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<v Speaker 1>Hey, folks, Welcome into the Thinking Crypto podcast, your 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>five star rating. Weth folks, we got lots of news

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<v Speaker 1>to talk about, some not so good news with the Claritiac,

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<v Speaker 1>but incredible adoption news with institutions getting involved with crypto,

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<v Speaker 1>including Black Rock, Bny mellon a bunch more. Let's start

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<v Speaker 1>with the Clarity Act. So, folks, it's bad news after

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<v Speaker 1>bad news with the Claritiac, and you know, we've been

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<v Speaker 1>talking about it since late last week that things were

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<v Speaker 1>not looking good with the timeline getting short and the

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<v Speaker 1>ethics negotiations kind of stalling. So here's where we stand.

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<v Speaker 1>The White House has still not responded on the bipartisan

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<v Speaker 1>ethics language that was sent over to them last Friday,

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<v Speaker 1>so that's not good. It means we can't even get

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<v Speaker 1>anything going in the Senate and the Democrats are using

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<v Speaker 1>this to their advantage. So Punchbowl News is reporting there

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<v Speaker 1>is a clear consensus among Senate Democrats right now that

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<v Speaker 1>without movement on ethics, illicit finance and stable coin yield,

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<v Speaker 1>a cloture vote this week on the claritiac will fail.

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<v Speaker 1>Democrats won't be moved by crypto cash at this point.

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<v Speaker 1>So the Democrats are saying, no ethics, We're not. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>that's it, it's over right, And the cloture vote is

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<v Speaker 1>essentially that initial vote, so it's not even the final vote,

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<v Speaker 1>so we can't even get the initial vote, guys. So

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<v Speaker 1>this really sucks. It's a bad sign. Look, we got

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<v Speaker 1>a few more days and maybe they can turn it

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<v Speaker 1>around to get some sort of win here, but it

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<v Speaker 1>is not looking good. And what's mentioned here is that

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<v Speaker 1>the Democrats are not budging, so the crypto lobby is

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<v Speaker 1>not affecting them. Why, It's what we were talking about

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<v Speaker 1>for months. The banking lobby is coming in hard, Jamie Diamond,

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<v Speaker 1>JP Morgan coming in with that stable con yield situation,

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<v Speaker 1>sending the check out. Right, you see Elizabeth Warren going ham.

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<v Speaker 1>She's getting those big fat checks. We know how it works.

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<v Speaker 1>So this is not good for crypto and look, the

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<v Speaker 1>midterms are coming up. Later this year, certainly crypto will

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<v Speaker 1>be spending, but if the bank lobby is also spending, boy,

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<v Speaker 1>it's going to be really nasty. Now some other updates,

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<v Speaker 1>Senator Lummis responds to this report about the Democrats backing

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<v Speaker 1>off and warns Democrats not to kill the Clarity Act

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<v Speaker 1>by voting against cloture this week. Brendan Paterson said earlier today,

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<v Speaker 1>I asked Lummis directly if failure to reach cloture on

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<v Speaker 1>Clarity would kill the bill. She says, yeah, it will.

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<v Speaker 1>So if they don't even do this one simple thing, right,

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<v Speaker 1>and this is just one of the hurdles, that's it.

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<v Speaker 1>And I don't know even if comes September, when everybody's

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<v Speaker 1>back in office, if they're able to get this going again,

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<v Speaker 1>because it's going to be midterm election season against the

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<v Speaker 1>banking lobby is fighting hard and it's not looking good, folks.

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<v Speaker 1>So this is a tough one. And the banks and

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<v Speaker 1>the Democrats are fighting on multiple fronts. So we know

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<v Speaker 1>the banks are banking the Democrats. Right. So here a

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<v Speaker 1>conservative Wall Street Journal editorial board just publish a piece

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<v Speaker 1>beating up the Claritiac, writing that the Crypto Market Structure

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<v Speaker 1>Bill needs changes to reduce risks to the financial system.

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<v Speaker 1>This is of course a paid piece by Jamie Diamond, right,

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<v Speaker 1>so we know where this is coming from. So they're

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<v Speaker 1>fighting hard, guys, They are fighting tooth and nail, And

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<v Speaker 1>look at this, Elizabeth Warren is going after Trump's meme coin.

