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<v Speaker 1>Today was a huge day for crypto and DC with

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<v Speaker 1>David Sacks holding the Crypto press Conference. I'll share the

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<v Speaker 1>major takeaways. I'll share a clip of him talking and

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<v Speaker 1>what he had to say because it's very bullish. And

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<v Speaker 1>we got a big update around the SEC. They have

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<v Speaker 1>launched a Crypto Task Force. They're reducing their enforcement Action

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<v Speaker 1>legal team, which is really great, and they have launched

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<v Speaker 1>a full email address for the crypto industry and much more,

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<v Speaker 1>and a senator has introduced a stable coin bill. This

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<v Speaker 1>is big. Let's get into it. Hey, everybody, welcome into

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<v Speaker 1>the Thinking Crypto podcast, your home for cryptocurrency news and interviews.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm your host, Tony Edward. On your way in, Please

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<v Speaker 1>a five star rating and review. Folks. A very big

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<v Speaker 1>day for crypto and DC today David Sacks, the White House,

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<v Speaker 1>Crypto and ai ZAR held his Digital Asset Press Conference

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<v Speaker 1>and it included Senator Tim Scott, Representative French Hill, John Boozman,

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<v Speaker 1>Congressman GT Thompson, and a bunch of other folks in

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<v Speaker 1>the banking GOP guys, let me play a clip for

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<v Speaker 1>you and then we'll talk about the major takeaways.

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<v Speaker 2>The President said in his executive order in the first

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<v Speaker 2>week that it's the policy of his administration to support

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<v Speaker 2>the responsible growth and use of digital assets, blockchain technology,

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<v Speaker 2>and related technologies across all sectors of the economy, and

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<v Speaker 2>he established an Executive Branch Working Group for Digital Assets,

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<v Speaker 2>which includes Secretary Besson, A, Treasury Secretary Nome soon to

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<v Speaker 2>be confirmed Attorney General Bondi, Secretary Latnik, e Commerce, and

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<v Speaker 2>other all the other key administration officials that have an

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<v Speaker 2>equity in crypto. And similarly, the SEC has set up

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<v Speaker 2>a Crypto Task Force led by Hester Purst, which is

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<v Speaker 2>also looking at this issue, and together, our objective is

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<v Speaker 2>to accomplish the task of the President assigned for US

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<v Speaker 2>and as EO, which is to propose a federal regulatory

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<v Speaker 2>framework governing the issuance and operation of digital assets, including

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<v Speaker 2>stable coints in the United States. I've talked to many

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<v Speaker 2>founders over the past few years, and they've told me

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<v Speaker 2>repeatedly that the number one thing they need from Washington

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<v Speaker 2>is regulatory clarity. They just want to know what the

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<v Speaker 2>rules of the road are so they can abide by them.

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<v Speaker 2>We're coming off, frankly, four years of arbitrary prosecution and

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<v Speaker 2>persecution of crypto companies where the sec wouldn't tell founders

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<v Speaker 2>what the rules were, but then they would prosecute them.

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<v Speaker 2>And many founders have even told me stories of being

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<v Speaker 2>debanked personally just because they had founded a crypto company.

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<v Speaker 2>All of this, this approach was driving this important technology

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<v Speaker 2>of the future offshore, and we want to keep that

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<v Speaker 2>innovation onshore in the US. Financial assets are destined to

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<v Speaker 2>become digital, just like every analog industry has become digital,

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<v Speaker 2>and we want that value creation to happen in the

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<v Speaker 2>United States rather than giving it away to other countries.

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<v Speaker 2>This will also, I should add, be much better for

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<v Speaker 2>consumer protection because it's easier for regulators to supervise an

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<v Speaker 2>activity when it's on shore. And it's probably not a

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<v Speaker 2>coincidence that the single biggest fraud in the history of crypto,

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<v Speaker 2>which was FTX, was based in the Bahamas. By moving

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<v Speaker 2>the innovation on shore, it'll be easier to separate out

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<v Speaker 2>the good actors from the bad actors, and we want

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<v Speaker 2>to encourage the good actors the innovators while protecting the

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<v Speaker 2>market from the bad actors. And I think a market structure,

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<v Speaker 2>market structured legislation with clear definitions and fair rules will

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<v Speaker 2>do that. I want to say additionally, we're excited about

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<v Speaker 2>working with both the House and Center on stable coin legislation. No.

