Shows / Crypto In America
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 America
CFTC Moves on Prediction Markets | DOJ Pushes Tornado Cash Retrial | Policy Pulse Check
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…
- Crypto In America
How Bridge Quadrupled In Volume & Partnered w/ Visa To Expand Stablecoins Globally | Zach Abrams
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…
- Crypto In America
Kraken Cracks the Fed, Agencies Take Lead on Crypto Guidance with @JonathanJachym and @larryflorio
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 In America
Why Every US Capital Market Will Be Tokenized Soon | Will Corkin, SOMA.Finance
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…
- Crypto In America
Jane Street Scrutiny, DeFi Bill Buzz, and Latest on Clarity
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…
- Crypto In America
SEC Commissioner On Why Crypto Industry Should Be Optimistic In 2026 | Hester Peirce
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…
- Crypto In America
DC Insider On When The Crypto Market Structure Bill Will Pass | Patrick Witt
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…
- Crypto In America
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…
- Crypto In America
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…
- Crypto In America
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…
- Crypto In America
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…
- Crypto In America
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…
- Crypto In America
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 In America
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…
- Crypto In America
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…
- Crypto In America
Clarity or Chaos? With a16Z, BA, Dinari
The dust is settling after the Senate Banking Committee pulled a crucial vote on a key piece of crypto legislation last week. This week, we take the pulse of…
- Crypto In America
Tokenization Takeover, Thoughts On Market Structure & Going Public | Carlos Domingo, Securitize
Carlos Domingo is the co-founder and CEO of Securitize. In this conversation, we talk about how tokenization has taken over crypto and is now pushing into…
- Crypto In America
Crypto Splits on Clarity | Coinbase, Kraken and Cahill Join the Show
On this week’s episode of Crypto In America Live, the team speaks with key industry stakeholders after the Senate Banking Committee pulled a highly anticipated…
- Crypto In America
Senator Cynthia Lummis GIves Us The Latest Update On Market Structure Vote | Live From DC
Eleanor is live in Washington DC with Wyoming Senator, Cynthia Lummis, to discuss the latest updates on the Crypto Market Structure Vote. This episode is…
- Crypto In America
If Market Structure Fails: Austin Campbell on How the U.S. Stays the Crypto Capital
Austin Campbell is the co-founder of Zero Knowledge Group and an adjunct professor at NYU Stern. As the market structure vote nears, he shares a contrarian…
- Crypto In America
White House Exclusive Interview: Patrick Witt On Market Structure Vote & Admin’s 2026 Crypto Goals
In this episode, we sat down for an exclusive interview in the nation’s capital with Patrick Witt, the Director of the White House Crypto Council. We discuss…
- Crypto In America
2025 CIA Recap & CLARITY Act Preview with Cody Carbone
Our first week back in the new year, we’re looking back at the top ten moments of 2025 with some of our standout guests. From our kickoff episode with SEC…
- Crypto In America
How Helium is Building The Largest Decentralized Mobile Network From Airports To AT&T | Amir Haleem
Amir Haleem is the founder & CEO of Helium. In this conversation, we discuss Helium’s progress in mobile infrastructure, Amir’s journey into crypto from…
- Crypto In America
The Latest On Crypto Regulation, Tax Policy, ETFs & Future Policy | Multicoin’s Gregory Xethalis
Gregory Xethalis is a Partner and General Counsel at Multicoin Capital. In this conversation, we discuss Greg’s journey into crypto through the Winklevoss…
- Crypto In America
Exclusive: Former Acting CFTC Chair On Crypto Regulation & Why She’s Joining MoonPay | Caroline Pham
Caroline Pham is the former Acting CFTC Chair, and is currently the Chief Legal Officer and Chief Administrative Officer at MoonPay. In this conversation, we…
- Crypto In America
SEC Talks Crypto Privacy | Jito Moves to the U.S. | Policy Updates
It was a packed week for crypto policy in Congress’s final legislative session of the year. Instead of a market structure markup in the Senate, Banking…
- Crypto In America
Exclusive: SoFi’s CEO On New Stablecoin Launch, Becoming First National Bank to Offer Crypto Trading