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<v Speaker 1>CNN is reporting that Elizabeth Warren urged the SEC to

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<v Speaker 1>probe into Trump's meme cooin over possible fraud. Now, from

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<v Speaker 1>day one, I've been saying this is not a good thing.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't care if you're a conservative, Republican independent. We

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<v Speaker 1>all know this is not a good thing and this

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<v Speaker 1>should not be in something that President Trump and the

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<v Speaker 1>First Lady should have launched. Right, they both had coins,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's just a horrible look. And now their political

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<v Speaker 1>opponents are using it against them. And now it's being

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<v Speaker 1>used as a hurdle to block the Clarity Act. So

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<v Speaker 1>this puts us in a very difficult situation. Look, I've

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<v Speaker 1>often stated I'm an independent. I think it's important for

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<v Speaker 1>people to hear that because sometimes if I criticize one

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<v Speaker 1>side or the other or both, people get very triggered. Right,

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<v Speaker 1>how dare you criticize this person or this party It's like, bro,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm calling balls and strikes here. I'm an independent, so

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna I'm actually the most neutral party here because

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not trying to root for any party in particular

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<v Speaker 1>or go against any party in particular. I'm just calling

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<v Speaker 1>it like I see it. And this really really sucks.

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<v Speaker 1>So this mean cooin thing has come back to hurt

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<v Speaker 1>us big time with the Clarity Act. And many of

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<v Speaker 1>you heard me ramble and complain about this thing for

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<v Speaker 1>over a year now, and here it is right. This

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<v Speaker 1>is one of the reasons why I was saying this

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<v Speaker 1>is not a good thing, man. But here's where we're at.

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<v Speaker 1>The White House hasn't addressed it as yet. Hopefully, hopefully

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<v Speaker 1>we hear something by the end of today or tomorrow,

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<v Speaker 1>and hopefully they're able to do the cloture vote in

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<v Speaker 1>the Senate. That would be ideal. But time is running

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<v Speaker 1>out and we'll see where things go. Now, this is

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<v Speaker 1>some interesting news. A US FBI intelligence agent arrested in

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<v Speaker 1>connection with theft of one million dollars in crypto. The agent,

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<v Speaker 1>who had top secret clearance and worked in FBI headquarters,

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<v Speaker 1>was accused of taking crypto from Wallace. The agency had investigated.

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<v Speaker 1>So remember, over the years, these agencies have been seizing

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<v Speaker 1>crypto from bad actors and much more. But it looks

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<v Speaker 1>like some bad actors that those agencies were stealing crypto.

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<v Speaker 1>But obviously he's been caught. So the high level special

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<v Speaker 1>agent identified as Patrick Stephen Yarmock allegedly turned himself into

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<v Speaker 1>the agency, colleagues, reporting that he dug crypto keys from

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<v Speaker 1>the FBI systems to make as many as a dozen

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<v Speaker 1>transfers to himself from accounts tied to foreign individuals he'd investigated,

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<v Speaker 1>according to an August first account followed the US District

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<v Speaker 1>Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Now, many of

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<v Speaker 1>you know when you steal crypto funds, it can easily

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<v Speaker 1>be tracked versus if you stole gold bars or cash.

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<v Speaker 1>Right because it's all in the blockchain, you can see it.

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<v Speaker 1>It's transparent. So it's a bad idea to try to

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<v Speaker 1>do nefarious or bad activities with crypto because it's going

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<v Speaker 1>to be easily easily found. So this guy got busted

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<v Speaker 1>big time. But you know, this is human nature. You're right,

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<v Speaker 1>You're going to have bad actors and everywhere in every

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<v Speaker 1>level of society. But it's good that they found them

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<v Speaker 1>and putting them to justice. Here now, folks, huge tratify

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<v Speaker 1>adoption news. We're going to talk first about BNY Melon.

