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<v Speaker 1>Hey, everybody, Welcome into the Thinking Crypto podcast. You're home

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<v Speaker 1>for cryptocurrency news and interviews. I'm your host, Tony Edward.

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<v Speaker 1>We got lots to cover, so make sure you watch

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<v Speaker 1>and listen to the end. Big things happening on the

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<v Speaker 1>crypto charts. We got major delays in the crypto market

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<v Speaker 1>structure markup that you need to know about, a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of drama, and there's huge crypto adoption around the globe.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's get into it. Okay, folks. At the time of recording,

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<v Speaker 1>Bitcoin sitting at over ninety six thousand dollars, the RSI

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<v Speaker 1>and the daily charge cooling down a bit. And this

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<v Speaker 1>is really good because we're kind of stair stepping our

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<v Speaker 1>way out of the lows that we've hit and the

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<v Speaker 1>bulls are in control based on the mac D on

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<v Speaker 1>the daily chart, so we're looking good here. And another

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<v Speaker 1>great sign is that USDT dominance the stable coin liquidity

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<v Speaker 1>is starting to break down, so it is currently at

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<v Speaker 1>five point eight zero two percent, So let's see how

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<v Speaker 1>much liquidity starts making its way into the market. We've

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<v Speaker 1>got to have to be patient and let the process

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<v Speaker 1>play out here as far as bitcoin dominance, bitcoin dominance

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<v Speaker 1>is kind of moving sideways, and I think it may

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<v Speaker 1>pick up a bit as Bitcoin continues to run up,

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<v Speaker 1>and then it may collapse as Bitcoin hits a top

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<v Speaker 1>or a local top or even an all time high.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll have to wait and see and then all coins

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<v Speaker 1>start picking up steam. But we're seeing some good things here.

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<v Speaker 1>The Russell two thousand continues to make new highs. So

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<v Speaker 1>this is one indicator role following because we're seeing a

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<v Speaker 1>rotational liquidity from precious metals like gold and silver over

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<v Speaker 1>to the stock market, over to crypto right, So very

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<v Speaker 1>good sign that the Russell is waking up here and

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<v Speaker 1>making new highs. And we did not get the ruling

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<v Speaker 1>from the Supreme Court on Trump's terror so that has

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<v Speaker 1>been delayed again. I don't know why what's happening. There's

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<v Speaker 1>no rear rhyme or reason. And last week they were

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<v Speaker 1>supposed to give the update on Friday. Now they're pushing

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<v Speaker 1>back what was supposed to be given today now there's

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<v Speaker 1>no update as far as when they're going to rule

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<v Speaker 1>on this tariff situation. So something seems weird here. I think,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, some politics, obviously, the President and his administration

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<v Speaker 1>probably pulling some strings here. But you know, this certainly

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<v Speaker 1>could impact the markets. It's not guaranteed that it will.

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<v Speaker 1>But obviously the announcement of the tariffs last year, we

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<v Speaker 1>saw what that did to the market. We saw when

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<v Speaker 1>Trump tweeted out about tarriffs in China on October tenth,

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<v Speaker 1>what happened with the crypto market and even the stock market. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>the stock market rebounded, but crypto did not. Right, we

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<v Speaker 1>had a massive or the largest liquidation ever in the

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<v Speaker 1>crypto market, and it took us a while to recover

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<v Speaker 1>from that. I think we're still recovering a bit from it.

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<v Speaker 1>But we're going to have to wait and see. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know when this ruling is going to come. It's

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<v Speaker 1>not that I necessarily want to see the ruling, is

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<v Speaker 1>just I think it would be good if the market

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<v Speaker 1>had the around it, you know, as to is this

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<v Speaker 1>going to continue? Is there going to be some updates

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<v Speaker 1>and changes? So we're going to have to wait and see. Folks,

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<v Speaker 1>This episode is brought to you by Proppy Properties, leading

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<v Speaker 1>to charge with putting real estate on chain. Folks, we

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<v Speaker 1>know all assets are going to be tokenized on the blockchain,

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<v Speaker 1>and of course the world's largest asset class, which is

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<v Speaker 1>real estate, will live on the blockchain. Not to mention,

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<v Speaker 1>the process of buying and selling and getting mortgages and

