Why Crypto Is About to Get a Big Leg Up on Banks: DEX in the City

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A new White House executive order is pushing the Federal Reserve to open its master account system to fintechs and crypto firms — and for traditional banks, it’s a direct threat to their two biggest advantages: holding customer funds and facilitating payments. Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos, Jessi Brooks, and Vy Le of DEX in the City break down what a Fed master account actually is, why crypto specifically needs this to scale, what guardrails are missing from the EO, and whether this is the kind of policy shift that survives a change in administration. Short answer: yes. Hosts: ⭐️ Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos, General Counsel at StarkWare - https://x.com/kkirkbos ⭐️ TuongVy Le, General Counsel at Veda - https://x.com/TuongvyLe12 ⭐️ Jessi Brooks, General Counsel at Ribbit Capital - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessi-brooks-8289ab32/ This clip is from a longer conversation on CLARITY Act passage odds, tokenized equities, and AI-driven DeFi security threats. Full episode here: https://youtu.be/-0Kj8tZ41Wk We go live every Tuesday at 12pm ET — subscribe so you don't miss it. Coinbase: Get 20% off the first year of your Coinbase One annual plan coinbase.com/unchained Chapters: 🏦 00:00 What a Fed master account is and why it matters ⚠️ 02:30 Debanking risk, DeFi scale, and why crypto specifically needs this 🦑 04:15 Kraken's limited-purpose Fed account as the proof of concept 🔓 05:15 Jessi: access is open, but is the back end built? 💳 07:30 KK: banks are set to lose custody and payments — their two core advantages 📉 10:00 Jessi: what fintech's BaaS collapse taught us about moving too fast 🏛️ 12:45 Will a future Dem administration roll this back? All three say no _______________________________________________________ #bitcoin #ethereum #crypto #cryptocurrencies ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Subscribe to our channel! Website → https://unchainedcrypto.com Unchained Daily Newsletter (FREE!)→ https://unchainedcrypto.beehiiv.com/subscribe/ Unchained X → https://x.com/unchained_pod Apple → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1123922160?ls=1 Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/1cJrrfGY1SKBIRn5noKSAf?si=6SI4qIcRTEO7EhOe0V9n4w RSS Feed → https://feeds.megaphone.fm/LSHML4761942757 Unchained: Your no-hype resource for all things crypto!