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<v Speaker 1>So bn Y Melon is the largest custodial bank in

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<v Speaker 1>the world, America's oldest bank. So Galaxy Digital and b

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<v Speaker 1>and Y partner to bring institutional staking to be and

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<v Speaker 1>wise Digital Asset custody platform, combining custody, fun account and

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<v Speaker 1>staking rewards in a single servicing model for institutional clients,

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<v Speaker 1>not retail institutional clients, the big money, allowing wealthy individuals

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<v Speaker 1>and institutions to park their money in these protocols and

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<v Speaker 1>earn staking rewards just like you can. So this is

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<v Speaker 1>incredible news. This is massive adoption. You're seeing the biggest

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<v Speaker 1>of the biggest institutions getting involved here and part of

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<v Speaker 1>you know them building here. Many of them are trying

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<v Speaker 1>to catch up. And maybe this is part of Jamie

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<v Speaker 1>Diamond's plan. You know we were talking about earlier with

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<v Speaker 1>JP Morgan, that stall the CLARITYAC so we can catch

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<v Speaker 1>up and then you'll pass it. Right, then we'll let

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<v Speaker 1>it pass because we know that the Clarity Act will

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<v Speaker 1>give us the ability to do a lot more. But

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<v Speaker 1>right now they're behind the curve because the native crypto

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<v Speaker 1>firms and a lot of the four thinking companies like

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<v Speaker 1>Blackrock and others who are first to the market with

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<v Speaker 1>crypto products, you know, are ahead. So this is a

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<v Speaker 1>big move, guys. Don't miss how big this is. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>these banks are offering custody, the ability to trade the assets,

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<v Speaker 1>to steak the assets, and they're going to do all

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<v Speaker 1>the white glove services. You know, we talked a lot

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<v Speaker 1>about it over the years. Right, all the bells and whistles,

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<v Speaker 1>the moving parts and components that exist for traditional assets

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<v Speaker 1>are being set up here. So BNY, formerly known as

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<v Speaker 1>Bank of New York MELON, has steadily expanded its digital

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<v Speaker 1>asset business since launching crypto custody services in twenty twenty two.

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<v Speaker 1>The bank oversees tens of trillions of dollars in assets

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<v Speaker 1>under custody and administration, making its move into blockchain infrastructure

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<v Speaker 1>closely watch across the financial industry. So as always, game

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<v Speaker 1>theory will play out when you have big moves like this,

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<v Speaker 1>the other guys are going to be in their boardrooms meeting.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, Hey, we got to get it catch up.

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<v Speaker 1>We got to get our digital asset strategy together. And

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<v Speaker 1>you know, staking is a huge part of crypto. I

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<v Speaker 1>personally steak with Eth Cardano, Algorand and others Solana as well,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's a great way to earn passive income. It's

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<v Speaker 1>something I do in the bear market. So this entire

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<v Speaker 1>bear market, I've been thinking a lot more of my

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<v Speaker 1>e than other coins and folks. A great platform you

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<v Speaker 1>can do that is on fordestx, So quick word from them.

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<v Speaker 1>This episode is brought to you by Fortax. Guys. Let's

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<v Speaker 1>be honest, the crypto market has been moving sideways for

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<v Speaker 1>a while now. A lot of people are just sitting

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<v Speaker 1>on their coins waiting for the next big move. But

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<v Speaker 1>while you're waiting, your crypto is just sitting in your

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<v Speaker 1>wallet doing absolutely nothing. That's why I want to mention

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<v Speaker 1>reasons I've continued working with them is because they keep delivering.

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<v Speaker 1>both transparency and security rather than hype. In a market

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<v Speaker 1>like this, it makes far more sense to have your

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<v Speaker 1>crypto working for you instead of letting it sit idle

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<v Speaker 1>in your wallet. I've worked with fortest x for a

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<v Speaker 1>long time, and if you're planning to hold your crypto anyway,

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<v Speaker 1>I genuinely think it's one of the smartest ways to

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<v Speaker 1>put those assets to work. And folks, I know security

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<v Speaker 1>our crypto assets and they are fully audited by certik

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<v Speaker 1>and they are sec registered and much more so. You've

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<v Speaker 1>slash x slash thinking crypto link will be in the description.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, moving ahead. Blackrock has launched two tokenized money

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<v Speaker 1>market funds bstbl on Ethereum and BRSRV across multiple blockchains,

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<v Speaker 1>both designed to qualify as eligible reserve assets for Genius

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<v Speaker 1>Act compliance stable coin issuers. Blackrock is not playing around.