Anthony Noto is the CEO of SoFi. In this conversation, we discuss SoFi becoming the first nationally chartered crypto bank, exclusive news about SoFi's plan to…
- Crypto In America
Crypto Policy Power Hour: Summer Mersinger, J.W. Verret, Paul Neuner
It was a big week for crypto policy in DC, as lawmakers and regulators descended on the Blockchain Association’s annual policy summit to discuss the latest…
- Crypto In America
Coinbase’s John D'Agostino on Institutional Adoption, Market Liquidity, Bitcoin ETFs, & Regulation
John D'Agostino is the Head of Institutional at Coinbase. In this conversation, we discuss Coinbase’s role at the center of institutional interest, bringing…
- Crypto In America
Institutions Are Still Coming In Despite Crypto Market Pull Back | Chris Perkins, CoinFund
Chris Perkins is the President & Managing Partner at CoinFund. In this conversation, we discuss the latest on regulation in the United States, why institutions…
- Crypto In America
Black Friday Bounce, Stablecoin Rewards & America’s First Bitcoin Bond
On this Black Friday edition of CIA Live, the hosts break down their Thanksgivings and what turned into a surprisingly newsy holiday week. Anchorage Digital’s…
- Crypto In America
How Aave Is Transforming Finance with DeFi and $64 Billion in Deposits
Stani Kulechov is the Founder of Aave Labs. We spoke to Stani live on stage at SmartCon. In this conversation, we discuss how Aave’s is bridging the gap from…
- Crypto In America
Crypto's Christmas Wish is Clarity | $ZEC's Wild November
Against the backdrop of Bitcoin wiping out all of its 2025 gains again, there’s a lot happening in crypto policy this week. 36-year-old crypto lawyer Khurram…
- Crypto In America
How Bitwise's Solana ETF Topped The Charts - Will XRP, Chainlink & Avalanche Be Next?
Hunter Horsley is the Co-Founder & CEO of Bitwise Asset Management. In this conversation, we discuss launching one of the first crypto index funds, the…
- Crypto In America
XRP ETF Record Launch | Coinbase Heads South | Senate Ag Bill Buzz
The U.S.’s largest crypto exchange is relocating from Delaware to Texas, part of a broader wave of companies leaving the First State for more favorable…
- Crypto In America
How Avalanche Is Onboarding Institutions, FIFA, & States Through L1s and Tokenization | John Wu
John Wu is the President of Ava Labs, In this conversation, we discuss regulatory changes in the U.S, the importance of onshoring crypto innovation, updates on…
- Crypto In America
2025 Market Gains Gone? Recap of Ripple Swell & SmartCon
The team had a busy week in New York City attending Ripple's Swell and Chainlink's SmartCon conferences. We sat down with Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse, Aave…
- Crypto In America
Brad Garlinghouse on the Future Of Ripple, XRP, & Crypto | Live From Ripple Swell 2025
Brad Garlinghouse is the CEO of Ripple. We’re live in New York speaking to Brad at Ripple Swell 2025. In this conversation, we discuss the current crypto…
- Crypto In America
SOL's Wall Street Debut Smashes Records, Cryptex Launches 40-Token Index
It was a historic week for crypto ETFs as Solana, Hedera, and Litecoin hit Wall Street 13 months after Ethereum launched, kicking off a wider wave of…
- Crypto In America
'This Is The Inflection Point' | Why The Nasdaq Is All-In On Crypto w/ Kevin Kennedy
Kevin Kennedy is the Executive Vice President of North American Markets at Nasdaq. In this conversation, we discuss how Nasdaq is integrating blockchain…
- Crypto In America
Crypto's Big Week In DC with Mo Shaikh and Adam Minehardt
In today’s episode of Crypto In America Live, the team breaks down a whirlwind week in Washington, from Senate roundtables on the market structure bill, to the…
- Crypto In America
Exclusive Interview at The Federal Reserve | Crypto Innovation, Stablecoin Regulation & Bitcoin
We're live from the Federal Reserve with Christopher Waller of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. We get an exclusive report from The Fed's Payments…
- Crypto In America
Crypto Banking Race Heats Up, BlackRock Digs In Amid Market Structure Standstill
In this episode, the team breaks down another news-heavy week of TradFi piling into crypto. BlackRock is overhauling its BSTBL money market product to support…
- Crypto In America
Exclusive Look Into Zerohash’s Partnership w/ Public and $104M Raise From Morgan Stanley
Edward Woodford is the Founder & CEO of zerohash and Stephen Sikes is the COO of Public. In this interview, we get insights into the massive crypto partnership…
- Crypto In America
Will DeFi Drama Threaten Market Structure Timeline?
