Coffee & Crypto with Lee & Jimmie

Lee and Jimmie discuss former Trump administration crypto czar Bo Hines, whose company received millions from Tether while he was negotiating the GENIUS Act; the new tokenized stock trading joint venture between OKX and ICE; why some companies are opting out of having their shares tokenized; JPMorgan launching tokenized deposits on Ethereum; and Binance.US seeking to raise $100 million. 📺 Watch on YouTube: Coffee & Crypto With Lee & Jimmie 📌 Hosts on X (formerly Twitter): • Lee Reiners: @leereiners • Jimmie Lenz: @jimmie_lenz 🔗 Related Links: • He Crafted a Crypto Law for Trump, as His Company Got Millions From a Crypto Giant (WSJ) • OKX Joint Venture Files With SEC to Launch Tokenized Trading Platform (Reuters) • From Verizon to UnitedHealth, Corporate America Is Balking at "Tokenized" Stocks (WSJ) • JPMorgan Brings Deposit Token JPM Coin to Ethereum for Institutional Clients (Bloomberg) • Binance.US Seeks $100 Million to Expand Its Crypto Business (Bloomberg)

Lee and Jimmie discuss the ICBA's lawsuit against the OCC over trust company charters, the CFTC's new proposal to regulate crypto exchanges, and BlackRock's new tokenized fund offerings courtesy of Ondo. 📺 Watch on YouTube: Coffee & Crypto With Lee & Jimmie 📌 Hosts on X (formerly Twitter): - Lee Reiners → @leereiners - Jimmie Lenz → @jimmie_lenz 🔗 Related Links: - Community Bankers Sue Federal Bank Regulator to Overturn Crypto Trust Charter Rule (Unchained) - CFTC Seeks Comment on First Crypto Rules for Leveraged Trading, Leaving Spot Markets Out (Unchained) - BlackRock Investment Portfolios Debut on the Blockchain as Digital Tokens (WSJ)

Lee and Jimmie discuss the pending departures of SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce and Blockchain Association President Summer Mersinger, the potential for AI agents to trigger bank runs, and a new Blackrock paper on the intersection of AI and blockchain   📺 Watch on YouTube: Coffee & Crypto With Lee & Jimmie    📌 Hosts on X (formerly Twitter): Lee Reiners → @leereiners Jimmie Lenz → @jimmie_lenz 🔗 Related Links: Hester Peirce on X: "T minus 7 https://t.co/LrudEdFcKG" / X Blockchain Association CEO Summer Mersinger to Step Down; Kristin Smith, the Association's Founding Leader, to Return as Interim CEO | Blockchain Association | Blockchain Association Is an Agentic Bank Run Coming? | The Daily Spark the-machine-native-economy.pdf Federal Reserve Board - Federal Reserve Board requests public comment on two proposals related to establishing a regulatory framework for Board-supervised payment stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act

Lee and Jimmie discuss all the post-Clarity finger pointing, the concept of "onchain finance", the SEC's new "Innovation Exemption" for tokenized stocks, and Circle's new strategic partnership with Binance.    📺 Watch on YouTube: Coffee & Crypto With Lee & Jimmie    📌 Hosts on X (formerly Twitter): Lee Reiners → @leereiners Jimmie Lenz → @jimmie_lenz 🔗 Related Links: Crypto Blew Its Big Moment—and the Blame Game Has Begun - WSJ Onchain finance is coming to Wall Street—and ignoring it is no longer an option | Fortune SEC.gov | SEC Issues "Innovation Exemption" to Facilitate the Trading of Tokenized NMS Stock and Request for Comment Manhattan Prosecutors Probe Whether Binance Knowingly Allowed Iran-Linked Trading - Unchained New five-year agreement focuses on promotion of USDC globally | Circle

Lee and Jimmie discuss CLARITY's demise, the SEC's new transfer agent proposal and no action relief for tokenized money market fund custody, a dispute between AMC and Robinhood over tokenized stock, and the banking regulators warning shot to community bank core service providers.   📺 Watch on YouTube: Coffee & Crypto With Lee & Jimmie    📌 Hosts on X (formerly Twitter): Lee Reiners → @leereiners Jimmie Lenz → @jimmie_lenz 🔗 Related Links: Senate cloture vote on Clarity Act fails, dealing regulatory blow to crypto industry SEC.gov | SEC Proposes to Modernize Rules for Registered Transfer Agents SEC.gov | Franklin Templeton AMC-Robinhood Feud Shows Cracks in Tokenization Spree - Bloomberg Proposed Interagency Third-Party Risk Management Guidance and Issuance of Joint Statement on Community Banks' Engagement with Core Service Providers | FDIC.gov