Coffee & Crypto with Lee & Jimmie
Lee and Jimmie preview the upcoming Digital Assets at Duke conference; Kevin Warshโs nomination to be the next Fed Chair; the SECโs new tokenization guidance; the SEC-CFTC harmonization event; Tetherโs new USAT stablecoin and massive gold holdings; and the rise of crypto vaults. ๐บ Watch on YouTube: ๐ Hosts on X (formerly Twitter): โข Lee Reiners โ โข Jimmie Lenz โ ๐ Related Links:
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Lee and Jimmie discuss the diminishing prospects for a crypto market structure bill, CFTC Chairman Mike Seligโs agenda, BitGoโs IPO, and NYSEโs tokenization announcement. ๐บ Watch on YouTube: ๐ Hosts on X (formerly Twitter): โข Lee Reiners โ โข Jimmie Lenz โ ๐ Related Links:
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Lee and Jimmie discuss Coinbaseโs decision to nuke the crypto market structure markup, Tetherโs use in Venezuela, and Tether freezing $182M in USDT on Tron. ๐บ Watch on YouTube: ๐ Hosts on X (formerly Twitter): โข Lee Reiners โ โข Jimmie Lenz โ ๐ Related Links:
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Lee and Jimmie discuss next weekโs planned markup of a crypto market structure bill in the US Senate, the ongoing fight over stablecoin โrewardsโ, Moodyโs bullish view on stablecoins, JPM Coin moves to Canton, Wyomingโs new stablecoin, World Liberty Financialโs national trust bank application, Citadel pushing back on DeFi exemptions, and DTCCโs no-action letter from the SEC to enable tokenization. ๐บ Watch on YouTube: ๐ Hosts on X (formerly Twitter): โข Lee Reiners โ โข Jimmie Lenz โ ๐ Related Links:
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Lee and Jimmie reveal their naughty and nice lists for the past year in crypto. ๐บ Watch on YouTube: ๐ Hosts on X (formerly Twitter): โข Lee Reiners โ โข Jimmie Lenz โ ๐ Related Links:
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Lee and Jimmie discuss big crypto moves by Bank of America and Vanguard, the potential for MSCI to exclude digital asset treasury companies from their indices, a new paper on tokenized money market funds from the BIS, and a new pilot from the CFTC on allowing digital asset collateral in derivatives transactions. ๐บ Watch on YouTube: ๐ Hosts on X (formerly Twitter): โข Lee Reiners โ โข Jimmie Lenz โ ๐ Related Links:
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Lee and Jimmie discuss the use of leverage in crypto markets, S&Pโs Tether downgrade, the CFTCโs announcement of spot crypto trading on U.S. regulated exchanges, and Chair Atkinsโ speech at the NYSE. ๐บ Watch on YouTube: ๐ Hosts on X (formerly Twitter): โข Lee Reiners โ โข Jimmie Lenz โ ๐ Related Links: D
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Lee and Jimmie break down the recently released S-1 filing from crypto asset manager Grayscale and explore what it means for the companyโs chances of going public. ๐บ Watch on YouTube: ๐ Hosts on X (formerly Twitter): โข Lee Reiners โ โข Jimmie Lenz โ ๐ Related Links:
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Lee and Jimmie dive into the implications of stablecoin growth on U.S. monetary policy, unpack the potential fallout from a major settlement between credit card issuers and large merchants, explore the collapse of digital asset treasury companies, and explain the curious concept of the โDeFi mullet.โ ๐บ Watch on YouTube ๐ฅ ๐ Hosts on X (formerly Twitter) โข Lee Reiners โ โข Jimmie Lenz โ ๐ Related Links
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Lee and Jimmie debrief Jimmie's visit to Money 20/20 before diving into a flurry of stablecoin announcements. They also discuss the potential for FASB to recognize stablecoins as cash equivalents in financial statements and Fed Governor Waller's idea for a "skinny" master account for payment companies. ๐บ Watch on YouTube ๐ฅ ๐ Hosts on X (formerly Twitter) Lee Reiners โ Jimmie Lenz โ ๐ Related Links
info_outlineLee and Jimmie debrief Jimmie's visit to Money 20/20 before diving into a flurry of stablecoin announcements. They also discuss the potential for FASB to recognize stablecoins as cash equivalents in financial statements and Fed Governor Waller's idea for a "skinny" master account for payment companies.
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๐ฅ Coffee & Crypto With Lee & Jimmie
๐ Hosts on X (formerly Twitter)
- Lee Reiners โ @leereiners
- Jimmie Lenz โ @jimmie_lenz
๐ Related Links
- Big Banks Enter Stablecoin Era by Taking Zelle International โ WSJ
- Western Union Joins the Crypto Arms Race โ WSJ
- Citi and Coinbase Boost Digital Asset Payment Capabilities
- Mastercard to Acquire Zerohash for Nearly $2B โ Fortune Crypto
- Stablecoin Hype Fuels Cryptoโs Demands for Accounting Clarity
- Governor Wallerโs Remarks at the Payments Innovation Conference โ Federal Reserve