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EPISODE · Jan 15, 2026 · 52 MIN

DEX in the City: Why the Market Structure Bill May Not Be Good for DeFi

from Unchained · host Laura Shin

Thank you to our sponsor, Mantle! After months of anticipation, U.S. Senators have unveiled draft crypto market structure legislation. In this episode of DEX in the City, hosts Jessi Brooks, Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos and Vy Le are joined by Blockchain Association CEO and former CFTC Commissioner Summer Mersinger to unpack all the provisions that stand out. These include the bill's attempt to draw a line between centralized and decentralized platforms, the amended stance on stablecoin yield and exemptions for assets with ETFs. Would the bill “sweep up all of DeFi?” Has crypto lost the fight over stablecoin yield? And is Trump playing interference for crypto? Hosts: Jessi Brooks Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos TuongVy Le Guests: Summer Mersinger, CEO Blockchain Association Links: Tether Freezes $182 Million in USDT on Tron Senators Move to Curb Passive Stablecoin Yields in Market Structure Push How the Crypto Market Structure Law Would Expose that Trump’s WLFI Isn’t DeFi Jessi and Katherine's paper on programmable risk management Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thank you to our sponsor, Mantle! After months of anticipation, U.S. Senators have unveiled draft crypto market structure legislation. In this episode of DEX in the City, hosts Jessi Brooks, Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos and Vy Le are joined by Blockchain Association CEO and former CFTC Commissioner Summer Mersinger to unpack all the provisions that stand out. These include the bill's attempt to draw a line between centralized and decentralized platforms, the amended stance on stablecoin yield and exemptions for assets with ETFs. Would the bill “sweep up all of DeFi?” Has crypto lost the fight over stablecoin yield? And is Trump playing interference for crypto? Hosts: Jessi Brooks Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos TuongVy Le Guests: Summer Mersinger, CEO Blockchain Association Links: Tether Freezes $182 Million in USDT on Tron Senators Move to Curb Passive Stablecoin Yields in Market Structure Push How the Crypto Market Structure Law Would Expose that Trump’s WLFI Isn’t DeFi Jessi and Katherine's paper on programmable risk management Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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