Tether Co-Founder on Who Really Wins the Crypto War

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William Quigley discusses the current state of the crypto industry and the implications of regulation.

In this episode of The Milk Road Show, we sit down with William Quigley, co-founder of Tether and an early investor in Coinbase, Kraken, and dozens of other crypto projects, to discuss the biggest shifts happening in crypto today. We break down why Tether chose to leave Europe under MiCA, what the U.S. Clarity Act could mean for digital assets, why Big Tech companies like Apple, Amazon, and Meta may eventually launch their own digital currencies, and whether regulation is strengthening or weakening the crypto ecosystem. ~~~~~ ⁠⁠⁠⁠🎯We called Micron (217%), Bloom (130%), Hyperliquid (55%), and Galaxy (37%) before their big runs.Want to see what we’re buying next? Join Milk Road PRO for just $1! ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ~~~~~ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🌐 Ready for the next wave of tokenization? See how Securitize is leading it! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🚀 Real liquidity, real dividends, and just 0.04% fees- check out Bitget Stocks 2.0.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ~~~~~ 🔧 Tools & Channels ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🥛 Milk Road is hiring! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠💼 Reach ambitious investors, builders &amp…

People in this episode

Host: Milk Road

Guest: William Quigley

Topics covered

• crypto regulation
• digital currencies
• Tether
• Big Tech
• crypto ecosystem

Keywords

• crypto
• Tether
• digital assets
• regulation
• Big Tech
• MiCA
• Clarity Act

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Tether, Coinbase, Kraken, Apple, Amazon, Meta

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