The Paul Barron Crypto Show

Matt Hougan, CIO at Bitwise and seasoned crypto investor, offers macro and institutional perspective. He discusses how 24/7 markets and recent geopolitical shocks exposed crypto’s trading edge. Topics include institutional Bitcoin ETF flows, private-market AI exposure, Kraken’s banking milestone, and whether altcoin rotations favor real-world utility tokens.

President Donald Trump has thrown his support behind crypto firms in their high-stakes battle with U.S. banks over whether they can offer interest-like returns on stablecoins.~This episode is sponsored by BTCC~BTCC 10% Deposit Bonus! ➜ https://bit.ly/PBNBTCC00:00 intro00:06 Sponsor: BTCC00:33 You Will Pay00:44 Trump FINALLY Takes a side01:45 Brad Garlinghouse01:57 David Sachs & Eric Trump02:12 Patrick Witt ends negotiations?03:04 Jamie Dimon fuming03:29 Stablecoins vs Banks04:05 CLARITY Odds Are Wrong04:28 Why Trump didn't burn Democrats04:59 Oops05:24 Charles Hoskinson backs CLARITY!05:46 Treasury allowing yields?05:59 DeFi Wins Major Court Case!06:39 Banks Cyber Attacks vs Deposit Flight?07:26 Media Reaction To Cyber Attack Fear08:43 ICE Budget Should've went to Cyber Defense09:01 Kristi Noem DESTROYED by Congress10:20 Thom Tillis holding CLARITY Act!?11:11 outro#Crypto #Trump #XRP~Trump Just NUKED Banks Over Stablecoin Yields!!!🔥FINALLY! 🚨CLARITY Incoming~⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-paul-barron-crypto-show--4747781/support.Join our community!Barron Market Edge (FREE)➜ https://www.paulbarronnetwork.com/barron-market-edge-signupPrivate Telegram Group (FREE) ➜ https://t.me/+nISqoMxrok40NTcxSubscribe on YouTube ✅ https://bit.ly/PBNYoutubeSubscribeX/Twitter 📱 http://bit.ly/PBNtwitterGet official PBN merch! ➜ https://merch.paulbarronnetwork.com/~ The Best Self Custody Wallet ➜ https://tangem.com/en/ Use Code PBN for Additional Discounts!~ The Best Crypto Exchange ➜ Coinbase, get up to $200 in crypto - coinbase-consumer.sjv.io/BARRON~ Looking for the best tax havens for Crypto? Free Month with iTrust Capital ➜ Use PROMO CODE - PAUL BARRON https://rebrand.ly/PAULBARRON

The nation’s most powerful banker, Jamie Dimon offered stern words for the digital assets industry this week, as traditional finance and crypto backers duke it out over key language in a stalled crypto market structure bill.~This episode is sponsored by Tangem~Tangem ➜ https://bit.ly/TangemPBNUse Code: "PBN" for Additional Discounts!Guest: Luca Netz, Founder at Pudgy PenguinsFollow Luca on X https://x.com/LucaNetz00:00 intro00:10 Sponsor: Tangem00:32 CLARITY Update00:45 Jamie Dimon: You Will Pay01:22 Ripple slaps back at banks02:15 Patrick Witt tells banks to reciprocate02:52 Charles Hoskinson: No Bill is Better03:30 Luca Netz on CLARITY06:12 Revenue Sharing Tokens07:34 Dark Crypto Winter?08:30 Kalshi stealing stablecoin yields12:17 NFTs vs Casino's14:17 Upside Still coming14:55 Japan's ETF Tinder16:43 Degen Innovations17:17 LIGHTNING ROUND18:18 BASE App fail20:00 Crypto Twitter Policies20:59 Vlad vs Brian21:07 GTA 621:13 Luca Defends World Liberty Fi22:11 Meme Relief Stimulus22:39 Tariff refunds for Pudgy22:58 Kalshi Lost Plot23:07 Pokémon vs NFTs24:01 McDonald's CEO Viral Video25:25 Genius or Epic Fail?26:29 outro~Banks Warning to Crypto: ‘YOU WILL PAY!’🚨Ripple Fires Back!🔥Luca Netz INTERVIEW~⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-paul-barron-crypto-show--4747781/support.Join our community!Barron Market Edge (FREE)➜ https://www.paulbarronnetwork.com/barron-market-edge-signupPrivate Telegram Group (FREE) ➜ https://t.me/+nISqoMxrok40NTcxSubscribe on YouTube ✅ https://bit.ly/PBNYoutubeSubscribeX/Twitter 📱 http://bit.ly/PBNtwitterGet official PBN merch! ➜ https://merch.paulbarronnetwork.com/~ The Best Self Custody Wallet ➜ https://tangem.com/en/ Use Code PBN for Additional Discounts!~ The Best Crypto Exchange ➜ Coinbase, get up to $200 in crypto - coinbase-consumer.sjv.io/BARRON~ Looking for the best tax havens for Crypto? Free Month with iTrust Capital ➜ Use PROMO CODE - PAUL BARRON https://rebrand.ly/PAULBARRON

