

Project Crypto: How The USA Plans To Dominate Global Bitcoin & Crypto
5 snips Aug 1, 2025
Nathaniel Whittemore, host of The Breakdown podcast, brings his expertise in macro and crypto trends to a lively discussion. He evaluates the U.S.'s ambition to dominate crypto with Project Crypto, analyzing the recent White House report’s shortcomings. The duo dives into the implications of the Federal Reserve’s hawkish stance and how it affects market dynamics. They also dissect the recent Galaxy sale of 80,000 Bitcoin and its surprisingly minimal impact, alongside the transformative partnership between JP Morgan and Coinbase, which signals a shift in crypto trading.
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US Bitcoin Holdings Not Critical
- The US government's holding of Bitcoin is not crucial to crypto's success or adoption.
- Focusing on this aspect suggests other crypto developments are progressing well and overshadow concerns.
SEC Reimagines Crypto as Securities
- The SEC is shifting to embrace crypto within a modern securities framework.
- Recognizing crypto assets as potentially securities opens new financial innovation opportunities.
Crypto's Bullish Regulatory Highlights
- Hester Peirce's safe harbor proposal for crypto clarifies centralization criteria.
- The SEC speech enabled crypto's greatest hits: tokenization, DeFi protection, and clear taxonomies.