Thinking Crypto News & Interviews

Thinking Crypto News & Interviews

The Thinking Crypto podcast consists of the most up to date crypto news and interviews with the folks who are building and investing in the crypto market. Episodes will cover the latest industry news, interviews, and analysis of cryptocurrencies and digital assets such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple XRP, Cardano ADA, Dogecoin and much more. Discussions will also touch on Web3, Blockchain adoption, digital currencies, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), stablecoins, tokenization, NFTS (non-fungible tokens), DeFi (decentralized finance), staking, memecoins, yield farming, metaverse and much more. You will also learn about the latest developments of technology in the crypto market, who is investing money in the space, crypto regulations and political influence on crypto. https://www.Thinkingcrypto.com/ Get the (Re)Thinking Crypto book on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D2525DYX Disclaimer - Thinking Crypto and Tony are not financial or investment experts. You should do your own research on each cryptocurrency and make your own conclusions and decisions for investment. Invest at your own risk, only invest what you are willing to lose. This podcast is for educational purposes and NOT investment or financial advice. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thinking-crypto-news-interviews--3464539/support.

Episodes

August 9, 2025 20 mins
Crypto News: Ethereum breaks $4,000 and rallies to $4,300 setting up the Altcoin market for a major rally. Harvard endowment invests $116M into BlackRock Bitcoin ETF.
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Christopher Jensen, Portfolio Manager & Director of Digital Asset Research for Franklin Templeton, joined me to discuss the firm’s crypto initiatives—including ETFs, tokenization, and much more. Topics:
- Franklin Templeton’s crypto strategy
 - The Benji Tokenization Platform
- Market outlook for real-world asset tokenization 
- Traditional finance’s (TradFi) entrance into crypto 
- The GENIUS Act and its impact on the stablecoin ma...
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Crypto News: The SEC vs Ripple XRP case is over with both parties filing Joint Dismissal of the Appeals. President Trump officially signs executive order opening the $12.5 trillion 401(k) retirement market to crypto investments.
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Crypto News: SBI outlines plans to launch Japan’s first Bitcoin-XRP dual ETF. XRP custody goes live for Korean institutions via BDACS. Dubai officially approves first crypto options license. Show Sponsor - 🔐 Safely Store your Crypto with Trezor Hardware Wallets - https://affil.trezor.io/SHlz

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Nate Geraci, President of NovaDius Wealth Management, joined me to discuss the latest SEC crypto ETF updates.
Topics:
- SEC approves in-kind creations and redemptions for Crypto ETPs 
- SEC approves but delays launch of index ETFs (Grayscale, Bitwise) 
- Will Staking in Ethereum ETFs be approved soon? 
- Bitcoin & Ethereum ETF inflows 
- BlackRock XRP & Solana Spot ETFs
- GENIUS Act Passed & Upcoming CLARITY Act 
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Crypto News: SEC says certain liquid staking tokens are NOT securities, this bodes well for approval of staking in Ethereum ETFs this month. Coinbase BASE goes down, Brazil's lower house to hold hearing on creating national Bitcoin reserve.
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Vlad Tenev, CEO of Robinhood, joined me to discuss the company’s plans for the crypto asset class, its blockchain initiatives, and more.
Topics: 
- Robinhood's strong business and financial results
- Plans for Tokenized Stocks 
- 24/7 Markets 
- Launching a public blockchain on Arbitrum 
- Robinhood's crypto service expansion 
- USDG Stablecoin and Robinhood’s role in the consortium 
- AI integration into investing and markets 
- Meme coins...
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Crypto News: CFTC will launch an initiative for trading spot crypto asset contracts. The White House is preparing an executive order to target banks that discriminate against conservatives and crypto companies, addressing debanking practices with potential fines and penalties, per WSJ. 
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Crypto News: Citigroup, JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs lead TradFi's cryptocurrency charge according to a new report by Ripple in partnership with CB Insights and the UK Centre for Blockchain Technologies. Show Sponsor - 🔐 Safely Store your Crypto with Trezor Hardware Wallets - https://affil.trezor.io/SHlz

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Crypto News: Bitcoin and altcoins continue their downtrend. Jim Cramer turns bearish signaling inverse cramer. Publicly traded company launches SUI treasury.
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Crypto News: Bitcoin and Altcoins continue their downward trend, but the crypto bull market is not over. Show Sponsor - ✅ VeChain is a versatile enterprise-grade L1 smart contract platform https://www.vechain.org/

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Crypto News: SEC Chair Paul Atkins reveals project crypto. JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says he is a "believer" in stablecoins and blockchain. Visa expands stablecoin offerings and integration of Stellar XLM and Avalanche AVAX.
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Raj Dhamodharan, EVP of Blockchain and Digital Assets at Mastercard, joined me to discuss the firm’s crypto and stablecoin initiatives.
Topics: 
- Mastercard's integration of blockchain, crypto, and stablecoins 
- Crypto Credential 
- Multi Token Network 
- USDG stablecoin - Global Dollar Network Consortium 
- Future of payments with Stablecoins 
- Future of Crypto 
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Crypto News: The President’s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets released a report that provides a roadmap to USHER IN THE GOLDEN AGE OF CRYPTO. Coinbase partners with Chase bank to accelerate crypto adoption.
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Brian from Santiment joined me to review the crypto bull market metrics. We review Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Solana, and SUI.
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Crypto News: SEC approves in-kind creations and redemptions for crypto ETPs. Senator Lummis introduces Mortgage Act to allow crypto to be used for home loans. eToro to tokenize 100 most popular US stocks on Ethereum.
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Crypto News: Will Fed Jerome Powell signal rate cuts and pump markets this Wednesday? PayPal expands Crypto Payments for U.S. merchants to cut Cross-Border Fees.
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Kevin Lehtiniitty, CEO of Borderless XYZ, joined me to discuss the impact of the GENIUS Act on stablecoin adoption.
Topics: 
- GENIUS Act passed into law 
- Stablecoin market outlook 
- Future of payments with Stablecoins 
- Banks launching Stablecoins 
- Market Structure CLARITY Act 
- Borderless xyz's services and new partnerships
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Crypto News: Bitcoin and Altcoins like BNB show strength. Timeline for the crypto bull market top revealed. Show Sponsor - ✅ VeChain is a versatile enterprise-grade L1 smart contract platform https://www.vechain.org/
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Crypto News: Bitcoin and Altcoins show signs of reversal and a rally coming this week despite Satoshi-era Bitcoin whale selling 80,000 BTC and Ripple's Chris Larsen moving 50 million XRP to an exchange.
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