This is When the SEC Will Approve the XRP & Solana ETFs! with Matt Hougan

Matt Hougan, CIO at Bitwise, joined me to discuss the XRP, Solana, Dogecoin ETF approval timelines. Topics: Will the crypto market see a recovery soon? Are Tariffs bullish or bearish for crypto? CBOE 19b-4 XRP ETF filings Timeline for XRP and Solana ETF approvals Staking in Ethereum ETFs Bitwise Dogecoin ETF filing Meme Coins impact on market Links: https://x.com/Matt_Hougan https://bitwiseinvestments.com/ Watch the interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R69R4-JVDp0 Listen to the interview Timestamps 02:12 Crypto market recovery 04:44 Tariffs impact on Bitcoin 06:24 XRP ETF 07:47 XRP ETF approval timeline 09:35 XRP Futures 11:00 Dogecoin ETF 14:24 Future…

Stablecoin Adoption is About to CHANGE EVERYTHING You Know About Money With Kevin Lehtiniitty

Kevin Lehtiniitty is the CEO of Borderless xyz which is a stablecoin payments network. We discuss the global adoption of stablecoins by institutions and retail users. Topics: Kevin's background and building TrueUSD Borderless xyz overview Global Stablecoin Payments Will stablecoins end the need for Banks? Integrating Celo and other blockchains Crypto growth and adoption Links: https://x.com/KevLeht https://borderless.xyz/ Watch the interview https://youtu.be/fqn3-32Pq8k Listen to the interview Timestamps 02:42 Kevin's background 05:33 Bitcoin as digital gold 07:05 Launching TrueUSD stablecoin 10:21 Stablecoin market outlook 13:27 Tether USDT and regulations 17:28 Borderless xyz explained 24:30 Stablecoins that…

Crypto ETF Explosion! Bitcoin, XRP, Solana, Litecoin, Ethereum Staking, & Meme Coins with Nate Geraci

Nate Geraci, President of The ETF Store, joined me to discuss the latest with Crypto ETFs. Topics: In-kind creation and redemption for the BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) Altcoin ETF filings - XRP, Solana, Litecoin, TRUMP Staking in ETH ETFs Index ETFs Pro crypto government - Trump, Congress, SEC SAB121 Repeal and Banks to offer Crypto Links: https://x.com/NateGeraci https://etfstore.com/ Watch the interview https://youtu.be/lr2GJj0EZi4 Listen to the interview Timestamps 02:11 In Kind BlackRock BTC ETF 04:22 How in kind redemption works 08:05 Altcoin ETFs 10:15 Futures for Altcoin ETFs 12:05 Index ETFs 15:10 Staking ETH…

Crypto Hedge Fund Pantera Capital’s 2025 Investment Strategy with Franklin Bi

Franklin Bi is a General partner at Pantera Capital. He previously worked at JPMorgan leading their Blockchain and Digital Assets strategy. Get to know Franklin: Metaverse theme – Fantasy Dungeons and Dragons Favorite food – Pizza Favorite musician/artist – Sleep Token Favorite movie – Gladiator Favorite Book – The Phantom Tollbooth Hobby – Spending time with Family Topics: Pantera Capital's approach to crypto investing Franklin's time at JPMorgan leading Blockchain and Digital Asset Strategy - developing JPM Coin and Quorum Growing institutional demand for crypto Gaming and Crypto - will GameFi takeoff in 2025?…

Fixing Ethereum’s Layer 2 Fragmentation with Former Ripple Employee Austin King

Austin King is the Co-Founder and CEO of Omni Network, the abstraction layer for the Ethereum ecosystem. With a background in computer science from Harvard, Austin began his entrepreneurial journey by creating a payment network that scaled to over 10 billion transactions before being acquired by Ripple. Today, Austin, alongside Co-Founder Tyler Tarsi, is leading Omni's mission to empower application developers to access users and liquidity across the entire Ethereum ecosystem without smart contract upgrades. Get to know Austin: Metaverse theme – Solar Punk, Sci Fi Favorite food – Thai Favorite musician/artist – Boris…

Crypto is Changing TradFi! Franklin Templeton ETFs & Tokenization with Sandy Kaul

Sandy Kaul is the Head of Innovation Strategies at Franklin Templeton. She joined me to discuss Franklin Templeton's crypto and tokenization initiatives. Topics: Sandy's The Future of Investing: 2024/25 Edition Report Benji tokenization platform launching on Ethereum Franklin Templeton's OnChain U.S. Government Money Market Fund (FOBXX) Tokenization Outlook Impact of Crypto on TradFi Franklin's Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs and plans for future Crypto ETFs Crypto 2025 Outlook Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandy-kaul-8571877/ https://www.franklintempleton.com/articles/2024/disruption/the-future-of-investing-money Watch the interview https://youtu.be/CQuikPjyUCY Listen to the interview Timestamps 02:04 The Future of Investing Report 05:50 Crypto's Rise 07:59 Benji Tokenization platform 12:08 Tokenized…