Markets jitter over U.S.-Israeli strikes and how rising energy prices could drive bigger war spending and national debt. Discussion of how crypto and stocks react differently to shocks and why risk premiums expand. Analysis of the Strait of Hormuz risk, Iran-China ties, and the economic fallout if disruptions persist. Conversation about Fed liquidity moves and the possibility of renewed money printing.

Crypto optimism surges as Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse signals a deal under the CLARITY Act is imminent. ~This episode is sponsored by Tangem~Tangem ➜ https://bit.ly/TangemPBNUse Code: "PBN" for Additional Discounts!Guest: Guest: Adam Minehardt, Chainlink Head of Public PolicyFollow on X ➜ https://x.com/adam_minehardt00:00 Intro00:10 Sponsor: Tangem00:50 One year anniversary01:30 Patrick March 1st 02:00 Brad puts pressure on banks to accept deal03:30 Why did odds explode today?05:15 Why is it taking so long?06:30 Was having a March 1st deadline a fail?08:30 Who told OCC to put this out?10:15 Admission it was him?12:20 Formal pushback to OCC?15:00 Hoskinson: Nobody is representing Retail investors17:30 Did Iran war kill CLARITY?18:50 Will Iranian outflow flight be seen as a positive21:10 LIGHTNING ROUND28:10 Outro#XRP #Crypto #cryptocurrency ~CLARITY Deadline Fail🔥Ripple To The Rescue!?🚀 INTERVIEW w/ Adam Minehardt🚨Chainlink~⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-paul-barron-crypto-show--4747781/support.Join our community!Barron Market Edge (FREE)➜ https://www.paulbarronnetwork.com/barron-market-edge-signupPrivate Telegram Group (FREE) ➜ https://t.me/+nISqoMxrok40NTcxSubscribe on YouTube ✅ https://bit.ly/PBNYoutubeSubscribeX/Twitter 📱 http://bit.ly/PBNtwitterGet official PBN merch! ➜ https://merch.paulbarronnetwork.com/~ The Best Self Custody Wallet ➜ https://tangem.com/en/ Use Code PBN for Additional Discounts!~ The Best Crypto Exchange ➜ Coinbase, get up to $200 in crypto - coinbase-consumer.sjv.io/BARRON~ Looking for the best tax havens for Crypto? Free Month with iTrust Capital ➜ Use PROMO CODE - PAUL BARRON https://rebrand.ly/PAULBARRON

