Gold Goats 'n Guns Podcast Episode #244 - Caitlin Long and Watching the Old Order Hang On
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Jan 21, 2026 
Caitlin Long, a financial industry executive and crypto advocate, brings her insights to the conversation. They dive into Jay Powell's controversial video and its implications for the Fed's credibility. Discussions on crypto regulation and tokenized Treasuries highlight shifting attitudes in the financial landscape. They also explore the complexities of legacy payment systems and the geopolitical impacts of financial policy. Caitlin and Tom discuss the resistance of entrenched interests to technological change, painting a picture of an evolving financial future.
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Fed Under Cultural And Political Siege
- The Powell
Tokenized Treasuries Threaten Fed's Role
- Tokenizing Treasuries could create a digital dollar payment rail outside Fedwire and shift power to Treasury.
- That threatens Fed control of payment infrastructure and pressures the Fed to modernize or cede functions.
Native Digital Securities Unlock Real-Time Settlement
- Native digital securities plus a tokenized dollar enable atomic real-time settlement and remove large settlement frictions.
- The SEC's move to let DTC tokenize securities accelerates this infrastructure shift.