Coffee & Crypto with Lee & Jimmie

The cryptocurrency industry moves quickly! Join Dr. Jimmie Lenz, the Director of Duke University's Master of Engineering program in Financial Technology, and Lee Reiners, lecturing fellow at Duke University and Duke Law, every Friday as they break down the latest developments in crypto. If you want to stay on top of crypto technology, business, and policy, this show is for you!

August 1st, 2025 08/01/2025

August 1st, 2025 Lee and Jimmie discuss the White House's new Digital Assets Report, Paul Atkins' speech on the SEC's new 'Project Crypto', and the impact of dollar stablecoins on foreign countries' monetary policy. Lee's X: @leereiners Jimmie's X: @jimmie_lenz Related Links: /episode/index/show/57bdc77a-64a9-4407-bf29-7f7ec1bb5998/id/37635860

July 23rd, 2025 07/23/2025

July 23rd, 2025 Lee and Jimmie discuss the GENIUS Act becoming law and the next steps for market structure legislation before diving into attempts by several stablecoin issuers to become national trust banks. They conclude by examining recent developments in tokenization, including a warning from Hester Peirce. Lee's X: @leereiners Jimmie's X: @jimmie_lenz Related Links /episode/index/show/57bdc77a-64a9-4407-bf29-7f7ec1bb5998/id/37522385

June 27th, 2025 06/27/2025

June 27th, 2025 Lee and Jimmie discuss a new effort by community banks to issue a stablecoin, a BIS report on stablecoins and tokenized money, the latest development in SEC vs. Ripple, and the potential for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to factor crypto holdings into underwriting. Related Links: /episode/index/show/57bdc77a-64a9-4407-bf29-7f7ec1bb5998/id/37176405

June 20th, 2025 06/20/2025

June 20th, 2025 Lee and Jimmie discuss JPMorgan’s new tokenized deposit product, Senate passage of GENIUS, and Coinbase’s attempts to offer tokenized equities and perpetual futures. Lee’s X: @leereiners Jimmie’s X: @jimmie_lenz Related Links: /episode/index/show/57bdc77a-64a9-4407-bf29-7f7ec1bb5998/id/37090640

June 13th, 2025 06/13/2025

June 13th, 2025 Lee and Jimmie discuss Coinbase’s partnership with the WNBA, the future of stablecoins, including Amazon and Walmart issuing their own stablecoin, the rise of “wrench attacks,” crypto policy developments on Capitol Hill, and a potential Gemini IPO. Lee’s X: @leereiners Jimmie’s X: @jimmie_lenz Related Links: /episode/index/show/57bdc77a-64a9-4407-bf29-7f7ec1bb5998/id/36998090

June 6th, 2025 06/06/2025

June 6th, 2025 Lee and Jimmie discuss Circle’s IPO, the SEC’s dismissal of the Binance lawsuit, the latest on the crypto market structure bill, a new NFT-based ETF, Truth Social’s BTC ETF, and controversy around a new $TRUMP wallet. Lee’s X: @leereiners Jimmie’s X: @jimmie_lenz Related Links: /episode/index/show/57bdc77a-64a9-4407-bf29-7f7ec1bb5998/id/36888400

May 30th, 2025 05/30/2025

May 30th, 2025 Lee and Jimmie discuss big banks exploring a joint stablecoin, the impact of stablecoins on Treasury yields, new guidance from the Department of Labor that opens the door for crypto in 401(K)s, more companies issuing debt and equity to buy bitcoin, VP Vance’s remarks at Bitcoin 2025, and Hester Peirce’s warning to the crypto community. Lee’s X: @leereiners Jimmie’s X: @jimmie_lenz Related Links /episode/index/show/57bdc77a-64a9-4407-bf29-7f7ec1bb5998/id/36786735

