About this episode

The episode discusses the CFTC's approval of bitcoin perpetual futures, the political influence of crypto-backed candidates, and a new initiative by the Stellar Development Foundation with DTCC.

In a move it's been teasing for months, the CFTC greenlighted bitcoin perpetual futures contracts in the U.S. Gerald walks us through what this means and how it could impact offshore crypto companies like Hyperliquid. Plus, crypto-backed candidates swept key Texas primary runoffs. We speak with former NRSC Executive Director Jason Thielman about the industry's growing political influence and strategy heading into the midterms. And Stellar Development Foundation CEO Denelle Dixon joins us to discuss a new initiative with DTCC to bring DTC-custodied assets on-chain and what it could mean for the future of tokenization.

People in this episode

Host: Gerald

Guests: Jason Thielman, Denelle Dixon

Topics covered

• CFTC
• bitcoin futures
• political influence
• Texas primaries
• tokenization
• Stellar
• crypto regulation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CFTC, Hyperliquid, Stellar Development Foundation, DTCC

Products: bitcoin perpetual futures contracts

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