Thinking Crypto News & Interviews

Crypto News: Coinbase and Flare launching wrapped XRP and altcoins. Robinhood to acquire Canada’s WonderFi for $179M in global crypto push. VanEck has launched its first tokenized fund, the VanEck Treasury Fund (VBILL). Animoca Brands looks to go public in the US. Show Sponsor - ✅ VeChain is a versatile enterprise-grade L1 smart contract platform https://www.vechain.org/  💡Get the (Re)Thinking C...

Crypto News: Coinbase just became the first and only crypto company to join the S&P 500. YC Mayor Eric Adams says his goal is to make "New York City the crypto capital of the globe." SEC crypto roundtable tokenization today. Show Sponsor - 🏠 Propy (PRO) is a blockchain-based real estate marketplace and decentralized title registry that leverages smart contracts to facilitate property transact...

Crypto News: U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says US China trade talks near resolution, this could cause Bitcoin, Altcoins, and Stocks to rall. VP JD Vance to speak at the Bitcoin Conference. Show Sponsor - 🔐 Safely Store your Crypto with Trezor Hardware Wallets - https://affil.trezor.io/SHlz 💡Get the (Re)Thinking Crypto Book on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D2525DYX  🖥️ Learn Crypt...

Crypto News: Bitcoin starts pumping again as Trump says USA China tariff situation is coming to an end. XRP's chart looks bullish and a major rally is coming. Conor McGregor says Ireland should setup a Bitcoin Reserve! Show Sponsor - 🌟Uphold - Signup with Uphold. https://uphold.sjv.io/gbED4X Terms Apply. Cryptoassets are highly volatile. Your capital is at risk. 💡Get the (Re)Thinking Crypto Book...

Ron Hammond of the Blockchain Association joined me to discuss this week's crypto hearing and legislation progress. Topics:  - Recap of the Crypto hearings from this past week  - Democrats pushback and walkout of hearings  - New Crypto Market Structure Bill  - Status of the Stablecoin Bill - Timeline for legislation to be passed  Show Sponsor - ✅ VeChain is a versatile enterprise-grade L1 smart c...

Crypto News: BlackRock meets with the SEC crypto task force. Wellgistics Health to integrate XRP into payment infrastructure. BlackRock Ethereum ETF updated.  Show Sponsor - 🏠 Propy (PRO) is a blockchain-based real estate marketplace and decentralized title registry that leverages smart contracts to facilitate property transactions globally https://propy.com/home/ & https://propy.com/home/own...

Brian Q. from Santiment joined me to discuss the Bitcoin's recent rally and the metrics around Altcoins such as Ethereum, XRP, Solana, and Memecoins. 🖥️ Sign up with Santiment to get quality crypto metrics - https://santiment.net/?fpr=thinkingcrypto Get 25% discount with code THINKINGCRYPTO  💡Get the (Re)Thinking Crypto Book on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D2525DYX  🖥️ Learn Crypto with E...

Crypto News: Bitcoin makes a big move with altcoins like Ethereum following. SEC confirms Ripple XRP case settlement. Coinbase completes Deribit acquisition. Meta is looking to launch stablecoins. Show Sponsor -🌟Uphold - Signup with Uphold. https://uphold.sjv.io/gbED4X Terms Apply. Cryptoassets are highly volatile. Your capital is at risk. 💡Get the (Re)Thinking Crypto Book on Amazon - https://ww...

Dennis Porter, CEO & Co-Founder of the Satoshi Action Fund, joined me to discuss the first US State passing a Bitcoin Reserve Bill into law. Topics: - New Hampshire Bitcoin Reserve Bill passed into Law  - Which other states are close to signing this into law?  - Cities vs States BTC Reserve  - How this impacts the US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve on the Federal level  - Will States mine or run nod...

Crypto News: Vivek Ramaswamy's Strive Asset Management to buy $1 billion in Bitcoin. Ethereum's latest network upgrade, Pectra, goes live. Robinhood is developing a blockchain-powered platform that would let European users trade tokenized U.S. financial assets. Show Sponsor - 🏠 Propy (PRO) is a blockchain-based real estate marketplace and decentralized title registry that leverages smart contract...

Crypto News: New Hampshire passes the US' first Bitcoin Reserve Bill. Maxine Waters walks out of Congress Crypto hearing. Show Sponsor - ✅ VeChain is a versatile enterprise-grade L1 smart contract platform https://www.vechain.org/  💡Get the (Re)Thinking Crypto Book on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D2525DYX  🖥 Learn Crypto with Expert Commentary - http://MyCryptoCourse.com  Sponsors: 🌟Uph...

Crypto News: Congress introduces a new version of FIT21 Market Structure bill. Democrats are looking to block Stablecoin bill vote. SEC and CFTC talk tokenization. Show Sponsor - 🌟Uphold - Signup with Uphold. https://uphold.sjv.io/gbED4X Terms Apply. Cryptoassets are highly volatile. Your capital is at risk.   💡Get the (Re)Thinking Crypto Book on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D2525DYX  🖥️...

Brian Foster, Global Head of Wholesale at Coinbase Institutional, joined me to discuss how institutions are embracing the crypto asset class. Topics: - Institutional Demand & Adoption of Crypto  - How Coinbase is handling institutional business - Coinbase PayPal partnership - Institutions building on Base - US Crypto Regulations Show Sponsor - 🏠 Propy (PRO) is a blockchain-based real estate m...

