Congressman Ro Khanna, a California Democrat, discusses crypto and decentralization, his new book, Dignity in a Digital Age: Making Tech Work for All of Us, and how to regulate the crypto industry. Show highlights:

what Silicon Valley had to do with Congressman Khanna’s journey down the crypto rabbit hole
why Congressman Khanna is so passionate about decentralization
why Congressman Khanna thinks crypto could bring tech jobs across the country and world (rather than staying in hubs like Silicon Valley)
why Congressman Khanna thinks a new regulatory regime is necessary for crypto assets, like stablecoins
what Congressman Khanna would like vocal crypto opponents like Congressman Brad Sherman or Senator Elizabeth Warren to know about the crypto space
Congressman Khanna explains the difference between determining if an asset is a security and regulating an asset
what Congressman Khanna is doing to bring predictability to crypto regulation
how regulators could incentivize Bitcoin miners to use less energy
what Congressman Khanna thinks about know-your-customer/anti-money-laundering mechanisms in the DeFi world
how Congressman Khanna believes crypto taxes should be treated
what actions Congressman Khanna recommends for bringing more Democrats to the crypto side
whether Congressman Khanna thinks crypto is a bipartisan issue

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Miscellaneous

Questions for Congressman Khanna from Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurashin/status/1491587026344366088
Congressman Brad Sherman thinks crypto hurts people of color: https://decrypt.co/92776/crypto-race-and-democrats-brad-sherman
President’s Working Group report on stablecoins: https://www.scribd.com/document/536522482/PWG-Stablecoin-Report
Congressman Khanna’s attempt to fix the infrastructure bill: https://khanna.house.gov/media/press-releases/khanna-mchenry-lead-bipartisan-legislative-fix-new-digital-asset-reporting

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