Alex Thorn talks with Zack Shapiro, Head of Policy at the Bitcoin Policy Institute, about the criminal case against the developers of Samourai Wallet, a non-custodial Bitcoin privacy tool, and the case’s serious implications for bitcoin and crypto legality in the U.S. Alex also talks with Galaxy’s Head of U.S. Policy, Natalia Li, about the Senate’s stablecoin bill and its chances of passage. Finally, Alex talks with Beimnet Abebe (Galaxy Trading) about the FOMC meeting, economic indicators, and markets generally.
This episode was recorded on Wednesday, May 7, 2025.
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