In today's episode, Eleanor and Jacquelyn discuss why DeFi drove a wedge between Senate Republicans and Democrats working on market structure this week, and…
- Crypto In America
Creating Internet Capital Markets With Solana Labs | Anatoly Yakovenko
Anatoly Yakovenko is the Co-Founder & CEO of Solana Labs. In this conversation, we discuss building in the US, the current regulatory environment, Project…
- Crypto In America
Figure's $7.6 Billion IPO | How Mike Cagney Is Changing Capital Markets On The Blockchain
Mike Cagney is the Co-Founder & CEO of Figure and the former Co-Founder & CEO of SoFi. Figure recently went public on the NASDAQ and now has a $7.6 billion…
- Crypto In America
Coinbase President On Why 'Market Structure Is Essential' | Emilie Choi
Emilie Choi is the President & COO of Coinbase. In this conversation, Emily shares her journey from corporate roles at LinkedIn and Yahoo to joining Coinbase…
- Crypto In America
Crypto’s New Era: ETFs Take Off & Gensler’s ‘Sorry Not Sorry’ - CiA Live!
On Episode 2 of Crypto In America Live, we dive into a major milestone for crypto ETFS as the SEC greenlights a new generic listing standard that's set to…
- Crypto In America
Robinhood's Dan Gallagher On Tokenization, Legislation, & Crypto's Future On The Platform
Dan Gallagher is the Chief Legal, Compliance and Corporate Affairs Officer at Robinhood. In this episode, we discuss Dan's journey from the SEC to…
- Crypto In America
BREAKING: Tether Announces US Stablecoin USAT w/ Bo Hines & Paolo Ardoino
We're live in NYC today to discuss the massive news from Tether. The company has announced a new U.S. Stablecoin, USAT, w/ Bo Hines joining as the CEO of it…
- Crypto In America
Crypto Policy Insider On SEC Chair Paul Atkins, Market Structure Bill Updates, & The Non-Crypto Vote
We are live at the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium with Kristin Smith, the President of the Solana Policy Institute. In this conversation, we discuss Kristin's…
- Crypto In America
Asher Genoot On American Bitcoin, Mining, & Working With The Trump Family
Asher Genoot is the CEO of Hut8 and board member of American Bitcoin. In this episode, we discuss de-banking, U.S. regulations, the shift in government…
- Crypto In America
Former CFTC Commissioner Gives Us The Latest On Crypto Legislation in DC
Summer Mersinger is the CEO of the Blockchain Association and former CFTC Commissioner. In this episode, we discuss her transition from government to the…
- Crypto In America
Cynthia Lummis Talks US Bitcoin Reserve and Market Structure’s Path Through Senate
We're live from Jackson Hole at the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium! Today we're speaking with U.S. Senator, Cynthia Lummis. We chat about her journey into…
- Crypto In America
Exclusive Interview: Anthony Apollo Reveals Wyoming's Groundbreaking State-Issued Stablecoin
We're live from Jackson Hole at the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium! Today we're speaking with Anthony Apollo, the Executive Director of the Wyoming Stable Token…
- Crypto In America
Tether’s $160 Billion Expansion | Paolo Ardoino on USDT's Future
Paolo Ardoino is the CEO of Tether and CTO of Bitfinex. In this conversation, we discuss the enactment of the GENIUS Act, Tether's proactive global strategies…
- Crypto In America
Why America Is Quickly Becoming The Crypto Capital Of The World | Jan van Eck
In this episode, we're joined by Jan van Eck, the CEO of VanEck. We discuss launching the Bitcoin ETF, the success of crypto ETFs, and regulatory challenges…
- Crypto In America
White House Exclusive Interview: Bo Hines Breaks Down the Administration’s Crypto Report
We are live in Washington DC to discuss the White House's Crypto Report with Bo Hines, Executive Director of the U.S. Crypto Council. We discuss stablecoins…
- Crypto In America
$4B Crypto VC on 'Crypto Week' Bills, Why DeFi Will Take Off, The Best City To Build, & Stablecoins
In this episode, we're joined by Haseeb Qureshi, Managing Parter at Dragonfly, which has invested in over 150 crypto projects. We discuss Haseeb's…