Bitcoin (BTC) experienced a strong jump during the weekend as the U.S. and Israel killed the Supreme Leader of Iran and bombarded most of the country. War drums tend to be bullish for safe-haven assets. Although Bitcoin has not reacted as such lately, investors may turn to it if things get worse.~This episode is sponsored by BTCC~BTCC 10% Deposit Bonus! ➜ https://bit.ly/PBNBTCC00:00 Intro00:10 Sponsor: BTCC00:50 Market open02:15 This week03:30 Gold surges05:00 4-weeks05:30 Jake Tapper: The Big one is coming06:30 Anthony Scaramucci: capital boycott08:00 Manufacturing vs tourism10:30 Tom Lee: March could be an up month11:50 Tom Lee buys more ETH12:20 S&P never lost a war13:40 March returns14:00 Fed rate hike odds15:00 Trueflation cooked?16:40 Household debt#Crypto #bitcoin #Ethereum~WAR Panic! vs Crypto🔥Market Update🚨~⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-paul-barron-crypto-show--4747781/support.Join our community!Barron Market Edge (FREE)➜ https://www.paulbarronnetwork.com/barron-market-edge-signupPrivate Telegram Group (FREE) ➜ https://t.me/+nISqoMxrok40NTcxSubscribe on YouTube ✅ https://bit.ly/PBNYoutubeSubscribeX/Twitter 📱 http://bit.ly/PBNtwitterGet official PBN merch! ➜ https://merch.paulbarronnetwork.com/~ The Best Self Custody Wallet ➜ https://tangem.com/en/ Use Code PBN for Additional Discounts!~ The Best Crypto Exchange ➜ Coinbase, get up to $200 in crypto - coinbase-consumer.sjv.io/BARRON~ Looking for the best tax havens for Crypto? Free Month with iTrust Capital ➜ Use PROMO CODE - PAUL BARRON https://rebrand.ly/PAULBARRON

Japan is aggressively moving toward mainstreaming cryptocurrency by 2026–2028, implementing a 20% flat tax on crypto gains, planning to allow crypto ETFs, and tightening regulations to treat digital assets as securities. Meanwhile, the JPY stablecoin is launching, creating a massive wave of demand for DeFi yields.Guest: Sota Watanbe, CEO Startale GroupJoin Startale App Waitlist ➜ https://bit.ly/SoneiumApp00:00 intro00:07 Sponsor: Tangem00:58 Japan Market Recap02:40 Sota Watanabe & Soneium03:20 Japanese Yen vs Risk Assets04:00 JPY Stablecoin Launch05:18 XRP Dividends06:25 Tokenized Stocks by SBI07:25 JPY vs USDC08:23 Growth Targets09:08 When JP Stock Launch?10:00 Sony Yield Earning11:43 Yat Siu: Sega Wont Use Soneium Chain12:37 IP Infringement vs Decentralization13:28 Games & Apps Incoming14:39 LIGHTNING ROUND17:11 outro#Crypto #XRP #Ethereum~Japan’s TRILLION-$ Liquidity FLOOD Into CRYPTO!🚨Soneium🔥Sota Watanabe INTERVIEW~⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-paul-barron-crypto-show--4747781/support.Join our community!Barron Market Edge (FREE)➜ https://www.paulbarronnetwork.com/barron-market-edge-signupPrivate Telegram Group (FREE) ➜ https://t.me/+nISqoMxrok40NTcxSubscribe on YouTube ✅ https://bit.ly/PBNYoutubeSubscribeX/Twitter 📱 http://bit.ly/PBNtwitterGet official PBN merch! ➜ https://merch.paulbarronnetwork.com/~ The Best Self Custody Wallet ➜ https://tangem.com/en/ Use Code PBN for Additional Discounts!~ The Best Crypto Exchange ➜ Coinbase, get up to $200 in crypto - coinbase-consumer.sjv.io/BARRON~ Looking for the best tax havens for Crypto? Free Month with iTrust Capital ➜ Use PROMO CODE - PAUL BARRON https://rebrand.ly/PAULBARRON