May 25th, 2025 05/23/2025

May 25th, 2025 Lee and Jimmie discuss Donald Trump’s meme coin dinner, Senate progress on the GENIUS Act, Coinbase potentially acquiring Circle, Coinbase’s data breach and SEC investigation into user numbers, and a new leader at the Blockchain Association. Lee’s X: @leereiners Jimmie’s X: @jimmie_lenz Related Links: /episode/index/show/57bdc77a-64a9-4407-bf29-7f7ec1bb5998/id/36689705

May 9th, 2025 05/09/2025

May 9th, 2025 Lee and Jimmie discuss the Senate stablecoin drama, new guidance from the OCC on crypto custody, Coinbase’s purchase of crypto options platform Deribit, a new Arizona law allowing the state to keep unclaimed crypto, and World Liberty Financial’s stablecoin being used to fund a $2bn investment in Binance. Plus a few riffs on the new Pope and the Vatican’s finances. Lee’s X: @leereiners Jimmie’s X: @jimmie_lenz Related Links: /episode/index/show/57bdc77a-64a9-4407-bf29-7f7ec1bb5998/id/36507235

May 5th, 2025 05/05/2025

May 5th, 2025 Lee and Jimmie discuss “controversy” over Base’s memecoin, Coinbase offering BTC margin loans, the impact of stablecoins on the Treasury market, Paypal’s new stablecoin partnership with Coinbase, and Ripple’s unsolicited bid to buy Circle. Lee’s X: @leereiners Jimmie’s X: @jimmie_lenz Related Links: /episode/index/show/57bdc77a-64a9-4407-bf29-7f7ec1bb5998/id/36438670

April 28th, 2025 04/28/2025

April 28th, 2025 Lee and Jimmie discuss President Trump’s meme coin dinner, DTCC’s amazing blockchain-based Great Collateral Experiment, some rumblings on Capitol Hill about combining stablecoin and market structure bills, and a new publicly traded company that will do nothing but buy bitcoin. Lee’s X: @leereiners Jimmie’s X: @jimmie_lenz Related Links: /episode/index/show/57bdc77a-64a9-4407-bf29-7f7ec1bb5998/id/36345195

April 21st, 2025 04/21/2025

April 21st, 2025 Lee and Jimmie discuss Kraken’s expansion into equities, a new SEC statement on crypto-related disclosures, a delay in Ethereum ETF staking decision, the demise of the IRS DeFi broker rule and the DoJ crypto enforcement unit, and a new BIS paper on tokenization. Lee’s X: @leereiners Jimmie’s X: @jimmie_lenz Related Links: /episode/index/show/57bdc77a-64a9-4407-bf29-7f7ec1bb5998/id/36243960

April 15th, 2025 04/15/2025

April 15th, 2025 Lee and Jimmie do a deep dive into Circle's Registration Statement for Proposed Initial Public Offering. Lee's X: @leereiners Jimmie's X: @jimmie_lenz Related Links: /episode/index/show/57bdc77a-64a9-4407-bf29-7f7ec1bb5998/id/36150560

April 4th, 2025 04/04/2025

April 4th, 2025 Lee and Jimmie discuss the impact of tariffs on crypto’s price, crypto adoption in Brazil, GameStop’s Bitcoin gambit, a stablecoin bill in the House, Circle’s S-1, an update on the FBI’s fake token sting operation, Paul Atkins’ nomination hearing, and more crypto roundtables at the SEC. Lee’s X: @leereiners Jimmie’s X: @jimmie_lenz Related Links: /episode/index/show/57bdc77a-64a9-4407-bf29-7f7ec1bb5998/id/36007445

March 28th, 2025 03/28/2025

March 28th, 2025 Lee and Jimmie discuss the Treasury Department delisting Tornado Cash from the sanctions list, a final resolution in SEC v. Ripple, a new tokenized deposit on Ethereum, World Liberty Financial’s plans for a stablecoin, and a new startup to bring crypto payments to the masses. Lee’s X: @leereiners Jimmie’s X: @jimmie_lenz Related Links: /episode/index/show/57bdc77a-64a9-4407-bf29-7f7ec1bb5998/id/35906075

