An “Armada” for Iran & Crypto’s Two Regulators 1/29/26

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🗓️ 29 January 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Meta has reported strong quarterly results, highlighting AI-driven shifts to the company’s business. The SEC and CFTC are hosting a joint conference to underscore collaboration on crypto and the digital assets market structure bill. SEC Chair Paul Atkins and CFTC Chair Mike Selig discuss the dynamic between the crypto and finance industries and making America competitive for crypto business. President Trump has warned Iran that it should make a nuclear deal with the U.S., or face a large-scale American attack. Former senior advisor on energy policy in the Biden administration’s State Department Amos Hochstein discusses the prospect of an attack on Iran over the weekend. Plus, Accuweather’s Bernie Rayno considers the likelihood of another winter storm over the weekend. Paul Atkins & Mike Selig - 8:27 Amos Hochstein - 20:15 Bernie Rayno - 30:20 In this episode: Paul Atkins, @SECPaulAtkins Mike Selig, @MichaelSelig Amos Hochstein, @amoshochstein Brian Sullivan, @SullyCNBC Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie

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0:00.0	Bring in show music, please.
0:03.0	Hi, I'm CNBC producer Katie Kramer.
0:07.0	Today on Squawk Pod.
0:09.0	The Federal Reserve stands Pat, no major surprise from the markets, waiting for the end of Jay Powell as Fed Chair.
0:15.0	We think we're well positioned here to watch how the economy forms.
0:19.0	A conversation with Crypto's two regulators, SEC Chair Paul Atkins, on retirement
0:24.7	access to digital assets.
0:26.5	We're looking to allow people to have access to those through the 401K, through the professional
0:34.2	management of what is allowed into their funds.
0:37.6	And the CFTC's Mike Selig on making America attractive for crypto business.
0:43.2	We've seen a lot of these technologies and assets move offshore, and we want to bring it back.
0:48.1	And so I think with legislation and work together between the SEC and the CFTC,
0:53.7	where you can really codify, sensible, common sense,
0:58.2	reasonable, rational rules of the road.
1:00.5	President Trump issues a warning to Iran, make a nuclear deal, or brace for an armada.
1:06.6	Amos Hochstein, a senior advisor from the Biden administration, joins us.
1:10.5	Not just the quantity of force in the region right now, but the types of force that we have put in the region right now are one that suggests both a strike and a fairly significant one.
1:22.9	Plus another winter storm on the way. It's Thursday, January 29th. Squawk Pod begins right now.
1:30.2	Stand Becky by in three, two, one. Cue, please.
1:34.5	Good morning, everybody. Welcome to Squackbox. Right here on CNBC. We are live from the
1:39.6	NASDAQ market site in Times Square. I'm Becky Quick along with Andrew Ross Sorkin. Joe is out today.
1:45.0	Six days in a row of gains for the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ at least. The S&P is now sitting
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