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<v Speaker 1>so forth will be disrupted by blockchain. Right, we're moving

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<v Speaker 1>into mediaries and middlemen and making the process more efficient

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<v Speaker 1>and streamlined. Well, Propy is using AI and blockchain to

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<v Speaker 1>improve that process. They've put deeds on chain, They've created

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<v Speaker 1>NFTs for properties, and they use Coinbase for the crypto

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<v Speaker 1>escro service because you can buy and sell real estate

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<v Speaker 1>on Propi's platform with crypto, So if you want to

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<v Speaker 1>sell your house or buy a house or bitcoin, you

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<v Speaker 1>could absolutely do that on Propy. And Propies have been

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<v Speaker 1>around since twenty seventeen. They've facilitated over five billion dollars

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<v Speaker 1>in deals and legendary investor Tim Draper is an investor

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<v Speaker 1>in this company and he's still bullish to this day.

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<v Speaker 1>So once again they put a lot on chain. They're

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<v Speaker 1>disrupting the process of the real estate market and the

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<v Speaker 1>buy and selling wit blockchain technology. So I'm a property

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<v Speaker 1>token holder. I have been since twenty eighteen. When I

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<v Speaker 1>first discovered them. I realized what was happening and they

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<v Speaker 1>were leading the charge here. So I took a bet

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<v Speaker 1>and I bought a lot of the pro tokens, and

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<v Speaker 1>I continue to accumulate to this day. This is one

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<v Speaker 1>of my long term bets for sure. So probly doing

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of great things disrupting the real estate industry.

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<v Speaker 1>So if you'd like to learn more about Propy, go

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<v Speaker 1>to propy dot com. Link will be in the description. Okay, folks,

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<v Speaker 1>We've got major updates around the crypto market structure bill

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<v Speaker 1>markup that is scheduled for tomorrow. First up, it has

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<v Speaker 1>been canceled, so Coinbase and a bunch of other people

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<v Speaker 1>are removing their support of the current version because the

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<v Speaker 1>banking lobby has been lobbying members of the Senate, mostly

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<v Speaker 1>the Democrats like Beth Warren, and of course they want

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<v Speaker 1>to throw a whole bunch of things in there that

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<v Speaker 1>are not conducive to the crypto market or the ethos

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<v Speaker 1>of crypto. So here eleanor Terred says, the Senate Banking

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<v Speaker 1>Committee has decided to pull tomorrow's schedule market structure markup

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<v Speaker 1>following today's drama with Coinbase. It's unclear whether a new

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<v Speaker 1>date has been set, so we're going to have to

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<v Speaker 1>wait and see. But the main player in pushing back

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<v Speaker 1>on this Senate Banking Draft text was Coinbase and coinbas

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<v Speaker 1>CEO Brian Armstrong weighed in on this, and he posted

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<v Speaker 1>a thread on x. He says, after reviewing the Senate

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<v Speaker 1>Banking Draft text over the last forty eight hours, Coinbase

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<v Speaker 1>unfortunately can't support the bill as written. There are too

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<v Speaker 1>many issues, including a de facto ban on token iszed equities,

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<v Speaker 1>DeFi prohibitions giving the government unlimited access to your financial

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<v Speaker 1>records and removing your right to privacy, erosion of the

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<v Speaker 1>cfdc's authorities, stifling innovation and making it subservient to the

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<v Speaker 1>sec draft, amendments that would kill rewards on stable coins,

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<v Speaker 1>allowing banks to ban their competition. So the banks are

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<v Speaker 1>the ones that are influencing this, folks. It's not Elizabeth Warner,

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<v Speaker 1>Maxine Waters. We know the puppet strings, going back to

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<v Speaker 1>the Gary Againcter days and the Biden days, Elizabeth Warren

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<v Speaker 1>teaming up with Jamie Diamond and the other bankers. Right,

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<v Speaker 1>she's getting lobbied hard, getting those fat checks, like I've

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<v Speaker 1>been saying, and of course she's pushing the bank's agenda.

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<v Speaker 1>Brian continues saying, we appreciate all the hard work by

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<v Speaker 1>the members of the Senate to reach a bipartisan outcome,

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<v Speaker 1>but this version would be materially worse than the current

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<v Speaker 1>status quo. We'd rather have no bill than a bad bill.

