The Politics of Crypto

21/08/2025 31 min
The Politics of Crypto

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Episode Synopsis

After starting as a renegade industry, crypto companies spent years—and tens of millions of dollars—fighting for legitimacy in D.C. This year, the effort paid off, with Congress passing a bill to create guardrails around stablecoins. Longtime D.C. veteran Kristin Smith of the Solana Policy Institute breaks down the history of the industry's political efforts and what comes next.

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