{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Crypto Beat","title":"CoinFund investor breaks down Trump’s crypto executive order and SEC’s Project Crypto","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/b93b2daf\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2453,"description":"The Block's Head of Growth, Tim Copeland, and co-host Kelvin Sparks were joined by CoinFund’s Kavan Canekeratne.\n\n\n\nIn this episode, Tim, Kelvin and Kavan discuss the evolving U.S. regulatory stance on crypto, including the SEC’s Project Crypto and rulings on liquid staking. He explains the rise of perpetuals, tokenized assets, stablecoins, and the competitive dynamics of exchanges, while highlighting risks around leverage, meme coins, and treasury companies. The discussion closes with Ethereum vs. Solana, Bitcoin DeFi, and the growing overlap between crypto and gambling.\n\n\n\nOUTLINE\n\n00:00 - Introduction\n\n00:42 - Crypto in 401Ks and U.S. regulatory shifts\n\n03:42 - Roman Storm trial \n\n04:47 - Explosion of perpetuals trading\n\n06:18 - Exchange competition\n\n07:38 - Tokenized stocks and global adoption\n\n11:12 - Risks of leverage and stablecoin clarity\n\n16:30 - Tokenized RWAs \n\n17:32 - Ethereum’s resurgence vs. Solana’s momentum\n\n22:37 - Rollups, UX improvements, and scaling Ethereum\n\n24:48 - Meme coins, NFTs, and evolving adoption cycles\n\n30:32 - Bitcoin DeFi & treasury companies\n\n40:08 - Closing remarks\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Block Newsletters\n\nThe Block's newsletters bring you the latest news and analysis of the fast-moving crypto and DeFi markets. To subscribe, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠theblock.co/newsletters⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠\n\n\n\nGuest links:\n\nKavan Canekeratne - ⁠https://x.com/kavancane\n\nCoinfund -⁠ https://x.com/coinfund_io\n\n\n\nAre you hiring in crypto?\n\nUse Campus to quickly find your best candidates with our challenging Crypto Assessment Test.\n\nFaster hiring, stronger teams.\n\nSign up for a trial today: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠theblock.co/campus","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ut441tmJ6ubvNMi_WNSHFlPPIDlhTh8frKQSZazN3K8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mYjE3/MTQwMDJjZjg2NWI0/ZjQxMDhlZDhkZDA3/NGMyOC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}