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<v Speaker 2>Senator Hagridy introduced a bill today this stable coins really

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<v Speaker 2>have the potential to ensure American dollar dominance internationally, to

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<v Speaker 2>increase the usage of the US dollar digitally as a

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<v Speaker 2>world's reserve currency, and in the process create potentially trillions

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<v Speaker 2>of dollars of demand for US treasuries, which could lower

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<v Speaker 2>long term interest rates. So let me stop there, and

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<v Speaker 2>I want to thank a chairman, the chairman here today,

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<v Speaker 2>Chairman Scott, Chairman Hill, Chairman Bozeman, Chairman Thompson. I look

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<v Speaker 2>forward to working with them as part of the administration

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<v Speaker 2>to help turn President Trump's policy into reality. This was

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<v Speaker 2>a Week one priority for the administration, and we're excited

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<v Speaker 2>that our counterparts in Congress are equally committed to ensuring

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<v Speaker 2>American dominance and digital assets. I look forward to working

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<v Speaker 2>with each of you, and with that, I would say,

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<v Speaker 2>work with each of you in creating a golden age

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<v Speaker 2>in digital assets, and with that alternative to Chairman Scott,

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<v Speaker 1>Now I noticed, folks. He ends there by saying, in

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<v Speaker 1>creating a golden age for digital assets, guys, bullish times

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<v Speaker 1>are ahead. We are seeing the groundwork being laid here,

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<v Speaker 1>the foundation being laid for more capital to come into

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<v Speaker 1>the market. So they're essentially forming a crypto committee here.

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<v Speaker 1>And you need to have this. You need the different

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<v Speaker 1>parts of the government to be in alignment so that

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<v Speaker 1>they can get legislation through. And eleanor terryt Fox Business

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<v Speaker 1>did a great job of summarizing the major takeaways. First,

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<v Speaker 1>the House Financial Services, House AG, Senate AG, and Senate

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<v Speaker 1>Banking Committees are forming a bi cameral committee to lead

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<v Speaker 1>on crypto regulation, where they will prioritize stable coin and

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<v Speaker 1>market structure legislation. Banking GOP Chairman Senator Tim Scott says

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<v Speaker 1>he plans to be as aggressive as possible to have

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<v Speaker 1>bills through the Senate in the first one hundred days.

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<v Speaker 1>The committees plan to build from the FIT twenty one

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<v Speaker 1>bill for market structure legislation and will use Senator Haggarty's

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<v Speaker 1>new stable coin bill that dropped today as a starting point.

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<v Speaker 1>For new legislation this Congress. Representative French Hill notes that

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<v Speaker 1>Haggarty's bill most closely resembles Patrick McHenry's and Representative Maxim

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<v Speaker 1>Water's bill from last Congress. Now remember Fit twenty one

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<v Speaker 1>Republican support, so you have the bipartisan support it there.

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<v Speaker 1>But the Senate is, of course more of a challenge.

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<v Speaker 1>It's difficult to get bills through the Senate, and sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>smaller bills have to be attached to a larger bill.

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<v Speaker 1>So there was talks of will this have to be

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<v Speaker 1>attached to the farm bill? But Senator Tim Scott and

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<v Speaker 1>some of the other folks that it may not have to.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's a very good sign. Guys. He's obviously on

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<v Speaker 1>the Senate side, and him and Bill Haggerty and the

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<v Speaker 1>others are trying to rally the rest of the Senate

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<v Speaker 1>because you have to educate a lot of the older

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<v Speaker 1>folks who don't understand his technology, and you have to

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<v Speaker 1>undo the fud that Elizabeth Warren has been spreading for

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<v Speaker 1>the past four years. So she continues her saying stable

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<v Speaker 1>coin legislation is moving forward quickly. According to Senator Tim Scott.

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<v Speaker 1>He says Republicans have been working with Democrat sponsors on

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<v Speaker 1>the bill and they plan to move on that first.

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<v Speaker 1>Representative french Hill says the plan to work on both

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<v Speaker 1>markets Structure and stable coin bills simultaneously on a bipartisan

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<v Speaker 1>basis in the House. So, guys, the stable coin bill

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<v Speaker 1>is of higher urgency because this has implications on the

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<v Speaker 1>US dollar as a world reserve currency and continuing that

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<v Speaker 1>status and dominance. In addition to there's macro factors with

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<v Speaker 1>treasury bonds and so forth, which have not been performing well.

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<v Speaker 1>But if you can get stable coin issuers to back

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<v Speaker 1>that helps from a government macroeconomic standpoint, right, So very

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<v Speaker 1>bullish here. Senator Tim Scott says he wants to discuss

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<v Speaker 1>AML laws with Democratic colleagues in a broader sense, not

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<v Speaker 1>just as it relates to digital assets. And finally, crypto

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<v Speaker 1>and ais are David Sachs says one of the first

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<v Speaker 1>a bitcoin reserve, but they are still in the early stages,

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<v Speaker 1>as some members of the Presidential Working Group on Digital

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<v Speaker 1>Assets are still yet to be confirmed. Now. A lot

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<v Speaker 1>of folks were very bearish on this. They're saying, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>we were expecting more, but you have to understand government

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<v Speaker 1>moves slow, and this is a big win. There's never

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<v Speaker 1>been anything like this. And sometimes people are so focused

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<v Speaker 1>on their bags and their coins, like I wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>pump tomorrow. It must go to this price. And I

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<v Speaker 1>wish they would have said this and this because they

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<v Speaker 1>want the price to pump. But government doesn't work that way.

