April 4th, 2025

Lee and Jimmie discuss the impact of tariffs on crypto's price, crypto adoption in Brazil, GameStop's Bitcoin gambit, a stablecoin bill in the House, Circle's S-1, an update on the FBI's fake token sting operation, Paul Atkins' nomination hearing, and more crypto roundtables at the SEC. Lee's X: @leereiners Jimmie's X: @jimmie_lenz Related Links: Trump Tariffs Test Bitcoin's Supposed Digital Gold Status (BTC) - Bloomberg 42% of Brazilian Investors Have Bought Crypto, Survey Finds https://www.theblock.co/post/348522/gamestop-hits-reset-with-bitcoin-bet-but-investors-arent-all-in US House committee passes stablecoin-regulating STABLE Act Circle Files for IPO as Stablecoin Issuer Shows Growing Revenue - Bloomberg XRP outperforms market as Coinbase seeks CFTC approval for futures trading US court fines UAE crypto firm CLS Global $428K for wash trading SEC.gov | SEC Crypto Task Force to Host Four More Roundtables https://www.theblock.co/post/348499/senators-grill-sec-nominee-paul-atkins-over-ftx-ties-agency-missteps-under-gensler