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Congressman Tom Emmer: ‘Crypto Is Not Partisan’

With Congress expected to approve the U.S. infrastructure bill this month, Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) remains hopeful lawmakers will fix its controversial crypto provision before the law would take effect in 2023. In this episode of “Money Reimagined” with co-hosts Michael Casey and Sheila Warren, Emmer, co-chair of the Congressional Blockchain Caucus, talks about the crypto industry’s standing in Washington, bipartisan support for crypto that is growing on Capitol Hill, what needs to be done to get meaningful reform, and what’s at stake in terms of U.S. global leadership in technology and finance if that doesn’t happen.

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Why Nobody Wins in Coinbase vs. the SEC

The lawyers who say the company’s Lend product flouts securities laws may have a point. But who is serving the public interest these days?

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Crypto Has a Seat at the Table in DC. Now What?

It’s shaping up to be a busy fall for those concerned with crypto regulation in the U.S. “Money Reimagined” reviews key issues, such as the infrastructure bill’s crypto tax-reporting provision, the outlook for exchange-traded funds, and the possibility of an agency turf war over jurisdiction of crypto activities. Co-hosts Michael Casey and Sheila Warren are joined by Jarrod Loadholt, a partner with law firm Ice Miller’s public affairs group, who has previously served as senior counsel to the U.S. House Financial Services Committee, and Nikhilesh De, CoinDesk managing editor for policy and regulation.

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A Cypherpunk’s Crypto Journey – Austin Hill

For this special inaugural “OG edition” of “Money Reimagined,” hosts Sheila Warren and Michael Casey sit down with crypto entrepreneur, investor and long-time cypherpunk Austin Hill. He is perhaps best known in the crypto community for being the first CEO of Bitcoin development company Blockstream. However, his roots in crypto run much deeper than that, back to before even the arrival of bitcoin. Hill takes us back to those early days, gives his views on how the industry is doing now and what he expects and hopes for the future.

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Money Reimagined: OnlyFans and the Threat to Free Speech

A now-overturned decision to ban porn shows how banks and the state interfere with legal activities, and why cryptocurrency is needed.

OnlyFans has overturned a planned ban on porn content.

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Inside India’s Aadhaar, the World’s Largest Biometric ID System

Blockchain technology has brought conversations around decentralization, anonymity, agency and empowerment to the broader world. “Money Reimagined” hosts Michael Casey and Sheila Warren are joined by two experts to discuss digital security and privacy in India: Dr. Usha Ramanathan, a lawyer and human rights activist in India, and Marta Belcher, general counsel of Protocol Labs, chair of the Filecoin Foundation and special counsel to the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

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