SEC Drops Appeal in Ripple XRP Case – What happens with $125M Fine & Institutional Sales? with Fred Rispoli

Attorney Fred Rispoli, founder of HODL Law, joined me to discuss what happens next after the SEC dropped the appeal in the Ripple XRP case. Topics: Why the SEC dropped the appeal Will Ripple Cross Appeal? Will the $125 Million fee be thrown out or reduced? Ripple & SEC deal for institutional sales moving forward With the appeal dropped will XRP ETFs be approved Links: https://x.com/freddyriz https://hodllaw.org/ Watch the interview https://youtu.be/qQlWYMG1LRk Listen to the interview Timestamps 02:16 SEC drops appeal 03:51 Ripple cross appeal 07:50 $125 million fine 09:58 Institutional sales 14:01 XRP Price…

Banks Will Use Blockchain Deposit Tokens Not Stablecoins?! With Greg Kidd

Greg Kidd, Cofounder of Hard Yaka & CEO of USBC, joined me to discuss his Bank's vision for the USBC stablecoin and expanding it to a Deposit Token. Topics: Acquisition of Vast Bank USBC Stablecoin Will Banks use Stablecoins or Deposit Tokens SAB121 Repeal and Banks entering into crypto Operation Chokepoint 2.0 Outlook for Crypto in 2025 Stablecoin & Crypto Regulation Links: https://x.com/gregkidd https://www.hardyaka.com/ Watch the interview https://youtu.be/jHV8mg7nkSc Listen to the interview Timestamps 02:04 Bank acquisition & USBC stablecoin 03:07 USBC deposit token 04:24 Deposit Tokens & stablecoins coexist? 07:57 SAB121 repeal Banks Crypto…

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…

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…

Educating the World About Crypto & Integrating the XRP Ledger with Phil & Dom Kwok

Dom and Phil Kwok are the co-founders of EasyA. They joined me to discuss EasyA's mission to educate the world about Web3. Get to know Phil and Dom: Favorite food – Phil - Chinese | Dom - Chicken Favorite musician/artist – Phil - Justin Bieber | Dom - Red Hot Chili Peppers Favorite movie – Phil - Troy | Dom - Love Actually Favorite Book – Phil - The Count of Monte Cristo | Dom - How I built this actually podcast Hobby – Phil - Sports and working out | Dom - Working…

Crypto’s BIG WIN! Trump, SEC Ripple XRP, Gary Gensler & Elizabeth Warren With John Deaton

Attorney John Deaton joined me to discuss Crypto's victory and outlook for 2025. Topics: Gary Gensler’s legacy and the end of regulation by enforcement New SEC Chair Paul Atkins - will he drop non fraud cases and issue faster settlements? SEC vs Ripple - what may happen next? SEC vs Coinbase Will XRP and Solana ETFs be approved this year? Bitcoin Reserve Trump Meme Coin Crypto Legislation gets passed in 2025 Links: https://x.com/JohnEDeaton1 https://deatonlawfirm.com/ Watch the interview https://youtu.be/2wr8dBANGQI Listen to the interview Timestamps 02:28 Crypto's big win 08:10 Crypto legislation 11:37 SEC to drop…