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Are We In A Crypto Winter? Mo Shaikh on VC Leaving, Deglobalization, and Market Downturn Feb 18, 2026

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Mo Shaikh is the CoFounder & General Partner at MFV. We spoke with Mo in Hong Kong about the latest developments in the crypto market and investment space. We discuss why there’s still plenty of signal in the noise, what the west gets wrong about crypto, how deglobalization is affecting investments, how the industry has changed post-GENIUS Act, missed opportunities in America under previous administrations, if VC is leaving crypto, and if we’re in for an extended crypto winter.

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Please note that this podcast is for informational purposes only and any views shared by anyone on the show are opinions, not financial advice. The host or guests may have a direct or indirect financial interest in content mentioned in this episode.

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Welcome Mo Shaikh To Crypto In America!

0:30 - What ‘Crypto In America’ Means To Mo

1:00 - Why There’s Still Plenty of Signal In Crypto

3:00 - What Is The West Missing In Crypto?

4:30 - Deglobilization In America

7:15 - How GENIUS & Policy Has Changed Investments

9:00 - Market Downturn - Are We In A Crypto Winter?

12:30 - Building Aptos & Libra During Market Downturns & Previous Administrations

15:00 - Missed Opportunities In The US

17:30 - Which Direction Is Crypto Going? Web3 or Financial?

10:45 - Is VC Leaving Crypto?

25:00 - WhyHong Kong Is Still A Crypto Hub & Wants To Pass The US

27:00 - Mo Is Paying Attention To The Geopolitical Environment

27:30 - Thanks Mo For Joining! Like & Subscribe

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Bo Hines on Tether’s USAT Launch, When Market Structure Will Pass, & US Stablecoin Dominance Feb 16, 2026

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Bo Hines is the CEO of Tether US and former Executive Director of the President's Council of Advisers on Digital Assets. In this conversation, we discuss the latest on Tether’s push into American markets with its “soft launch” of USAT, Bo’s thoughts on Clarity Act delays, where Tether stands on the yield debate, why he’s bullish on stablecoins expanding US global dominance, and why most securities will be tokenized.

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Welcome Back Bo Hines To Crypto In America

0:30 - Update on Tether, Gold Holdings

1:45 - Launching USAT Stablecoin with Anchorage

2:40 - Soft Launch of USAT

4:30 - Similarities Of Working With David Sacks To Working With Tether

6:30 - Understanding Market Structure Delays - Will It Pass?

12:00 - Where Does Tether Stand On Yield Debate?

14:00 - How Stablecoins Impact Global Economy - US Dominance Through Stablecoins

17:00 - Banks Fighting Back Against Yield

20:15 - Is USAT Competing Against USDC?

21:33 - Senate Banking

24:00 - Career Advice From Bo

27:00 - Most Securities Will Be Tokenized

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Sharplink's Joeseph Chalom & Maple's Sidney Powell from Hong Kong Feb 13, 2026

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Today's special episode brings you inside Crypto In America's coverage of Consensus Hong Kong, where Eleanor and Jacquelyn sat down with Sharplink co-CEO Joseph Chalom and co-founder and CEO of Maple Finance Sidney Powell to dicuss the state of crypto in the region, why Hong Kong is looking to compete on the global stage with stablecoins and thoughts on U.S. policy hot topics like the stablecoin yield debate and when the Clarity Act might pass. Joseph explains why the future of DATs is making idle capital productive, while Sidney describes why the private credit market is ripe for tokenization.

Crypto Crash Shakes Investors Feb 06, 2026

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A dramatic market sell-off saw Bitcoin fall more than 50% from its all-time highs by Friday morning, as forced liquidations and selling by large institutional investors continued to push the market lower. As crypto OGs white-knuckle it through the pain, we speak with former CFTC Chair Chris Giancarlo about his amicus brief on behalf of Crypto.com, defending the CFTC’s jurisdiction over prediction markets.