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<v Speaker 1>So there's gonna be a process here. It's gonna take months,

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<v Speaker 1>even later into the year, because the executive order is

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<v Speaker 1>one thing to be signed. Assigning the people are one thing,

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<v Speaker 1>but then you have to get those people to work together.

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<v Speaker 1>You have to organize together, and there's other things happening,

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<v Speaker 1>so you have to have the right expectations, right. But

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<v Speaker 1>this is an excellent start, a bullish start, if you

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<v Speaker 1>compare that this is happening in just February of the

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<v Speaker 1>new administration compared to what we had to deal with

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<v Speaker 1>over the past four years. And I'm gonna try to

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<v Speaker 1>get Congressman french Hill back on the podcast. I actually

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<v Speaker 1>met him just the week of the inauguration at the

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<v Speaker 1>Digital Chamber event. We talked about setting up an interview,

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<v Speaker 1>so I'll try to get you guys as much details

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<v Speaker 1>as possible. But this is so bullish, guys, this, all

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<v Speaker 1>of this is going to lead to more capital coming

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<v Speaker 1>you have to be patient. You have to understand that

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<v Speaker 1>government moves slow. You have to understand the process here.

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<v Speaker 1>But this is so bullish. And then you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>mentioned Senator Bill Haggerty introduced his stable coin bill, and

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<v Speaker 1>he tweeted out today today I'm introducing the Genius Act

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<v Speaker 1>with Senator Tim Scott, Jillibrand and Lummits, a bill that

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<v Speaker 1>establishes a clear regulatory framework for stable coins. I look

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<v Speaker 1>forward to working with Representative Friendshill and the House Financial

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<v Speaker 1>Services Committee to get it to the President's desk and

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<v Speaker 1>signed into law. Guys, stable coin legislation, I think is

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<v Speaker 1>going to get passed first through the Senate. Then market

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<v Speaker 1>structure will follow. But my goodness, things are moving here.

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<v Speaker 1>And on the SEC front, Commissioner Hesser Purse has officially

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<v Speaker 1>launched a crypto task Force, and she put out a

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<v Speaker 1>full write up on the SEC's website. It's really great, guys.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to put a link in descriptions so you

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<v Speaker 1>guys can go check it out. But let me call

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<v Speaker 1>out the major takeaways. I'm not going to give all

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<v Speaker 1>the details because it's a lot to read through. The

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<v Speaker 1>top priorities are first, security status. The status of crypto

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<v Speaker 1>assets under the securities laws is fundamental to resolving many

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<v Speaker 1>other questions. The task Force is working hard to examine

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<v Speaker 1>different types of crypto assets. Huge number two scoping out.

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<v Speaker 1>The task force will work to help identify some areas

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<v Speaker 1>that fall outside the Commission's jurisdiction. Now it goes on

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<v Speaker 1>and on. I'm just going to call out the bullet

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<v Speaker 1>items versus giving you the descriptions because it's so long.

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<v Speaker 1>Coin and taking offerings, registered offerings, special purpose broker dealer,

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<v Speaker 1>custody solutions for investment advisors, Crypto lending and staking, crypto exchange,

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<v Speaker 1>traded products, clearing agencies and transfer agents, cross border sandbox.

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<v Speaker 1>So this is so bullish, guys. And they even created

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<v Speaker 1>a Crypto Task Force email. It's Crypto at sec dot go,

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<v Speaker 1>person and virtual. This is a far cry from what

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<v Speaker 1>scumbag regulator Gary Ginser was doing. And they provided a

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<v Speaker 1>complete one eighty. They've completely turned a new leaf here.

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<v Speaker 1>This is so bullish, guys. This is the SEC that

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<v Speaker 1>was attacking crypto, so really really great to see this.

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<v Speaker 1>And Cody Carbona of the Digital Chamber, I'll have him

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<v Speaker 1>So make sure you are subscribed guys, and you get

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<v Speaker 1>notifications turned on. And here's some more bolish news. The

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<v Speaker 1>beautiful day, my friends. It's a beautiful day. How things

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<v Speaker 1>This is asinine. You approved coinbase to go public, do

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<v Speaker 1>you know better than to say that because market cycles

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<v Speaker 1>Link will be in the description. Now, guys, we've got

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<v Speaker 1>big news coming out of Hong Kong. Hong Kong's FSC

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<v Speaker 1>proposes expanding cryptoregulatory staff in new physical budget. Of course

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<v Speaker 1>they are, of course they are, guys. You know, I've

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<v Speaker 1>they're writing their economic death sentence. Because the markets that

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<v Speaker 1>Larry Fink, Blackrock CEO said, They're going to tokenize goals, stocks,

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<v Speaker 1>all other commodities and securities. That is where we're headed.