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<v Speaker 1>I absolutely agree with that. Hopefully we can all get

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<v Speaker 1>a better draft. We'll keep fighting for all Americans and

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<v Speaker 1>for economic freedom. Crypto needs to be treated on a

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<v Speaker 1>level playing field with the rest of financial services, so

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<v Speaker 1>we can build this industry in a safe and trusted

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<v Speaker 1>way in America. He says, I'm actually quite optimistic that

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<v Speaker 1>we will get to the right outcome with continued effort.

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<v Speaker 1>We will keep showing up and working with everyone to

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<v Speaker 1>get there. Now, Like I've been saying in the past

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<v Speaker 1>couple podcasts. The sausage making here, it's ugly. Not everyone

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<v Speaker 1>can handle how the sausage is made. They like the

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<v Speaker 1>end product, right, So this is government, folks. And look,

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<v Speaker 1>there's going to be lobbying, and we know the banks

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<v Speaker 1>are trying to control crypto. We see they're building with crypto,

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<v Speaker 1>and they're tokenizing, and they're doing custody and ETFs and

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<v Speaker 1>much more. But they don't like things that are disrupting

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<v Speaker 1>them completely, like stable coin yield and much more. So

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<v Speaker 1>they're trying to take those things out and remove them.

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<v Speaker 1>And here's an example. Elizabeth Warren has filed thirty eight

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<v Speaker 1>amendments to the Market Structure Bill, which includes remove developer protections,

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<v Speaker 1>more sanctions compliance obligations, more illicit activity powers for the government,

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<v Speaker 1>more AML obligations for D five front ends, repeal positive

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<v Speaker 1>occ guidance for banks, gut the SEC's ability to allow tokenization.

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<v Speaker 1>So you see what I'm talking about. Guys, see what

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<v Speaker 1>I'm talking about. She's getting those checks. And if fight

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<v Speaker 1>is not over, we have to keep fighting here. And

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<v Speaker 1>of course a lot of people in the industry waiting

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<v Speaker 1>that this is not good. So again, this is the draft,

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<v Speaker 1>and we're gonna have to go back and forth and

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<v Speaker 1>they're gonna have to, you know, try to find some

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<v Speaker 1>common ground and then we'll have another scheduled markup. But

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<v Speaker 1>we got some work to do here. So I'm still

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<v Speaker 1>optimistic they're gonna get this done because the fact that

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<v Speaker 1>we're having these dialogues. The fact that we're reviewing drafts

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<v Speaker 1>and much more is very good. It could be worse

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<v Speaker 1>where none of this is happening. So this is again,

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<v Speaker 1>this is how the sausage is made. There's steps and

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<v Speaker 1>processes here, and there's hurdles we have to get over.

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<v Speaker 1>But that's okay. That's how pretty much every bill has

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<v Speaker 1>to go through, back and forth, right, and the opposition

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<v Speaker 1>is gonna push back and much more. So you've got

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<v Speaker 1>to be patient here. Okay, we got big crypto adoption news.

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<v Speaker 1>First up, Visa tabs a bv NK to power stablecoin

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<v Speaker 1>payments on Visa Direct. So we know all the credit

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<v Speaker 1>card companies are building with stable coins, blockchain and doing

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<v Speaker 1>all types of different things with crypto. So Visa has

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<v Speaker 1>chosen United Kingdom based stable coin infrastructure provider bv and

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<v Speaker 1>K to power new Visa Direct pilots, allowing some business

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<v Speaker 1>customers to prefund cross border payments in stable coins and

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<v Speaker 1>deliver digital US dollars directly to recipient's wallets in select markets.

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<v Speaker 1>The partnership announced Wednesday. Bills on Visa's earlier stable coin experiments,

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<v Speaker 1>including on chain settlement tests with USDC on networks like

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<v Speaker 1>Etheroreum and Solana. The move follows a strategic investment in

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<v Speaker 1>VVNK in May twenty twenty five through its Visa Ventures

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<v Speaker 1>arm as card schemes race to embed tokenized dollars into

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<v Speaker 1>their treasury and payout rails. So incredible adoption and building folks.

