-Founding MANTRA. We also get into Will’s thoughts on MANTRA’s $5B crash, starting SOMA, getting licensed for tokenized securities, what makes Soma different from the competition, an inside look at the license approval process, and why Pre-IPO shares will be the next big product to drive adoption.

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Welcome Will Corkin To Crypto In America!

0:30 - What Does ‘Crypto In America’ Mean To Will

2:00 - Why Build A US Company In Hong Kong?

6:00 - Navigating Crypto In 2010s 

9:00 - Starting STOs

10:50 - Getting into DeFi early

12:00 - Co-Founding MANTRA

15:00 - Lessons From Working At A Crypto Exchange To Starting Soma

18:50 - Reacting To MANTRA’s $5B Crash

21:50 - Soma’s License To Operate A Non-Custodial Platform For Tokenized Securities

27:30 - What Makes Soma Different? (US Retail Access, Asset Ownership)

33:45 - How Long It Took To Get Approval 

36:45 - Lessons Learned From Approval Process 

38:30 - The State Of Tokenization

42:30 - New Products From Tokenization 

45:00 - Pre-IPO shares & Decentralized Exchange will Drive Adoption 

50:45 - Customers Want Pre-IPO Shares

53:00 - Thanks Will For Joining! Like & Subscribe

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Following two weeks of travel, the team is back together to break down the biggest crypto policy and market stories of the week — including insider trading allegations against Jane Street, a new pro–software developer bill introduced in the House that has the DeFi community buzzing, and the latest on the Clarity Act as February wraps and attention shifts to a Senate push to get it to the floor in March. Guests include Shane Molidor, CEO and Founder of Forgd; Amanda Tuminelli, Executive Director and Chief Legal Officer of DeFi Education Fund; and Collin McCune, Head of Government Affairs at Andreessen Horowitz.

Hester Peirce is the SEC Commissioner. We spoke to Hester live at ETH Denver to get the latest on the biggest accomplishments from the past year, what the defining moment of 2026 will be, transparency under the current admin, tokenization, balancing traditional financial vs. crypto, how AI will affect crypto, and the conversations around financial privacy.

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Welcome Hester Perice To Crypto In America!

1:00 - Biggest Change & Accomplishments This Year 

3:40 - Defining Moment For 2026

5:30 - Transparency Under Hester - What She’s Learned Talking To Developers 

7:45 - Tokenization - Timeline For Capital Markets To Go Onchain 

11:00 - AI & Crypto 

13:45 - Tradition Institutions Arguing Against Crypto

15:45 - Financial Privacy 

18:30 - Balancing TradFi vs. Start Up Compliance

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Patrick is the Executive Director of the President’s Council of Advisors for Digital Assets. We spoke to Patrick at ETH Denver to get the latest on Market Structure. Patrick discuses when the bill will pass, banks vs. crypto arguments, why developers should care about legislation, ethics concerns, if there will be enough Democrats to pass the bill, concerns with further delaying the bill, thoughts on David Sacks as Crypto Czar and who may replace him next 

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Welcome Patrick Witt To Crypto In America!

0:30 - Latest Update On Market Structure 

4:30 - Locked Phones During Meeting 

5:30 - Banks vs. Crypto Industry - Will They Find Common Ground? 

7:50 - Agreement Timeline - Will It Take Until March or Aprill? 

9:30 - Thoughts on Reconciliation Process 

12:00 - Patrick’s Message To Developers & Why They Should Care About DC Legislation 

14:10 - Ethics Concerns - Will There Be Enough Democrat Votes?

16:40 - Brain Drain Concerns From Delays

18:00 - Thoughts On David Sacks’ Time In DC As Crypto Czar

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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.

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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

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