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🗓️ 28 December 2022
⏱️ 34 minutes
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0:00.0 | My optimistic scenario is that we spend a lot of time on the ground in one-on-one meetings, |
0:07.0 | by doing briefings, by having executives visit Washington, and that we are able to convince |
0:14.3 | all of these new people who are suddenly caring to learn about crypto that this is something |
0:20.2 | that is here for good and that they want to treat |
0:23.0 | it a little bit like we treated the internet in the early days. And we convince them to be |
0:29.2 | thoughtful and very targeted in any legislation. Welcome back to the breakdown with me, |
0:37.4 | NLW. |
0:38.7 | It's a daily podcast on macro, Bitcoin, and the big picture power shifts remaking our world. |
0:44.4 | The breakdown is sponsored by nexo.io, Circle, and Cracken, and produced and distributed by CoinDesk. |
0:53.9 | What's going on, guys? It is Tuesday, December 27th, and today my guest is Kristen Smith, |
0:59.0 | the executive director of the Blockchain Association. Before we get into that, however, |
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1:14.8 | All right, guys, today, as I mentioned, my interview is with Kristen Smith, who leads the |
1:19.0 | Blockchain Association in Washington, D.C. |
1:21.7 | Blockchain Association is a member organization with more than 100 members advocating for |
1:26.4 | better public policy around crypto. |
1:28.9 | They, as you might imagine, have had a very active year. And in this conversation, we talk about |
1:34.2 | just how different 2022 ended up from where it started. We also get into what the real state |
1:40.6 | of play is around crypto politics and what the blueprint for crypto's DC efforts are |
1:45.9 | post-SPF. All right, Kristen, welcome to the breakdown. How are you doing? It's great to be here. |
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