The Top Presidential Crypto Priorities

May 20, 2025

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“We want to achieve our goal of making this the crypto capital of the world.”

These are huge aspirations coming from Bo Hines (Executive Director of the President’s Council of Advisors for Digital Assets, The White House). Bo explains to our former Head of North America Public Policy, Chainalysis, Jason Somensatto, how he and the Trump administration are on a mission to recover from the chaotic and lawfare regulatory regime under the Biden administration to foster innovation and fair digital asset regulation within the White House.

Bo provides detailed insights into the current administration's plans for promoting a pro-crypto environment including the introduction of legislation on stablecoins and market structures, the role of the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and Digital Asset Stockpile and collaborative efforts across regulatory agencies.

His narrative is anchored by the administration's ambition to ensure that the U.S. leads the charge in digital asset innovation, setting the stage for the move away from the archaic financial systems to instantaneous payments, greater transparency and self custody of assets.

This is an episode you don’t want to miss.

Minute-by-minute episode breakdown

2 | From College Football to Crypto in the White House

4 | Paving the Way for the United States as Crypto Capital

6 | Bipartisan Efforts Propel Stablecoin and Market Structure Legislation

9 | Stablecoin Legislation and Market Structure Developments

11 | Pushing for Regulatory Clarity in Crypto

14 | The Government's Strategic Embrace of Crypto and Blockchain Innovation

18 | Creating A Crypto-Friendly Regulatory Environment in the USA

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Speakers on today’s episode

Jason Somensatto *host* (Head of North America Public Policy, Chainalysis)
Bo Hines (Executive Director of the President’s Council of Advisors for Digital Assets, The White House)

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