Chris Perkins is the President & Managing Partner at CoinFund. In this conversation, we discuss the latest on regulation in the United States, why institutions are still very interested in crypto, when/if market structure will ever get passed, the roll of CFTC & SEC in 2026, the emergence of DATs, spot trading, the concept of privateering, and the stablecoin market.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Welcome Chris To Crypto In America!
0:48 - What Does ‘Crypto In America’ Mean To Chris
2:20 - Chokepoint & Why We Needed Regulation In the US
05:28 - Crypto Infrastructure For Trading
08:30 - Institutions Are Still Moving Forward Despite Market Pull Back
11:15 - ADL Explained
12:15 - How Regulation Can Impact Centralized Exchanges
15:00 - Market Structure Will Never Get Done??
18:00 - Path Forward For CFTC & SEC
22:00 - Future & Derivatives Exchanges Doing Spot Trading
25:14 - Digital Asset Treasury Companies
28:40 - Do We Want Crypto Seperated From Securities?
30:49 - The Concept of Privateering
37:30 - CEO Council
42:55 - The Role of Privacy
44:17 - Chris’ Military Strategies Applied to Crypto
48:00 -Tether Credit Downgrade, Thoughts On Stablecoins
52:30 - Chris Is Obsessed With Futures, The State Of Alt Coins
54:00 - Thanks Chris For Joining! Like & Subscribe
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