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<v Speaker 1>Remember they were the first of the Wall Street firms

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<v Speaker 1>to launch a t tokenized money market fund and they

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<v Speaker 1>are expanding, so they're doubling down. And notice the blockchain

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<v Speaker 1>they're building on Ether. So this is why I hold

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<v Speaker 1>Ethan my portfolio. I'm diversified, of course, So these are

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<v Speaker 1>things you want to pay attention to. It's incredible the

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<v Speaker 1>rold's wealthiest asset manager continues to innovate and build despite

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<v Speaker 1>the bear market, despite the CLARITYAC drama. They are doubling down, guys.

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<v Speaker 1>So Blackrock is offering on chain shares of Blackrocks Select

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<v Speaker 1>Treasury based Liquidity Fund BSTBL, a tokenized share class on

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<v Speaker 1>etherorem for an existing Blackrock money market fund. In addition,

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<v Speaker 1>a new Blackrock Daily Reinvestment stable Coin Reserve Vehicle BRSRV

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<v Speaker 1>for years and now tradfi they've had their AHA moment

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<v Speaker 1>well as the prices. So huge news here, and I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>infrastructure to the XRP ledger. Huge adoption news here for

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<v Speaker 1>the XRP Ledger, they said here deepening our push into

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<v Speaker 1>fund on the XRPL last week, a clear signal that

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<v Speaker 1>getting adoption. A lot of haters are crying right now,

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<v Speaker 1>and I say that because there's been so much fud

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<v Speaker 1>the XRP ledger. Even more XRP Ledger news here. X

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<v Speaker 1>So the ecosystem being built here to do a lot

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<v Speaker 1>more with your XRP borrowing, lending, and much more. Now

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<v Speaker 1>card for holding and spending dollar back stable coins. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>if you recall, I interviewed the head of crypto at

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<v Speaker 1>their stable coin, and Salona called USDPT and I'd hope

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<v Speaker 1>to have him back on to talk about this. His

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<v Speaker 1>name is Malcolm Clark. But again, guys, I mean, look

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<v Speaker 1>at the building that's happening, right. You got the banks,

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<v Speaker 1>the payment companies, the stock exchanges and more all getting involved,

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<v Speaker 1>So don't let the price blind you, you know, to

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<v Speaker 1>make you feel like, oh it's over for crypto. Isn't

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<v Speaker 1>never coming back? Oh no, the prices are done. Clarityac's

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<v Speaker 1>not passed. No, no, these guys are building. The Claritiac

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<v Speaker 1>will eventually pass. Right. It sucks that it's not moving

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<v Speaker 1>right now because you know politics, But eventually we'll get there.

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<v Speaker 1>But the building, these guys are not stopping that. You

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<v Speaker 1>think they're sitting up worried about the Clariac. Nope, moving ahead.

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<v Speaker 1>Samsung is poised to become a dominant stable coin distributor

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<v Speaker 1>analysts a. So you got tech giants even getting involved

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<v Speaker 1>that it is adding stable coin support to eight hundred

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<v Speaker 1>a major stable coin distributor. Experts toll coin desk. This

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<v Speaker 1>is not Samsung's first venture into cryptocurrencies. Samsung, the largest

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<v Speaker 1>company in South Korea, has been actively involved in the

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<v Speaker 1>crypto industry for several years, having introduced its Digital ass

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<v Speaker 1>At wallet in twenty nineteen through Knox, a hardware isolated

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<v Speaker 1>vault with fingerprint or pin access. The wallet allows users

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<v Speaker 1>to store and manage crypto including Bitcoin, Ether and tron,

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<v Speaker 1>and NanoX directly to a Galaxy device. Samsung is now

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<v Speaker 1>arguing that it can make payments easier using a type

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<v Speaker 1>Samsung will emerge as a dominant distributor of stable coins

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<v Speaker 1>such as USDC, said Joseph Go, director and head of

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<v Speaker 1>This is the infrastructure to pipeline and all these things

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<v Speaker 1>being set up for mass adoption. Guys. There are you know,

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<v Speaker 1>millions of possibly billions of users of these Samsung phones right,

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<v Speaker 1>and you can imagine Apple's looking at this and saying, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>what is our move? So you're going to see stable

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<v Speaker 1>coins and blockchain tech in different tech sectors and different

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<v Speaker 1>parts of the economy and much more. So all these things,

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<v Speaker 1>all roads lead to more adoption, more usage of this technology. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>Robinhood wins UK crypto registration before a new regulatory regime

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<v Speaker 1>kicks off. So I've had quite a few folks from

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<v Speaker 1>Robinhood on even lad Tenev, I've interviewed him, and I

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<v Speaker 1>recently interviewed they head of crypto at Robinhood, and that

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<v Speaker 1>interview should be published either later this week or next week.