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<v Speaker 1>So you see stable coins being adopted by these tradi

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<v Speaker 1>fi companies, and of course these stable coins are running

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<v Speaker 1>on different blockchain networks like etherorem and Solana, so that's

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<v Speaker 1>where you can take your bet. Right, you can buy

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<v Speaker 1>the ether token or the Soul token and other blockchains

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<v Speaker 1>that are being used as well. Okay, moving ahead, Figure

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<v Speaker 1>Technology unveils blockchain platform for direct stock lending. So this

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<v Speaker 1>is very interesting. Figure Technology Solutions, a blockchain focus financial

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<v Speaker 1>technology company, is pushing stock lending on chain with a

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<v Speaker 1>new system that allows investors to lend shares directly to

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<v Speaker 1>one another without relying on traditional securities intermediaries. So this

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<v Speaker 1>is the power of blockchain. You put it on chain,

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<v Speaker 1>you remove the middleman, you cut costs down, you improve

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<v Speaker 1>the speed and the transaction times and the settlement of

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<v Speaker 1>course instance settlement. So incredible. What's happening So Bloomberg reported

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<v Speaker 1>Wednesday that the company has launched the on chain public

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<v Speaker 1>equity network known as OPEN, which allows companies to issue

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<v Speaker 1>real equity directly on Figures provenance blockchain. Unlike other tokenized

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<v Speaker 1>stock offerings, which typically mirror existing shares through synthetic instruments,

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<v Speaker 1>the equity issued on open represents actual ownership. Those shares

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<v Speaker 1>can be lent or pledged directly on the blockchain bypassing

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<v Speaker 1>intermediaries such as custodians, exchanges, and brokers. According to Figure

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<v Speaker 1>CEO Mike Kaigney, now I do believe this is the

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<v Speaker 1>I think phase one is the mirroring of the shares

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<v Speaker 1>a tokenized version on chain, right, And that requires multiple

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<v Speaker 1>that's going to be phase one. But eventually what this

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<v Speaker 1>pretty amazing. In practice, the system allows investors to lend

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<v Speaker 1>lending markets. Proponents say the approach could streamline settlement and

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<v Speaker 1>improve transparency around ownership and lending activity. Okay, moving ahead.

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<v Speaker 1>Bit Wise lists Bitcoin, ether and Salona ETPs on Nasdaq's Stockholm.

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<v Speaker 1>More capital coming in, more participants, more building, and of

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<v Speaker 1>tell companies and so forth, you guys can research that.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sure some of you learned about Metcalf's law in

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<v Speaker 1>bitwise has listed seven crypto exchange traded products denominated into

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<v Speaker 1>exposure to bitcoin, Ether, and Solana. According to a Wednesday announcement.

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<v Speaker 1>Love it, guys. More on rams being built across the globe.

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<v Speaker 1>Here's another example, bit Panda target's Frankfurt IPO with up

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<v Speaker 1>over if companies are looking to go public right but

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<v Speaker 1>So Austria based crypto trading platform bit Panda is moving

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<v Speaker 1>seven billion dollars to five billion euros. The ipo could

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<v Speaker 1>take place as early as the first quarter, with the

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<v Speaker 1>company working alongside Citygroup, Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank. See

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<v Speaker 1>who's involved here. So this is why I am bullish

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<v Speaker 1>on crypto, not just now for this cycle, but the

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<v Speaker 1>future cycles as well. And here's a great example of adoption.

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<v Speaker 1>Germany's DZ Bank secures MICA license for Mine crypto platform.

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<v Speaker 1>banking groups by assets security license under the European Union's

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<v Speaker 1>Do you see what is happening, and it's not one

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<v Speaker 1>They're all bending the knee here. It's inevitable. What is happening.