March 24th, 2025 03/24/2025

March 24th, 2025 Lee and Jimmie discuss Lee’s recent appearance at the SEC’s Crypto Task Force Roundtable, Fidelity’s new tokenized money market fund, new OCC guidance clarifying banks ability to engage in digital asset activity, new SEC statement on proof-of-work mining, and the President promoting $TRUMP on Truth Social. Lee’s X: @leereiners Jimmie’s X: @jimmie_lenz Related Links /episode/index/show/57bdc77a-64a9-4407-bf29-7f7ec1bb5998/id/35844030

March 10th, 2025 03/10/2025

March 10th, 2025 Lee and Jimmie discuss a new Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and Digital Asset Stockpile, the potential repeal of the DeFi tax reporting rule, Tether vs. Circle, and the SEC’s declaration that meme coins are not securities. Lee's X: @leereiners Jimmie's X: @jimmie_lenz Related Links /episode/index/show/57bdc77a-64a9-4407-bf29-7f7ec1bb5998/id/35617280

February 27th, 2025 02/27/2025

February 27th, 2025 Lee and Jimmie discuss North Korea’s hack of Bybit, the SEC’s dismissal of its case against Coinbase, problems with how the US Marshals service handles crypto, BoA CEO announcing plans to issue a stablecoin, Charles Schwab’s new head of digital assets, and ESG investing in the UK. Lee’s X: @jimmie_lenz Jimmie’s X: @jimmie_lenz Related Links /episode/index/show/57bdc77a-64a9-4407-bf29-7f7ec1bb5998/id/35462925

February 21st, 2025 02/21/2025

February 21st, 2025 Lee and Jimmie discuss the SEC's new Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit, the death of the SEC's dealer rule, the SEC's request for a delay in the Coinbase case, Argentina's president and meme coins, and Brian Quintenz's nomination to head the CFTC. Lee's X: @leereiners Jimmie's X: @jimmie_lenz Related Links /episode/index/show/57bdc77a-64a9-4407-bf29-7f7ec1bb5998/id/35381025

February 15th, 2025 02/15/2025

February 15th, 2025 Lee and Jimmie recap Digital Assets at Duke 2025 before discussing the fate of Trump’s Crypto Council, an update in the SEC Twitter account hack, a pause in SEC v. Binance, and Governor Waller’s speech on stablecoins. Lee’s X: @leereiners Jimmie’s X: @jimmie_lenz Related Links /episode/index/show/57bdc77a-64a9-4407-bf29-7f7ec1bb5998/id/35295710

January 31st, 2025 01/31/2025

January 31st, 2025 Lee and Jimmie preview next week’s Digital Assets at Duke conference before talking about Larry Fink’s recent comments on tokenization, Appollo’s new tokenized private credit fund, and X partnering with Visa to offer in-app payments. Lee’s X: @leereiners Jimmie’s X: @jimmie_lenz Related Links: /episode/index/show/57bdc77a-64a9-4407-bf29-7f7ec1bb5998/id/35096935

January 24th, 2025 01/24/2025

January 24th, 2025 Lee and Jimmie discuss President Trump’s digital assets executive order, the SEC’s new crypto task force and rescission of SAB 121, Trump’s new memecoin, and Ethereum’s marketing problem. Lee’s X: @leereiners Jimmie’s X: @jimmie_lenz Related Links: /episode/index/show/57bdc77a-64a9-4407-bf29-7f7ec1bb5998/id/34992995

January 17th, 2025 01/17/2025

January 17th, 2025 Lee and Jimmie discuss Acting Comptroller Hsu’s outgoing warning on crypto, an OECD report on tokenization, pensions funds diving into crypto, the Third Circuit’s rebuke of the SEC for failing to explain itself, and the role of AI agents in crypto. Lee’s X: @leereiners Jimmie’s X: @jimmie_lenz Related Links /episode/index/show/57bdc77a-64a9-4407-bf29-7f7ec1bb5998/id/34894625