Plus, Laura Dunn, who’s running to represent New York’s 12th District in Congress, joins us to discuss her pro-crypto campaign. We round out the episode with Blockchain Association CEO Summer Mersinger to discuss stablecoin yield and the ongoing tensions between banks and crypto after Monday’s White House meeting.

How Superstate Is Bringing Wall St Onchain & Why Every Bank Wants To Be Tokenized | Robert Leshner Feb 04, 2026

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Robert Lesher is the Co-Founder &CEO of Superstate. In this conversation, we discuss Superstate’s $82M raise, the future of tokenization on Wall Street, tokenized deposits, deciding what gets tokenized, the most overhyped use case of tokenization, DeFi, Stablecoins, DATs and when capital markets will embrace tokenization.

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Welcome Robert Leshner To Crypto In America

0:30 - What Does ‘Crypto In America’ Mean To Robert

3:45 - $82M Raise To Bring Wall Street On Chain

7:30 - What Is Not Being Told About Crypto & Wall St In The Media - Every Bank Is Interested In Tokenization

10:30 - Worried About DTC/Tokenization?

16:00 - Token Holders as Share Holders

18:30 - Deciding What Gets Tokenized

22:55 - Most Overhyped Tokenization Use

24:00 - Surprised There Hasn’t Been More Adoption

30:10 - Tokenized Deposits

31:50 - Stablecoins Are A Bigger Market Than Tokenized Deposits

35:00 - Previous Struggles Of Working Within US Regulations

41:00 - Lending & DeFi In Tokenization

47:40 - TradFi in Crypto

49:40 - DATs

51:25 - Robert Is Watching When Capital Markets Embrace Tokenization

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Creating The Crypto Capital Of The World | SEC Chair Paul Atkins & CFTC Chair Michael Selig Feb 02, 2026

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Eleanor spoke to Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Michael S. Selig and Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul S. Atkins on Project Crypto and how they are working to fulfill Trump's mandate to make the U.S. the crypto capital of the world.

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Intro

0:01 - Regulatory Processes

2:54 - Project Crypto

6:26 - Modernizing US Securities Laws

8:52 - Tokenized Securities and Innovation Exemption

10:48 - Future of Capital Markets On-Chain

18:16 - Congress and Market Structure Legislation

22:59 - Futureproofing

25:31 - Final Thoughts

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Clarity Act Advances, Warsh Named Fed Pick Jan 30, 2026

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After another busy week in crypto policy, Gerald and Eleanor break down the Senate Ag Committee’s party-line passage of its portion of the Clarity Act and what’s next as attention shifts to the Senate Banking Committee, joined by a16z’s Miles Jennings.

Then, following months of speculation, President Trump names Kevin Warsh as his pick for Fed chair. Veteran financial journalist Charlie Gasparino weighs in on what Warsh’s leadership could mean for markets and digital assets.

We wrap with MoonPay CLO and CAO Caroline Pham, former CFTC Chair, on SEC-CFTC harmonization efforts and whether Project Crypto can become a true joint agency initiative.After another busy week in crypto policy, Gerald and Eleanor break down the Senate Ag Committee’s party-line passage of its portion of the Clarity Act and what’s next as attention shifts to the Senate Banking Committee, joined by a16z’s Miles Jennings.

We wrap with MoonPay CLO and CAO Caroline Pham, former CFTC Chair, on SEC-CFTC harmonization efforts and whether Project Crypto can become a true joint agency initiative.

Litecoin Creator on State of Crypto, the Lite Strategy DAT, ETFs and Institutional Adoption in 2026 Jan 28, 2026

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Charlie Lee is the creator of Litecoin and currently serves as Director of the Litecoin Foundation. In this conversation, we discuss the creation of Litecoin in 2011 and how the industry has evolved since, the prospects for Litecoin ETFs, the reasoning behind his decision to sell all of his LTC, the Lite Strategy DAT and its outlook this year, growing institutional interest, and why price and adoption may be the most important crypto stories of 2026.

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Welcome Charlie Lee To Crypto In America!0:30 - What Does ‘Crypto In America’ Mean To Charlie?

