Thinking Crypto Podcast

Crypto News:

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has signed a 0.2% tax on crypto transactions into law including transfers between personal wallets. This idea was definitely seeded by Elizabeth Warren. Crypto-backed GOP candidate wins Alabama Senate runoff with June primaries looming Bitcoin chart and onchain metrics show bullish signs. Fidelity joins Wall Street’...

Ayo Akinyele, Head of Engineering at RippleX, joined us to discuss the development and adoption of the XRP Ledger by institutions and more.

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Early bird or night owl? Both Window seat or aisle? Window Text, Email, or call? Text What’s one company outside crypto you admire? Evernorth If you could have dinner with any perso...

Crypto News:

BlackRock’s new bitcoin income fund offers cash flow alongside BTC exposure. BlackRock’s Chief Investment Officer Rick Rieder says ‘I think Bitcoin is ultimately going considerably higher’. Ripple invests in Flutterwave, pushing its stablecoin and XRP Ledger into payments across Africa. Squid adds Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin for cross-chain swa...

Chris Giancarlo, former CFTC Chairman, author of Crypto Dad: The Fight for the Future of Money, and Senior Strategic Advisor at Patomak Global Partners, joined me to discuss the latest developments in crypto in the U.S.

Topics:

Clarity Act and crypto legislation CFTC & SEC rulemaking Prediction markets TradFi embracing Crypto ...

Crypto News:

Bitcoin price rallies and the charts look bullish with a bullish divergence setting up on the BTC weekly chart, altcoins will also follow. BlackRock to launch Bitcoin Premium Income ETF tomorrow. Coinbase CEO says “I’m as bullish as ever on Bitcoin, and still long (as always). It’s never as good or bad as it seems.” Michael Saylor’s Strategy ha...