Matt Hougan Interview – The Path To A Bitcoin ETF Approval In The USA

Matt Hougan is the Chief Investment Office at Bitwise Asset Management. In this interview we discuss Bitwise's different crypto funds such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and the Top 10 Crypto fund which includes DeFi coins like Chainlink and Aave. Matt talks about his extensive ETF background and how and when a Bitcoin ETF could be approved in the US. We touch on Bitcoin's growth, adoption, and future plus DeFi, Crypto Regulations and the SEC Ripple XRP lawsuit. https://www.bitwiseinvestments.com/ https://twitter.com/Matt_Hougan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_Im02iqAeE Listen to the Podcast audio Interview Transcription Tony Edward: [00:00:10] Hi, everyone. Welcome back to…

Jeremy Allaire Circle CEO Interview – USDC, Bitcoin, Elon Musk, Crypto Regulations, Ripple XRP, DeFi

Jeremy Allaire the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Circle which is a leader in the stablecoins market with USDC and its payments solutions. In this interview we discuss how USDC works, recent adoption from VISA, and running on the Ethereum, Algorand, Stellar, and Solana blockchains. Jeremy talks about how USDC will function along side Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). We also discuss Bitcoin's growth, price prediction, BTC mining in the US, and US Crypto regulations. Jeremy also briefly talks about Ripple XRP and DeFi. https://twitter.com/jerallaire https://twitter.com/circlepay https://www.circle.com/en/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxgGBKY4fXA Listen to the Podcast Audio Interview…

Allocating Miami’s Treasury Reserves Into Bitcoin – Miami Mayor Francis Suarez Interview

The Mayor of Miami Francis Suarez is looking to make the city Bitcoin, Crypto, and Tech friendly. The mayor talks about allocating some of the Miami's treasury reserves into Bitcoin, allowing residents of Miami to pay taxes in Bitcoin and city officials to get paid in BTC. The Mayor recently met with the Winklevoss twins to help promote the city's move to be crypto friendly. Miami was the first US city to host the Bitcoin whitepaper on its website. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaUr1aew6Bk Listen to the Podcast audio Interview Transcription Tony Edward: [00:00:10] Hi, everyone, welcome back…

Former SEC Official & Lawyer Weighs in on the SEC Ripple XRP Lawsuit – Joseph Hall Interview

Joseph Hall is a partner at the law firm Davis Polk and was the Managing Executive for policy at the SEC. He weighs in on the SEC Ripple XRP lawsuit. Joe recently wrote the article titled "Ripple Token Case Highlights Need For SEC Clarity On Crypto". Joe also talks about the GameStop short squeeze situation. https://www.davispolk.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym19MunxReA Listen to the Podcast audio Interview Transcription Tony Edward: [00:00:10] Hi, everyone. Welcome back to the Thinking Crypto channel. I have a special guest with me today, Joseph Hall, who is a partner at the law firm…

Michael Saylor Interview – Bitcoin for Corporations, Elon Musk, Tether, & Building Wealth With BTC

Michael Saylor is the CEO and Co-founder of MicroStrategy. Michael has over purchased over 17,000 Bitcoins and MicroStrategy has over 70,000 Bitcoins on its balance sheet. Michael tells us about his background, how he got into Bitcoin, his conversation with Elon Musk, Bitcoin FUD around Tether, Quantum Computing, and Crypto regulations. Michael also talks about the Bitcoin for Corporations initiative on February 3rd and 4th. https://www.michael.com/ , https://twitter.com/michael_saylor , https://www.microstrategy.com/en , https://www.saylor.org/ ,https://hope.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecRkjA-SxSI Listen to the Podcast audio Interview Transcription Tony: Hi everyone! Welcome back to the Thinking Crypto channel. I have a…

Greg Kidd Interview – SEC Ripple XRP Lawsuit & US Crypto Regulations

Greg Kidd is the Cofounder of Hard Yaka and the Cofounder & CEO of GlobalID. Greg was an early investor in Ripple and XRP, he also served as the Chief Risk Officer at Ripple. He weighs on Jay Clayton and the SEC's lawsuit against Ripple over the digital asset XRP being a security. Some of the topics discussed include: 1) Is he still holding & bullish on XRP 2) Brad Garlinghouse & Chris Larsen selling XRP 3) The SEC's actions pre and post Jay Clayton 4) Can XRP holders sue the SEC over XRP…