The OCC released a sweeping proposal that aims to enforce the GENIUS Act and end stablecoin yield across supervised issuers. Moreover, it creates a decisive regulatory shift that draws a sharp line between compliant issuers and yield products. Anti-Yield lobby are secretly calling stablecoin users "VAMPIRES" for daring to earn real returns and draining trillions from their sleepy deposits.~This episode is sponsored by Tangem~Tangem ➜ https://bit.ly/TangemPBNUse Code: "PBN" for Additional Discounts!00:00 intro00:07 Sponsor: Tangem00:47 Deadline Approaches01:05 CLARITY Odds Climb01:33 Everyone Realized OCC Banned Stablecoin Yields02:22 Jonathan Gould defends banks02:49 "Wild West"03:01 We Are VAMPIRES03:38 Bo Hines: "Just Get A Bank License"04:30 Nobody Cares?05:00 Trump Applies To Be A Bank05:27 Silent Crypto Companies Want Bank Access06:10 Elizabeth Warren vs Jonathan Gould07:41 OCC Corruption?07:50 JP Morgan Wants To Pump Market?08:20 Japan Stablecoin Launches with Yields09:14 DeFi Summer 2.0 Coming10:54 outro#Crypto #bitcoin #ethereum~CLARITY Deadline!🚨BANKS Demonize Yield Earners as "VAMPIRES"!?🧛~⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-paul-barron-crypto-show--4747781/support.Join our community!Barron Market Edge (FREE)➜ https://www.paulbarronnetwork.com/barron-market-edge-signupPrivate Telegram Group (FREE) ➜ https://t.me/+nISqoMxrok40NTcxSubscribe on YouTube ✅ https://bit.ly/PBNYoutubeSubscribeX/Twitter 📱 http://bit.ly/PBNtwitterGet official PBN merch! ➜ https://merch.paulbarronnetwork.com/~ The Best Self Custody Wallet ➜ https://tangem.com/en/ Use Code PBN for Additional Discounts!~ The Best Crypto Exchange ➜ Coinbase, get up to $200 in crypto - coinbase-consumer.sjv.io/BARRON~ Looking for the best tax havens for Crypto? Free Month with iTrust Capital ➜ Use PROMO CODE - PAUL BARRON https://rebrand.ly/PAULBARRON

Tim Warren, trader and host of Investing Broz known for chart-based technical analysis. He walks through if-then trading frameworks and key Bitcoin and Ethereum price scenarios. They discuss inflation’s market impact, the possible market shift around the CLARITY Act, Bitcoin dominance vs altcoin upside, and a rapid-fire roundup of tokens and trading ideas.

Yesterday the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) published a 376 page document outlining rulemaking proposals for the implementation of the GENIUS Act for stablecoins. The rulemaking expands on the GENIUS Act interest ban, including certain indirect interest payment pathways.~This episode is sponsored by BTCC~BTCC 10% Deposit Bonus! ➜ https://bit.ly/PBNBTCC00:00 Intro00:20 Sponsor: BTCC00:40 ASAP01:00 Odds Surge01:30 Pump coming?01:50 Jonathan Gould02:30 Cody all in03:15 Banks Clear Winner03:45 Metamask x Master Card04:00 Bullish for coinbase?05:00 What it means?06:40 Fight over?07:15 SBF should STFU08:00 Over reach08:50 De-banking proposal (anti-crypto)09:20 Mr.Beast: Finance for everyone11:30 Kalshi exposed13:15 KYC on BTC14:20 End of March15:00 Get Ready#crypto #bitcoin #ethereum~Stablecoin Yields BANNED Before CLARITY Act!!?🚫Crypto Betrayal🔥~⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺⎺Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-paul-barron-crypto-show--4747781/support.Join our community!Barron Market Edge (FREE)➜ https://www.paulbarronnetwork.com/barron-market-edge-signupPrivate Telegram Group (FREE) ➜ https://t.me/+nISqoMxrok40NTcxSubscribe on YouTube ✅ https://bit.ly/PBNYoutubeSubscribeX/Twitter 📱 http://bit.ly/PBNtwitterGet official PBN merch! ➜ https://merch.paulbarronnetwork.com/~ The Best Self Custody Wallet ➜ https://tangem.com/en/ Use Code PBN for Additional Discounts!~ The Best Crypto Exchange ➜ Coinbase, get up to $200 in crypto - coinbase-consumer.sjv.io/BARRON~ Looking for the best tax havens for Crypto? Free Month with iTrust Capital ➜ Use PROMO CODE - PAUL BARRON https://rebrand.ly/PAULBARRON