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<v Speaker 1>So these Securities and Futures Commission proposed eight new headcounts

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<v Speaker 1>fiscal years starting April first, twenty twenty five. You wouldn't

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<v Speaker 1>bull market. You're going to see explosive growth, lots of euphoria.

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<v Speaker 1>new services, and companies go through mergers and acquisitions, different expansions,

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<v Speaker 1>even bigger. And I've been telling you guys my strategy, right,

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<v Speaker 1>I've been telling you guys for I'm not only looking

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<v Speaker 1>into twenty thirty, after the having in twenty twenty eight,

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<v Speaker 1>so I'm preparing for future bullmarkets. I will be buying

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<v Speaker 1>the blood on the streets again when the bear market

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<v Speaker 1>rolls around. Now moving ahead, similar Scientific buys another eight

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<v Speaker 1>hundred and seventy one bitcoin for eighty eight point five

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<v Speaker 1>proceeds from its January twenty twenty five senior convertible notes offering.

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<v Speaker 1>So we're seeing more companies following the micro strategy playbook.

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<v Speaker 1>So if you don't know what similar scientific is, there're

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<v Speaker 1>a Nasdaq listed healthcare tech firm and they bought the

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<v Speaker 1>extra eight hundred and seventy one bitcoins. So this is

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<v Speaker 1>going to be the future, guys. I think we're going

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<v Speaker 1>to see more companies do it as globally as many

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<v Speaker 1>look to protect their cash reserves against inflation and debasement

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<v Speaker 1>of currency. Now moving ahead, Travago integrates with Travlla, enabling

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<v Speaker 1>hotel bookings with over one hundred cryptocurrencies, So you're going

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<v Speaker 1>to continue to see more of this that. As more

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<v Speaker 1>people participat in crypto, different merchants and businesses will start

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<v Speaker 1>where you can pay in stable coins and different cryptocurrencies

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<v Speaker 1>if you choose to. So, Travago has integrated with blockchain

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<v Speaker 1>based Travala to offer hotel bookings with over one hundred cryptocurrencies.

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<v Speaker 1>It follows integrations with sky Scanner and Kayak, making Travalla

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<v Speaker 1>discoverable alongside leading travel agencies such as Expedia and Booking

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<v Speaker 1>the news. I hope you are as bullish as I am.

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<v Speaker 1>I hope you can see beyond the current price points

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<v Speaker 1>You're gonna be disappointed, you're gonna be depressed. And I

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<v Speaker 1>don't look at your portfolio and understand where we're at

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<v Speaker 1>in the cycle. That's why I share data and charts

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<v Speaker 1>with you guys, not emotions, because emotions would get you wrecked. Right,

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<v Speaker 1>You can't just be super happy when the price is

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<v Speaker 1>we are still in a macro bullmarket. So these prices

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<v Speaker 1>that we're seeing right now, go back five months. Right,

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<v Speaker 1>we were happy about these prices, oh big ones at

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<v Speaker 1>Look at this news is the mood I'm seeing the comments,

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<v Speaker 1>get financially educated to start looking at data. And this

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<v Speaker 1>You're going to see a lot of people post things

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<v Speaker 1>from a sentiment standpoint, but they never back it up

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<v Speaker 1>with charts or data. They post up, Oh it's over

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<v Speaker 1>the bull markets. Oh we're going up forever. You don't

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<v Speaker 1>have to take profits, it's going to keep pumping forever.

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<v Speaker 1>The four year cycles broken. What are you talking about right?

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<v Speaker 1>These things is because it's out of their emotions. They

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<v Speaker 1>think that investing with your gut is the way. But

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<v Speaker 1>they learn how to read the chart, the on chain data,

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<v Speaker 1>the fundamentals, the macro and much more. And that's what

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<v Speaker 1>I try to share with you guys. I put it

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<v Speaker 1>in my newsletter as well, so if you're not subscribed

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<v Speaker 1>a great way you can support me if you are

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<v Speaker 1>Rethinking Cript. It's available on Amazon and paperback and digital.

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<v Speaker 1>And also, if you want to continue your crypto journey

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<v Speaker 1>This course is unique. It's not like any other crypto

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<v Speaker 1>go to mycrypto coourse dot com. Thank you for watching

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<v Speaker 1>and listening. I appreciate you all and I'll talk to

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<v Speaker 1>you all later. Don't don't put to the