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<v Speaker 1>DZ Bank announced Wednesday that it had received approval from

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<v Speaker 1>Germany's Federal Financial Supervisory Authority to operate its crypto platform

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<v Speaker 1>mind Crypto, which is designed to provide crypto trading infrastructure

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<v Speaker 1>to banks within Germany's cooperative banking network. The platform will

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<v Speaker 1>Huge news and speaking of the MICAH regulations, Ripple targets

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<v Speaker 1>Europe and across the globe. They've been making a lot

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<v Speaker 1>Ripple is expanding its regulatory footprint in Europe after receiving

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<v Speaker 1>what is described as a preliminary e money authorization from

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<v Speaker 1>Luxemburg's financial regulators. The blockchain Payments Companies Set in a

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<v Speaker 1>Wednesday announcement shared with coin telegraphed that it had received

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<v Speaker 1>Commission the Surveillance do sector financier from saying that right,

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<v Speaker 1>Ripple said this step moves it closer to a full authorization,

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<v Speaker 1>which would allow the company to provide regulated payment services

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<v Speaker 1>in stable coins and other digital assets across the European

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<v Speaker 1>the building and the expansion continues now. Spain's bank Inter

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<v Speaker 1>joins thirty five million dollars bit to me around mid

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<v Speaker 1>growing bank crypto life again global banks here in almost

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<v Speaker 1>Spanish bank ban Kinter has taken a minority stake in

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<v Speaker 1>Tether and other investors as traditional banks deepen their ties

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<v Speaker 1>to the digital asset industry. The investment, announced Wednesday makes

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<v Speaker 1>bank in Thur the latest large financial institution to back

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<v Speaker 1>bit to me, following the exchange's thirty million euro or

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<v Speaker 1>That round, including Tether and Spain's BBVA, big names and

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<v Speaker 1>has aimed at supporting bit to Me's expansion across Spain

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<v Speaker 1>and the wider euro opinion. So again, the investments, the mergers,

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<v Speaker 1>the acquisition, the expansion. Everybody trying to grab as much

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<v Speaker 1>the other. So the scope of the investments is to

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<v Speaker 1>achieve technological and knowledge synergies while supporting Bittome's fintech expansion

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<v Speaker 1>throughout Spain and the European Union. Bankin said the investment

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<v Speaker 1>bit Panda's previous three investment rounds of two hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>and obviously we talked about Bitpanda looking to go public.

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<v Speaker 1>Of course, now final news on him. Pakistan taps Trump

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<v Speaker 1>linked crypto company for stable coin payments deal. You know

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<v Speaker 1>Pakistan and countries from that region. I've been partnering with

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<v Speaker 1>binancy Do a lot, So it looks like they're partnering

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<v Speaker 1>with World Liberty Financial here let me give it to details.

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<v Speaker 1>So Pakistan has signed an exploratory agreement with a company

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<v Speaker 1>linked to Trump back We're Liberty Financial to assess the

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<v Speaker 1>potential use of a dollar peg stable coin for cross

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<v Speaker 1>agreement sc Financial Technologies, a little known firm connected to

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<v Speaker 1>word Liberty Financial, and would examine whether the company's US

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<v Speaker 1>the one stable coin could be used within Pakistan's emerging

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<v Speaker 1>The source toll Reuters. Wow, really big, really big here.

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<v Speaker 1>And if Trump's word Liberty Financial is able to get

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<v Speaker 1>these partnerships with different countries, that's huge for them. And

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<v Speaker 1>just the adoption of the US dollar stable coins and

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<v Speaker 1>other crypto assets, it's amazing. Now. I know some people

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<v Speaker 1>are gonna say, man, Trump is kind of taking from

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<v Speaker 1>the crypto market here, and yeah, you know, look, it

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<v Speaker 1>is what it is. I don't know if there's anything

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<v Speaker 1>we can do about this, but you know, overall, there

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<v Speaker 1>is a silver lining, you know, for it helps with

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<v Speaker 1>crypto adoption and much more. The good thing is Pakistan,

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<v Speaker 1>like I said, they're partnering with Binance and other platforms.

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<v Speaker 1>a write up today, but just because of the market

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<v Speaker 1>to hear if the tariff ruling would happen today. It

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<v Speaker 1>the week because you know, those things I mentioned could

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<v Speaker 1>swing market. So that's why I don't want to give

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<v Speaker 1>you outdated information and all of a sudden the news

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<v Speaker 1>breaks and it changes the structure of the market. Right,

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<v Speaker 1>So that's why I held off on not publishing today.

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<v Speaker 1>know about crypto folks. Thank you so much for tuning in.

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

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