Crypto News: Elizabeth Warren goes after Trump on Stablecoins as she coordinates with other Democrats to block the GENIUS ACT Stablecoin Bill. Fed will let the markets know of if rate cuts will happen and Bitcoin pulls back. Show Sponsor - 🔐 Safely Store your Crypto with Trezor Hardware Wallets - https://affil.trezor.io/SHlz  💡Get the (Re)Thinking Crypto Book on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/d...

Crypto News: Apple Eases NFT, Crypto Rules for iOS Apps Following Antitrust Ruling. Warren Buffett retires. Franklin Templeton Backs Bitcoin DeFi Push, Citing ‘New Utility’ for Investors. Arizone governor blocks bitcoin reserve bill. Show Sponsor - 🌟Uphold - Signup with Uphold. https://uphold.sjv.io/gbED4X Terms Apply. Cryptoassets are highly volatile. Your capital is at risk.  💡Get the (Re)Thin...

Crypto News: Morgan Stanley is building a crypto trading feature for E*Trade, targeting a 2026 launch. Google is enhancing its Wallet service with blockchain zero-knowledge proof technology for privacy-focused age verification. Show Sponsor - ✅ VeChain is a versatile enterprise-grade L1 smart contract platform https://www.vechain.org/  💡Get the (Re)Thinking Crypto Book on Amazon - https://www.am...

Crypto News: Bitcoin price hits $97,000 today, I share the next target and local top target for Q2. The U.S. Senate may soon vote on legislation that would establish U.S. regulations for the issuers of stablecoins. The SEC has closed its investigation into PayPal’s dollar-backed stablecoin, PayPal USD (PYUSD). Show Sponsor - 🔐 Safely Store your Crypto with Trezor Hardware Wallets - https://affil....

Crypto News: Ripple attempts to acquire Circle USDC. Visa and Bridge launch stablecoin-backed cards across Latin America. BlackRock files to create digital shares tracking one of its money market funds. Show Sponsor - 🏠 Propy (PRO) is a blockchain-based real estate marketplace and decentralized title registry that leverages smart contracts to facilitate property transactions globally https://prop...

Congressman Tom Emmer joined me to discuss the latest with US crypto regulations. Topics: - President Trump’s first crypto bill signed into law - repeal of the IRS DeFi Rule  - Crypto Market Structure and Stablecoin Bills - Timeline for getting bills to President Trump  - New SEC Chair Paul Atkins - expectations and will the SEC assist in providing rules for the Crypto market structure bill  - Bit...

Crypto News: The SEC Delays ETFs for XRP, Dogecoin, Ethereum Staking, Hbar and more. Arizona becomes the first U.S. state to pass a Bitcoin reserve bill. 🔐 Safely Store your Crypto with Trezor Hardware Wallets - https://affil.trezor.io/SHlz  💡Get the (Re)Thinking Crypto Book on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D2525DYX  🖥️ Learn Crypto with Expert Commentary - http://MyCryptoCourse.com  Spon...

Yat Siu, Co-founder and Chairman of Animoca Brands, joined me to discuss the future of Web3. Topics: - Yat's time in Web1 and now Web3  - Timeline for Web3 mass adoption  - Tokenization - Data ownership  - Hong Kong & China's approach to Crypto  - Web3 Gaming and NFTs Show Sponsor - 🌟Uphold - Signup with Uphold. https://uphold.sjv.io/gbED4X Terms Apply. Cryptoassets are highly volatile. Your...

Crypto News: MasterCard announced end-to-end capabilities to support stablecoins. Tether USDT integrates with Flare. BlackRock buys over 10K Bitcoin. Nexo returning to the us. Show Sponsor - 🌟Uphold - Signup with Uphold. https://uphold.sjv.io/gbED4X Terms Apply. Cryptoassets are highly volatile. Your capital is at risk.  💡Get the (Re)Thinking Crypto Book on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D...

Tom Shea, EY Americas Financial Services Crypto Tax Leader, joined me to discuss how Banks and Financial institutions are handling Crypto accounting and taxes. Topics: - EY's Crypto Services - Bank and Institutions approach to Crypto  - Repeal of IRS DeFi broker rule  - IRS and Crypto - Tokenization - Stablecoin Market  - US & Global Crypto Regulations  Show Sponsor - 🔐 Safely Store your Cryp...

Crypto News: ProShares US XRP ETF gets approved by the SEC. HashDex XRP Spot ETF gets listed on Brazilian Stock Exchange. Solana DeFi protocol Loopscale hit with $5.8 million exploit two weeks after launch. Show Sponsor - 🌟Uphold - Signup with Uphold. https://uphold.sjv.io/gbED4X Terms Apply. Cryptoassets are highly volatile. Your capital is at risk.  💡Get the (Re)Thinking Crypto Book on Amazon...

Crypto News: Fed rollback of crypto restrictions come into question from the industry and Senator Lummis. Paul Atkins speaks at 3rd sec crypto roundtable. Nasdaq shares crypto regulation recommendations with the SEC. Show Sponsor - 🏠 Propy (PRO) is a blockchain-based real estate marketplace and decentralized title registry that leverages smart contracts to facilitate property transactions globall...