Coffee & Crypto with Lee & Jimmie

Lee and Jimmie discuss the SEC's decision to appeal the Ripple ruling, Mango Markets settlement with the SEC, using tokenized funds as collateral, Coinbase's clash with the SEC on their petition for rulemaking, and Gubir Grewal's departure.   Related Links:   XRP Slumps as SEC Appeals Judgment in Ripple Labs Lawsuit - Bloomberg Mango Markets Agrees to Destroy MNGO Tokens in SEC Settlement (coindes...

Lee and Jimmie recap Lee's testimony on Capitol Hill before discussing a contentious Congressional hearing featuring all five SEC commissioners, Kamala Harris' supportive statements about digital assets, Caroline Ellison's prison sentence, and changes to Coinbase's BTC ETF custody agreement. Related Links: Dazed and Confused: Breaking Down the SEC's Politicized Approach to Digital Assets: https://...

Lee and Jimmie reflect on 9/11 and Circle's decision to relocate to One World Trade Center before moving on to: SEC commissioner Mark Uyeda's suggestion that the SEC should create 'customized' S-1 forms for digital asset securities, EToro's settlement with the SEC, Grayscale's new XRP Trust, and political event contracts. Lee's X: @leereiners Jimmie's X: @jimmie_lenz Related Links: Circle (USDC) I...

Lee and Jimmie are excited to announce that registration for Digital Assets at Duke 2025 is now live! After discussing DA@D 2025, they reflect on the demise of FinCEN's unhosted wallet proposal, North Korea targeting crypto firms, CFTC charges against Uniswap, and Mastercard's new crypto spending partnership. Related Links: Digital Assets at Duke 2025: https://www.digitalassetsatduke.org/ R.I.P. U...

Lee and Jimmie welcome the start of a new academic year before diving into OpenSea's Wells Notice, new FTX-related campaign finance charges against crypto lobbyist Michelle Bond, Prometheum's custody of UNI and ARB, and Honk Kong's new tokenization sandbox. Related Links: OpenSea CEO vows to fight SEC's NFT crackdown with $5 million defense fund: https://cryptoslate.com/opensea-ceo-vows-to-fight-s...

Lee and Jimmie discuss this week's price action, Figure's new decentralized custody exchange, Ripple's $125 million civil money penalty, and the rise and fall of a Donald Trump-themed token. Lee's X: @leereiners Jimmie's X: @jimmie_lenz Related Links: Is Bitcoin Still a Store of Value? https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/08/05/is-bitcoin-still-a-store-of-value/?utm_source=securitiesdocket.beehii...

Lee and Jimmie discuss the tech industry's efforts to influence the Harris campaign, a new project in California to put vehicle titles on the blockchain, and the Basel Committee's recently finalized crypto asset disclosure framework. Lee's X: @leereiners Jimmie's X: @jimmie_lenz Related Links: Kamala Harris softens Democrats' stance on crypto, winning over some of its VCs:  https://fortune.com/cry...

Lee and Jimmie discuss Donald Trump's remarks at Bitcoin 2024, a potential Harris Campaign reset on crypto, Vitalik's warning on politics, the launch of ETH ETFs, and Coinbase's plans for a tokenized money market fund. Lee's X: @leereiners   Jimmie's X: @jimmie_lenz Related Links: Trump Backs U.S. Bitcoin Reserve and Says Democrat Win Will Be Disaster for Crypto: 'Every One of You Will Be Gone' :...

Lee and Jimmie discuss the CrowdStrike cyber outage, the impact of JD Vance as VP for crypto, Jamie Dimon changing his tune on crypto, and the imminent launch of ETH ETFs. Plus, Jimmie expresses his frustration with drivers in the South. Lee's X: @leereiners Jimmie's X: @jimmie_lenz Related Links: Major IT Outage Hits Banks, Airlines, Businesses Worldwide:    https://www.wsj.com/tech/microsoft-rep...

Lee and Jimmie discuss Duke's new 12-month Master of Engineering in Financial Technology, a recent confab featuring crypto executives and President Biden's senior advisors, the House's failure to override the President's veto of SAB 121 repeal, and Standard Chartered's proposed crypto acquisition.   Lee's X: @leereiners Jimmie's X: @jimmie_lenz   Related Links:   Duke Engineering Announces a 12-Mo...

Lee and Jimmie discuss the sagging price of Bitcoin, the potential for a Solana ETF, a criminal conviction for home invasion robberies to steal crypto, and Robinhood's purchase of Europe-based crypto exchange Bitstamp. The guys also introduce a new segment called "Past Lenz," where Jimmie reflects on an episode from his past professional life.   Lee's X: @leereiners Jimmie's X: @jimmie_lenz Relate...

Jimmie and Lee reflect on the U.S. Open at Pinehurst before discussing Tether's new synthetic dollar backed by gold, a mysterious new anti-Tether publicity campaign, a new paper dissecting stablecoin run risks, and the reemergence of meme coins. Lee's X: @leereiners Jimmie's X: @jimmie_lenz Related Links: Tether Announces New Synthetic Dollar aUSDT That's Backed by Gold: https://www.bloomberg.com/...

