After Their Victory, Do Democrats Have a Mandate to Go After Crypto? Not So Fast

Quick favor: We’re deciding what Unchained does next; new shows, stream times, what’s worth paying for. Our listener survey (https://unchainedcrypto.com/survey) takes five minutes, it’s anonymous, and I read the write-in answers myself. Everyone who finishes it gets a free month of Premium, Unchained or Bits + Bips, your pick. Open through Sunday, November 8. — Laura ======================================================================== Democrats swept both chambers of Congress in the midterms, and crypto still has no market structure law. Justin Slaughter and Mike Katz join Laura Shin to explain why the Clarity Act looks dead in the lame duck, the four things a House Financial Services crypto bill may contain, from stricter DeFi rules to a shift from the CFTC to the SEC, and whether the rules from SEC Chair Atkins and CFTC Chair Selig can outlast a future Democratic administration. ======================================================================== Host: 👉 Laura Shin - Founder, CEO and Host of Unchained - https://x.com/laurashin Guests: 👉 Mike Katz - Partner of Leading Frontier Tech at Manatt - https://x.com/mikekatz29 👉 Justin Slaughter - VP of Regulatory Affairs at Paradigm - https://x.com/JBSDC ======================================================================== This clip is from a longer conversation on the impact of the midterm elections on crypto. Full episode here: https://youtu.be/4rtMj2SiLwg We go live twice every week - subscribe to catch it live. Sponsor 👉 Put your crypto to work with Nexo: earn daily interest or borrow funds against your assets on one platform trusted by more than 10 million clients. Find out more at Nexo. Geo-restrictions, eligibility and terms apply. ======================================================================== Chapters: 🎬 00:00 Intro 🌊 00:26 Why Mike says the blue wave breaks the last decade's political paradigm 🗳️ 02:24 Why Justin calls this election the end of 'the long 2016' 📜 04:36 Why Justin says Clarity looks dead and what a House Dem bill could contain ⚔️ 06:40 Could Sean Casten challenge Maxine Waters, and which Democrats win out? 🏛️ 08:11 Will Atkins' SEC and Selig's CFTC crypto rules survive a Democratic Congress? 🧱 11:06 Why Mike wants new crypto rules built to withstand courts and future admins ======================================================================== #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!