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Crypto In America
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.
Episodes
Crypto In AmericaWhy Banks Are Fighting the Next Generation of Crypto Finance | TOKEN2049 Singapore 2026
Crypto was supposed to replace traditional finance. Now, some of the world's biggest financial institutions are building with blockchain. But who will adapt…
Crypto In AmericaFrom Trump's Crypto Push to the AI Revolution | Trevor Traina
Trevor Traina, founder and CEO of Kresus and Chief Business Officer at Tools for Humanity, joins Crypto In America to discuss why blockchain could become as…
Crypto In AmericaAI Agents Could Threaten Traditional Banks | Joseph Chalom
What happens when AI agents start managing your money and who will actually control them? Joseph Chalom, CEO of Sharplink, joins Crypto in America to explain…
Crypto In AmericaCould Stableocins Power the Next Global Bank | Raagulan Pathy
In this episode of Crypto in America, Eleanor Terrett, Jacquelyn Melinek and Gerald Gallagher sit down with Raagulan “Raags” Pathy, founder and CEO of Kast and…
Crypto In AmericaHow 24/7 Markets Will Force Wall Street Onchain
In this episode of Crypto in America, Eleanor Terrett, Jacquelyn Melinek, and Gerald Gallagher sit down with Charley Cooper, President & COO of Ava Labs, to…
Crypto In AmericaHow T. Rowe Price Is Preparing for Tokenized Markets
In this episode of Crypto in America, Eleanor Terrett and Jacquelyn Melinek sit down with Blue Macellari, Head of Digital Assets at T. Rowe Price, to discuss…
Crypto In AmericaCould Prediction Markets Reach the Supreme Court? | Rostin Behnam
In this episode of Crypto in America, Eleanor Terrett sits down with Russ Behnam, former Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), to…
Crypto In AmericaHow Ripple's SEC Fight Changed U.S. Crypto Regulation
Ripple spent years fighting the SEC over how U.S. securities laws should apply to crypto. Now, Chief Legal Officer Stuart Alderoty says the regulatory…
Crypto In AmericaLIVE | The Clarity Act Failed. Now It’s the Regulators’ Turn
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce and Crypto Task Force Chief Counsel Taylor Lindman join us to discuss the SEC’s innovation exemption for tokenized stocks, the…
Crypto In AmericaWhy Washington Still Can't Give Crypto Regulatory Certainty
Anthony Scaramucci says the U.S. crypto industry has made progress, but he isn't convinced Washington will deliver the regulatory certainty the market is…
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Will the Clarity Act Pass? White House Crypto Adviser Weighs In | Patrick Witt
Patrick Witt, Executive Director of the President’s Council of Advisors for Digital Assets and a key White House negotiator on the Clarity Act, joins Crypto in…
Crypto In AmericaThe Crypto Regulation Trap | Why Certainty Is Still Missing with Miles Jennings
The regulatory environment for crypto in the U.S. has changed dramatically, but founders and investors still face a bigger question: can today's progress…
Crypto In AmericaWhat Happens If the Clarity Act Fails?
The Clarity Act remains one of the crypto industry's biggest policy priorities in Washington, but what happens if Congress can't get market structure…
Crypto In AmericaWhat Happens to Crypto If the Clarity Act Doesn’t Pass?
Jonathan Jachym, Global Head of Policy and Market Structure at Kraken, joins Crypto in America at the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium to break down what’s at…
Crypto In AmericaFormer NY Governor Cuomo | Tokenization Is Already Here, But Is America Falling Behind?
Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says tokenization has already passed the inflection point and that the question facing the U.S. is no longer whether…
Crypto In AmericaIs AI Killing Crypto VC Or Helping It?
