UNCHAINED: Congressman French Hill on Crypto and His Top Pick for the Next SEC Chair

Jul 19, 2024

Congressman French Hill, running for House Financial Services Committee chair, discusses crypto regulation. Topics include: FIT21 bill, SEC chair successor preference, CFTC spot market regulation support, Chevron doctrine impact, Trump's crypto stance, and Binance executive detention case.

Ask episode

Chapters

Transcript

Episode notes

Intro

00:00 • 2min

Congressman's Support for Crypto Regulation and Blockchain Technology

01:43 • 9min

Discussion on Oversight of Crypto Exchanges and CFTC

10:45 • 2min

Token Challenges, Regulatory Landscape, and Call for Release

13:00 • 15min

Crypto News: BTC Sale Conclusion, Mt. Gox Distributions, ETF Inflows, and Ethereum ETF Fees

27:39 • 4min

Various Cryptocurrency Topics: Grayscale ETF Conversion, State Street's Initiatives, Exchange Hacks, FTX Settlement, and Legal Denial for Tornado Cash Developer

31:15 • 5min

Legal battles, SEC investigations, and token migration in the crypto world

36:12 • 3min

Rep. French Hill, who is running to chair the House Financial Services Committee, reveals his preference for the next SEC chair if Trump wins, gives his odds on a crypto bill passing by year’s end, and says he supports the CFTC regulating spot crypto markets.

Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pods, Fountain, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform.

In this episode of Unchained, Congressman French Hill provides an insider's perspective on the present and future of crypto regulation. Hill delves into the ongoing legislation and the implications of the FIT21 Bill, shares his views on who should succeed Gary Gensler as SEC chair if Trump is re-elected, and discusses the controversial role of the CFTC in regulating the crypto industry. He also touches on the potential impacts of the Chevron doctrine being overturned by the Supreme Court, Trump’s evolving stance on crypto, and the latest developments in the Binance executive detention case in Nigeria.

Show highlights:

How Rep. Hill's long-time passion for technological advancement led to his involvement in crypto and blockchain
The current state of ongoing legislation and why Rep. Hill is proud of the FIT21 bill
Who would be his top pick to chair the SEC if Trump is re-elected as president
Why he supports having the CFTC regulate the spot crypto markets
How he thinks teams should launch tokens in the US
How he thinks the overturning of the Chevron doctrine will impact crypto
Why Trump changed his mind on crypto, according to Rep. Hill
Why Congressman Hill is running for chair of the House Financial Services Committee
The update on Tigran Gambaryan, the Binance executive detained in Nigeria, whom Rep. Hill visited recently

Visit our website for breaking news, analysis, op-eds, articles to learn about crypto, and much more: unchainedcrypto.com

Thank you to our sponsors!

Guest:

Congressman French Hill

Unchained Podcast is Produced by Laura Shin Media, LLC. Distributed by CoinDesk.