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<v Speaker 1>And they've been doing a lot with Robinhood, chain and

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<v Speaker 1>much more, and they continue to expand globally getting their licenses.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's an arms race, guys, and everybody's trying to

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<v Speaker 1>get as much market share as possible, get their licenses

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<v Speaker 1>set up shop because eventually, like I said, these regulations

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<v Speaker 1>are going to be passed and the infrastructure is going

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<v Speaker 1>to be set up, and this asset class is just

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<v Speaker 1>going to continue to grow. And mature, and it's what

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<v Speaker 1>we've been talking about for years. Blockchain rails are going

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<v Speaker 1>to power to capital markets, the economies and government. So

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<v Speaker 1>they were able to register here in the UK, and

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sure they're looking at other urisdictions and markets as well.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, final news item, micro Strategy. They continue to

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<v Speaker 1>sell bitcoin. So Michael Saylor going back against all the

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<v Speaker 1>things he said for years, and in fact he had

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<v Speaker 1>to put out a tweet saying, when I say I'd

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<v Speaker 1>never sell your bitcoin, I speak as one savor to another.

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<v Speaker 1>I have never sold mine, not one. Satoshi Strategy is

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<v Speaker 1>a public company, not my wall. Since twenty twenty, it

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<v Speaker 1>has disclosed it may buy or sell bitcoin to manage

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<v Speaker 1>capital or shared conviction, and bitcoin remains unchained. So he's

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<v Speaker 1>getting trolled and rightfully called out because this is certainly

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<v Speaker 1>bs For years, demand said Strategy would not sell, right,

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<v Speaker 1>so he lied. And I don't have a problem with

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<v Speaker 1>them selling. I mean there's all the people selling right now.

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<v Speaker 1>The point is is the lying right. We can't trust

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<v Speaker 1>this person and he's the face of bitcoin. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know why bitcoiners made this man the face of bitcoin.

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<v Speaker 1>It's pathetic, it's completely contrary to Satoshi's vision. Satoshi who

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<v Speaker 1>whoever she they are, disappeared anonymous. Right now, these bitcoiners

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<v Speaker 1>looking for some messiah, propped up Michael Saylor as a god,

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<v Speaker 1>and now he's dumping on them right again. Not necessarily

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<v Speaker 1>an issue, just he lied and telling people don't sell,

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<v Speaker 1>strategy will never sell, putting out ai slop over the

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<v Speaker 1>years on X and much more. I've done videos on it.

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<v Speaker 1>But it's pathetic and he's getting destroyed on social media rightfully.

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<v Speaker 1>So because he just lied, he should have came out

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<v Speaker 1>and said, look in the first place, just be upfront. Hey,

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<v Speaker 1>I personally am not sold. I know I've said the

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<v Speaker 1>company would not sell, but due to XX reasons and

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<v Speaker 1>so forth, we have to. But instead he kept lying.

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<v Speaker 1>I never said the company wouldn't sell. And it's like, bro,

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<v Speaker 1>we have the Internet, we have videos, it's all online,

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<v Speaker 1>you idiot. So if he was upfront and honest, I

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<v Speaker 1>think even myself I wouldn't be like, Okay, you know what,

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<v Speaker 1>did he have to pivot? But at least he's being honest.

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<v Speaker 1>But he kept lying, and I think people don't like that, right,

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<v Speaker 1>we don't, especially when they prop this guy up as

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<v Speaker 1>the savior. Of bitcoin or whatever it is is pathetic anyway,

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<v Speaker 1>I digress. That's the news, folks. Let me know what

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<v Speaker 1>you think. Leave your thoughts and comments below. I know

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<v Speaker 1>the Claritiac news is a bummer, but let's see they're

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<v Speaker 1>able to get anything done. If not, we'll have to

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<v Speaker 1>see what the insiders at Washington DC say, and I'll

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<v Speaker 1>bring them on the podcast because could they pull off

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<v Speaker 1>a miracle before the midterm elections, you know, come September maybe,

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<v Speaker 1>but right now not looking too good. But we'll have

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