Rob Hadick, General Partner at Dragonfly, joins Crypto In America to break down what it takes to fund the next generation of innovation. Leaving a $50 billion…
Crypto In AmericaFrom Wall Street to Crypto | Why Agora is Betting on Institutional Compliance
Stablecoins are rapidly evolving from a niche crypto trading tool into the ultimate financial upgrade for multinational corporations. Agora wants to be at the…
Crypto In AmericaWisdomTree’s $1B Crypto Bet | Why Tokenized Assets Are About to Go Mainstream
Tokenization has been pitched as the future of finance for years. WisdomTree is trying to prove it can work at scale. Will Peck, Head of Digital Assets at…
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"I'm Tired of Being Played": Sen. Lummis on the Fight to Pass the Clarity Act
With just days before the Senate's August recess, is the Clarity Act finally headed for a vote? Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), one of the chief architects of…
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Why the Fed Killed Its CBDC, Hired Crypto Engineers, and Put AI in Every Employee’s Performance Goals | Sunayna Tuteja
Sunayna Tuteja, the Fed’s first Chief Innovation Officer, spent five years trying to transform one of the world’s most powerful financial institutions from the…
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SEC's Hester Peirce on Crypto Vaults & The Clarity Act
It was another big week for crypto policy in Washington. SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce joins us to break down her position on crypto vaults, why some DeFi…
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From CFTC Commissioner to Blockchain Association CEO: Summer Mersinger's Year Inside the Room Where It Happens
Today’s guest is Summer Mersinger, the CEO of the Blockchain Association, a policy advocacy organization in Washington. In this episode, recorded live at the…
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Crypto’s Trust Test | Crypto In America x Sumsub
Cryptocurrency didn't invent financial fraud, but it changed how money moves and how criminals exploit it. Now, with new US legislation on the table, the…
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The GENIUS Act Is One Year Old. Has It Worked? | Nathan McCauley, Dante Disparte & Rodney Hood
One year after the GENIUS Act became law, we're taking stock of what it has meant for the U.S. stablecoin industry, where implementation stands today and what…
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Robinhood Has 27 Million Accounts. Now It Wants to Bring Them Onchain | Johann Kerbrat
Johann Kerbrat is Senior Vice President and General Manager of Robinhood Crypto, where he has led the company's crypto business since 2021. In this episode…
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Strategy's Impact on Bitcoin Risk and dYdX's Rebrand to Arcus as Robinhood Goes Onchain
Today's livestream goes into how Judge Torres, the same judge from the Ripple case, just dealt Kalshi a blow, denying its bid for a preliminary injunction and…
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The Biggest Problem in Tokenization Isn't Technology. It's Trust. | Tom Zschach, Former SWIFT Exec
Tom Zschach is the former Chief Innovation Officer at SWIFT, the financial messaging network that connects more than 11,500 financial institutions across more…
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The "Clean Slate" Proposal That Could Rewrite Crypto's Past | Adrian Wall
The best crypto use cases haven't been invented yet according to Adrian Wall, Senior Director of U.S. Policy at Tron DAO and Managing Director of the Digital…
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Perps, Policy & Policing Crypto | CME vs. CFTC, Clarity Act & Compliance
This week, we break down the latest market selloff as bitcoin slips below $60,000, Strategy's mounting paper losses, and a wave of crypto industry layoffs. We…
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Is August 7th the Real Deadline for the Clarity Act? | Miller Whitehouse-Levine
The clock is ticking on the Clarity Act. In this episode, recorded at the Solana Policy Institute's Washington and Wall Street event in Chicago, SPI founder…
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CME vs. CFTC, SpaceX HYPE, and Wall Street's Tokenization Push
The crypto industry is closely watching a lawsuit between CME and the CFTC that could shape the future of innovation in U.S. derivatives markets. We break down…
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Rep. Dusty Johnson Warns Senate: Pass the Clarity Act Before August
Rep. Dusty Johnson says the window for passing crypto market structure legislation is rapidly closing. In this episode, the House Agriculture Committee’s…
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SpaceX Goes Public as Clarity Act Negotiations Reach a Critical Stage
The largest IPO in history has arrived. Elon Musk's SpaceX begins trading at a roughly $1.8 trillion valuation as the crypto market looks to recover from…
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Does Crypto Need Wall Street, or Does Wall Street Need Crypto? | Adam Back & Jenny Johnson
Adam Back is the co-founder of Blockstream, the Bitcoin infrastructure company behind the Liquid Network, and one of the original figures in the cypherpunk…
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Is AI Crashing the Crypto Market? Crypto Meltdown, Illinois' Crypto Tax, and New Software Dev PAC
Crypto is having its worst week in two years. We break down what's behind the selloff, from the AI trade to the fallout from Michael Saylor's recent bitcoin…
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BitGo’s CEO on its IPO Journey, Regulatory Tailwinds and Bridging Finance & Crypto
Mike Belshe is the co-founder and CEO of BitGo, the digital asset infrastructure firm that custodies more than $100 billion in digital assets and handles…
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CFTC Greenlights Bitcoin Perps, DTCC Taps Stellar & Crypto's Midterm Power Play
In a move it's been teasing for months, the CFTC greenlighted bitcoin perpetual futures contracts in the U.S. Gerald walks us through what this means and how…
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Fractional Banking, Narrow Banking & the Adoption of Stablecoins w/ Scott Shay, Founder of N3XT