1:30 - Starting Litecoin3:00 - Changes In Industry Since Mt. Gox From A Crypto OG4:30 - Starting In Google

5:45 - Sovereign Individual/Bitcoin - Does The Bitcoin Ethos Survive In Modern Age Of Crypto?

8:00 - Bitcoin No Longer A Risk-off Asset?

9:00 - Joining Coinbase In 2013 - Looking Back at Last Decade

10:15 - Litecoin ETF

12:50 - Building Through Different Phases Of Cypto (ICOs, Decentraliziation, etc)

15:50 - How To Make America The Best Place For Litecoin

17:45 - LItecoin Post-Genius Act

22:50 - Prediction Markets & Crypto

26:15 - Energy Concerns For Proof Of Stake

27:50 - Charlie Selling His Litecoin, What’s His Role Today

30:20 - Is Litecoin Holding Up It’s Original Ethos?

31:30 - Lite Strategy Digital Asset Treasury

34:30 - Institutional Interests In DATS vs. ETFs

37:30 - Tax Regulation For Crypto

39:30 - Price & Adoption Are The Most Important

41:30 - Charlie Is Paying Attention To Financial Privacy

44:00 - Thanks Charlie For Joining! Like & Subscribe

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Clarity or Chaos? With a16Z, BA, Dinari Jan 23, 2026

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The dust is settling after the Senate Banking Committee pulled a crucial vote on a key piece of crypto legislation last week. This week, we take the pulse of industry leaders to see where things stand, what went wrong, and when — if ever — the bill could move forward.

First up, we’re joined by Blockchain Association CEO Summer Mersinger to get her take on the Senate Agriculture Committee — the other committee writing crypto rules — as it releases new legislative text ahead of its own vote next week.

We’ll also hear from a16z general counsel Miles Jennings on the firm’s view of the process, and why founder Chris Dixon publicly backed pushing the Clarity Act through Senate Banking even as Coinbase pulled its support.

Finally, we wrap with Gabe Dinari, CEO of tokenization platform Dinari, on what all of this means for markets and real-world asset adoption.

Tokenization Takeover, Thoughts On Market Structure & Going Public | Carlos Domingo, Securitize Jan 21, 2026

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Carlos Domingo is the co-founder and CEO of Securitize. In this conversation, we talk about how tokenization has taken over crypto and is now pushing into traditional finance, as the NYSE announces a new on-chain venue for trading tokenized equities. We also dig into the Clarity Act, Carlos’s take on Coinbase pulling support for the market structure bill, Securitize’s plan to go public with Cantor Equity Partners at a $1.25 billion valuation, and what’s next for RWAs and DeFi.

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Welcome Carlos Domingo To Crypto In America

0:30 - What Does ‘Crypto In America’ Mean To Carlos

0:50 - Operating One Of The Largest Tokenization Company In The US

2:00 - Why Choose A Tokenized Venture Fund?

5:00 - Why Institutions Like BlackRock Are Interested In Blockchain

6:30 - Tokenization Takeover In The Industry

8:30 - Yield

11:15 Key Takeaways From St. Moritz

14:30 - NYSE Announces Tokenization - Why This Is Positive

19:50 - State Of The Clarity Act In DC

22:50 - Thanks To Gemini For Sponsoring The Show!

24:00 - Disclosures Impacting Investors

26:15 - Coinbase Controversy Over Market Structure Bill

28:30 - SEC More Important That Clarity Act?

30:00 - Biggest Change In The Last 18 Months

32:40 - What Needs To Change In Tokenization Markets?

35:30 - What’s Driving Institutional Interest Today?

36:35 - Securitize Plans To Go Public At $1.25B Valuation

40:50 - Will More Crypto Companies Go Public?

42:50 - Partnering with Cantor

45:25 - Will We Tokenize The World?

47:20 - Tokenized Funds

49:25 - RWA More Than $30B By End Of 2026?

51:20- Carlos Is Watching RWAs & DeFi Integrating - Industry Consolidation

53:00 - Thanks Carlos For Joining The Show! Like & Subscribe

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