Lee and Jimmie discuss reports that President Biden's campaign may accept crypto donations, former President Trump's posts that Bitcoin should be made in the USA, Coinbase's State of Crypto report, and  results of the 2023 BIS survey on central bank digital currencies and crypto. Lee's X: @leereiners Jimmie's X: @jimmie_lenz Related Links: Joe Biden may accept cryptocurrency campaign donations thr...

Lee and Jimmie discuss SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce's recommendation for the SEC to join the UK's 'Blockchain Sandbox,' President Biden's veto of SAB 121 repeal, benefits and risks of EigenLayer and restaking, and PayPal's recent moves to increase adoption of their PYUSD stablecoin. Lee's X: @leereiners Jimmie's X: @jimmie_lenz Related Links: US Should Join UK in 'Blockchain Sandbox' Free of Reg...

Lee and Jimmie discuss House passage of the FIT Act and an anti-CBDC bill, as well as the SEC's pending approval of Ether spot ETFS. Lee's X: @leereiners Jimmie's X: @jimmie_lenz Related Links: U.S. House Approves Crypto FIT21 Bill With Wave of Democratic Support: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/05/22/us-house-approves-crypto-fit21-bill-with-wave-of-democratic-support/ Crypto's 'huge moment'...

Lee and Jimmie discuss the U.S. Senate's vote to repeal SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121, a pending floor vote in the House on the FIT Act, and novel criminal charges related to frontrunning on Ethereum. Lee's X: @leereiners Jimmie's X: @jimmie_lenz   Related Links:   U.S. Senate Votes to Kill SEC's Crypto Accounting Policy, Testing Biden's Veto Threat: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2024/05...

Lee and Jimmie discuss CZ's sentence, news that FTX creditors will be made whole, Robinhood's crypto-related Wells Notice, disagreements over stablecoin transaction volume, and Blackrock's investment in Securitize. Lee's X: @leereiners Jimmie's X: @jimmie_lenz Related Links How 'Good Guy' Reputation Secured Binance's CZ a 4-Month Prison Sentence: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/04/30/how-cz...

Lee and Jimmie discuss Consensys' preemptive lawsuit against the SEC, the resignation of two SEC lawyers involved in the Debt Box case, Stripe's integration of USDC, and criminal charges against the founders of Samourai Wallet. Lee's X: @leereiners Jimmie's X: @jimmie_lenz Related Links SEC sued over Ethereum, crypto firm asks court to state token is not a security: https://fortune.com/crypto/2024...

Lee and Jimmie discuss a new Senate stablecoin bill, the impact of Bitcoin's halving on miners, a Mango Markets conviction, Uniswap's Wells Notice, and the BoE's tokenization project. Lee's X: @leereiners Jimmie's X: @jimmie_lenz Related Links Lummis, Gillibrand Introduce Bipartisan Landmark Legislation To Create Regulatory Framework For Stablecoins: https://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/news/press/re...

Lee and Jimmie discuss Circle's new smart contract for BlackRock's BUIDL, a central bank tokenization pilot project, Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo's Senate testimony on illicit finance, and Coinbase securing a restricted dealer license in Canada.   Lee's X: @leereiners Jimmie's X: @jimmie_lenz   Related Links: Circle Announces USDC Smart Contract for Transfers by BlackRock's BUIDL Fund I...

Lee and Jimmie discuss Ripple's new stablecoin, a new crypto exchange from Figure, Blackrock's tokenized money market fund, and potential changes to Ethereum's staking rewards. Lee's X: @leereiners Jimmie's X: @jimmie_lenz Related Links:   Ripple to Issue USD-backed Stablecoin Bringing More Utility and Liquidity to XRP Ledger:  https://ripple.com/ripple-press/ripple-to-issue-usd-backed-stablecoin-...

Lee and Jimmie discuss SBF's sentence, recent developments in SEC v. Coinbase, the growth in Coinbase's layer 2 Base, and the impact of stablecoins on reserve currencies. Lee's X: @leereiners Jimmie's X: @jimmie_lenz Related Links: Sam Bankman-Fried is Still Insulting his Victims:  https://thehill.com/opinion/criminal-justice/4554840-sam-bankman-fried-refuses-accountability/ Coinbase Loses Most of...

Lee and Jimmie discuss the SEC potentially classifying ETH as a security, Coinbase's lawsuit against the SEC, a new independent examiner for FTX's bankruptcy, and John Ray's thoughts on SBF's sentencing memo. Lee's X: @leereiners Jimmie's X: @jimmie_lenz Related Links: SEC probing crypto companies in Ethereum investigation as hopes for ETF dim: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/sec-probing-crypto-com...

Lee and Jimmie speculate on the identify of the real Satoshi Nakamoto before discussing Binance employees being detained in Nigeria and the potential for more crypto-related exchange traded products in the UK and US.   Lee's Twitter: @leereiners Jimmie's Twitter: @jimmie_lenz Related Links: Head 2 Head with Dr Jimmie Lenz and Dr Craig S Wright:  https://www.youtube.com/live/DIytNJKG8oE?si=z6EPdOOz...

Lee and Jimmie discuss the perfect gift for that special someone in your life, a significant ruling in the former Coinbase employee insider trading case, Chair Powell's rejection of CBDC, a Prometheum-fueled debate about Ether's status, and the SEC's settlement with Shapeshift. Lee's Twitter: @leereiners Jimmie's Twitter: @jimmie_lenz Related Links: Binance made crypto perfume in a baffling attemp...