January 10th, 2025 01/10/2025

January 10th, 2025 Lee and Jimmie preview the upcoming Digital Assets at Duke conference before discussing “Operation Chokepoint 2.0,” Coinbase’s request for interlocutory appeal being granted, non-crypto companies investing in crypto, and a BTC investor in jail for refusing to turn over his BTC to the IRS. Lee’s X: @leereiners Jimmie’s X: jimmie_lenz Related Links /episode/index/show/57bdc77a-64a9-4407-bf29-7f7ec1bb5998/id/34801575

January 3rd, 2025 01/03/2025

January 3rd, 2025 Lee and Jimmie reflect on President Carter’s legacy, Lee’s op-ed in the WSJ calling for a merger of the SEC and CFTC, Wall Street’s growing interest in tokenization, MiCA’s impact on Tether and opportunities for new stablecoin issuers, and the IRS’ new DeFi broker rule. Lee’s X: @leereiners Jimmie’s X: @jimmie_lenz Related Links: /episode/index/show/57bdc77a-64a9-4407-bf29-7f7ec1bb5998/id/34708920

December 27th, 2024 12/27/2024

December 27th, 2024 Lee and Jimmie discuss the appointment of Bo Hines to lead President Trump’s “crypto council,” the blowback against Blackrock for suggesting that BTC’s supply could change, the growing problem of trading addiction, the perils of companies investing in crypto, and the threat of quantum computing to crypto’s security. They also discuss America’s declining literacy rates and the joys of reading and writing. Lee’s X: @leereiners Jimmie’s X: @jimmie_lenz Related Links: /episode/index/show/57bdc77a-64a9-4407-bf29-7f7ec1bb5998/id/34631200

December 20th, 2024 12/20/2024

December 20th, 2024 Lee and Jimmie discuss the Senate’s scrapped vote to renominate Caroline Cresnshaw, research from the OFR examining the link between crypto exposure and household debt, El Salvador scrapping some crypto priorities as part of new IMF funding package, and a legal dispute between Coinbase & Justin Sun over wrapped BTC. Lee's X: @leereiners Jimmie's X: @jimmielenz Related Links: /episode/index/show/57bdc77a-64a9-4407-bf29-7f7ec1bb5998/id/34549475

December 13th, 2024 12/13/2024

December 13th, 2024 Lee and Jimmie discuss the selection of Rep. French Hill to chair the House Financial Services Committee, Eric Trump’s UAE promise of the ‘Most Pro-Crypto President’ in history, Circle and Binance’s USDC partnership, delays in Caroline Crenshaw’s SEC nomination, the debate around ‘debanking’, the 5th Circuit’s rescission of OFAC’s Tornado Cash sanctions, and a special recognition for Jimmie. Lee’s X: @leereiners Jimmie’s X: @jimmie_lenz Related Links: /episode/index/show/57bdc77a-64a9-4407-bf29-7f7ec1bb5998/id/34430135

December 6th, 2024 12/06/2024

December 6th, 2024 Lee and Jimmie discuss the nomination of Paul Atkins to run the SEC, Bitcoin breaking $100K, proof-of-concept results for the Regulated Settlement Network, a BIS report on faster payment systems vs. CBDC, and Circle becoming the first stablecoin issuer to meet new Canadian Listing Rules Lee’s X: @leereiners Jimmie’s X: @jimmie_lenz Related Links /episode/index/show/57bdc77a-64a9-4407-bf29-7f7ec1bb5998/id/34315745

November 22nd 11/22/2024

November 22nd Lee and Jimmie discuss Gary Gensler's pending departure from the SEC, a potential crypto czar in the Trump administration, a CFTC advisory committee recommendation on using non-cash tokenized collateral, the launch of liquidity pools to finance freight invoices, the launch of options contracts on BTC ETFs, the sentencing of FTX executive Gary Wang, MicroStrategy's "creative" use of BTC yield, and a federal district court ruling that DAO members are liable under partnership laws. Lee's X: @leereiners Jimmie's X: @jimmie_lenz Related Links /episode/index/show/57bdc77a-64a9-4407-bf29-7f7ec1bb5998/id/34107781

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