Scott Shay is the founder of N3XT and the founder and former chairman of Signature Bank. In this episode, Scott gives a masterclass on fractional reserve…
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SEC Nears Tokenized Stock Exemption as Crypto Debates “Real” Onchain Equity
With reports that the SEC may be close to releasing its long-awaited tokenization innovation exemption, debate over the best way for investors to access stocks…
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The Race For Compliance, If Clarity Will Pass, & Stablecoins As The Killer App | Live From Consensus
This week on Crypto In America, we’re live from Consensus. Jacquelyn spoke with Ji Hun Kim, CEO of the Crypto Council for Innovation, and Larry Wade, Global…
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Clarity Act Moves Forward: Coinbase, Digital Chamber & Veda React
The team gets reaction to a landmark week for crypto on Capitol Hill as the Clarity Act advanced out of committee in a bipartisan 15-9 vote, with Democratic…
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CZ on U.S. Regulation, Gary Gensler, Lessons From Prison, Trump, Iran, Stablecoins & AI Agents
Changpeng Zhao, also known as CZ, is the Co-Founder and former CEO of Binance. In this episode, we discuss what led CZ to launch Binance in 2017, the U.S. vs…
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CONSENSUS 2026 MIAMI OUTTAKES: EVERYONE’S BULLISH ON CLARITY, TOKENIZATION & AGENTIC AI
The team breaks down the vibe and key themes emerging from Consensus Miami and tees up the Senate Banking Committee’s big vote on the Clarity Act next week. A…
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Brad Garlinghouse On Ripple Stablecoin, XRP Token Buyback, & What Happens If Clarity Does Not Pass
We’re live at XRP Las Vegas with Ripple CEO, Brad Garlinghouse. Eleanor joined Brad on stage to discuss, Ripple’s steblecoin, XRP’s strategy, if there should…
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Crypto, Campaigns & Capital: Deaton vs. Markey + Tokenization’s Next Wave
Eleanor and Gerald are live on the ground at the XRP Las Vegas conference, where they’re hosting a fireside chat with Massachusetts Senate candidate John…
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Head Of eToro US: What It Takes to Run An American Exchange | Andrew McCormick
Andrew McCormick is the Head of eToro US. In this conversation, we discuss why crypto regulation is so messy in the US and why we need a national standard. We…
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Still Waiting on Clarity as Satoshi Doc Draws Buzz
With one week left in April and still no date on the calendar for a Clarity Act markup, the pressure is building. More than 120 crypto firms are urging the…
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EXCLUSIVE: New Binance US CEO On Expansion, Regulation, & Why It’s The Best Time To Build In The US
Stephen Gregory is the new CEO of Binance US. In This exclusive interview, we discuss his decision to join Binance US, navigating the regulatory environment…
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Warsh's Crypto Bets + Tether Enters SOL DeFi as SEC Rolls Out Guidance
Fed Chair nominee Kevin Warsh is gearing up for his Senate hearing next week, where he’s likely to face questions over his investments in crypto firms as he…
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Solana Foundation President: Why The Largest IPOs Are Coming to Crypto | Lily Liu
Were live at Solana Policy Institute's Washington x Wall Street Summit with Lily Liu, President of the Solana Foundation. In this conversation, we discuss the…
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Clarity on the Clock with White House Crypto Council Executive Director Patrick Witt
As Congress prepares to return to Capitol Hill next week and get the ball moving again on the Clarity Act, we speak with White House Crypto Council Executive…
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Evan Chang on Sui, Building for Institutions, Stablecoin Yield Policy, and the AI–Crypto Future
Evan Cheng is the Co-Founder & CEO of Mysten Labs, the team behind the Sui blockchain. In this conversation, we discuss building Mysten and Sui, how the…
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Chairman French Hill on Stablecoin Yield, Midterm Elections, and Why Crypto Clarity Act Will Pass
Eleanor recently spoke to Chairman French Hill & Rep. William Timmons in Nashville at the Digital Assets and Emerging Tech Policy Summit. In this conversation…
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DeFi or Not? The $285M Drift Hack & Franklin Templeton’s Big Crypto Push | Jito Labs & 250 Digital
Another major hack hit crypto this week, with early analysis pointing to possible involvement from North Korea. Drift Protocol’s $285 million exploit is…
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LayerZero CEO Brian Pellegrino on Interoperability, Stablecoins, and Bringing TradFi On-Chain
Bryan Pellegrino is the Co-Founder & CEO of LayerZero Labs. In this conversation, we discuss how a 2011 U.S. online poker ban led him to crypto as an “escape…
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The Shrinking Gap Between TradFi, DeFi | SEC Chief Counsel, Matter Labs CEO, & Stand With Crypto Exec. Dir.
Crypto and traditional finance are moving closer than ever. From Franklin Templeton tokenizing ETFs to Fannie Mae exploring crypto-backed mortgages, this…
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SEC Chairman Paul Atkins On The Clarity Act, Tokenization, Taxonomy, & Future Of Crypto
We’re celebrating our 1-year anniversary with SEC Chairman Paul Atkins! We cover his crypto origin story, how sentiment in DC has shifted, the push toward…
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Rumble CEO on Tether’s $775M Investment & Crypto’s Role In The Future Of Media | Chris Pavlovski
We are live at DC Blockchain Summit 2026 with Chris Pavlovski, the founder and CEO of Rumble. Crypto In America will be streaming on Rumble starting today! In…
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Crypto Gets Guidance — Finally with Phantom CEO @BChillman, SPI Prez @KristinSmith & CahillNXT @NYcryptolawyer
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…
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Uniswap Labs’ Brian Nistler on Passing the CLARITY Act, DeFi Developer Protections & DAO Evolution
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…