Coffee & Crypto with Lee & Jimmie

Hosted by Lee Reiners

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Oct 2026

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The cryptocurrency industry moves quickly! Join Dr. Jimmie Lenz, the Director of Duke University's Master of Engineering program in Financial Technology, and Lee Reiners, lecturing fellow at Duke University and Duke Law, every Friday as they break down the latest developments in crypto. If you want to stay on top of crypto technology, business, and policy, this show is for you!

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October 21, 202627 min

October 21st, 2026

Lee and Jimmie discuss former Trump administration crypto czar Bo Hines, whose company received millions from Tether while he was negotiating the GENIUS Act; the new tokenized stock trading joint venture between OKX and ICE; why some companies are opting out of having their shares tokenized; JPMorgan launching tokenized deposits on Ethereum; and Binance.US seeking to raise $100 million. 📺 Watch on YouTube: Coffee & Crypto With Lee & Jimmie 📌 Hosts on X (formerly Twitter): • Lee Reiners: @leereiners • Jimmie Lenz: @jimmie_lenz 🔗 Related Links: • He Crafted a Crypto Law for Trump, as His Company Got Millions From a Crypto Giant (WSJ) • OKX Joint Venture Files With SEC to Launch Tokenized Trading Platform (Reuters) • From Verizon to UnitedHealth, Corporate America Is Balking at "Tokenized" Stocks (WSJ) • JPMorgan Brings Deposit Token JPM Coin to Ethereum for Institutional Clients (Bloomberg) • Binance.US Seeks $100 Million to Expand Its Crypto Business (Bloomberg)

October 7, 202629 min

October 7th, 2026

Lee and Jimmie discuss the ICBA's lawsuit against the OCC over trust company charters, the CFTC's new proposal to regulate crypto exchanges, and BlackRock's new tokenized fund offerings courtesy of Ondo. 📺 Watch on YouTube: Coffee & Crypto With Lee & Jimmie 📌 Hosts on X (formerly Twitter): - Lee Reiners → @leereiners - Jimmie Lenz → @jimmie_lenz 🔗 Related Links: - Community Bankers Sue Federal Bank Regulator to Overturn Crypto Trust Charter Rule (Unchained) - CFTC Seeks Comment on First Crypto Rules for Leveraged Trading, Leaving Spot Markets Out (Unchained) - BlackRock Investment Portfolios Debut on the Blockchain as Digital Tokens (WSJ)

September 30, 202640 min

September 30th, 2026

Lee and Jimmie discuss the pending departures of SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce and Blockchain Association President Summer Mersinger, the potential for AI agents to trigger bank runs, and a new Blackrock paper on the intersection of AI and blockchain 📺 Watch on YouTube: Coffee & Crypto With Lee & Jimmie 📌 Hosts on X (formerly Twitter): Lee Reiners → @leereiners Jimmie Lenz → @jimmie_lenz 🔗 Related Links: Hester Peirce on X: "T minus 7 https://t.co/LrudEdFcKG" / X Blockchain Association CEO Summer Mersinger to Step Down; Kristin Smith, the Association's Founding Leader, to Return as Interim CEO | Blockchain Association | Blockchain Association Is an Agentic Bank Run Coming? | The Daily Spark the-machine-native-economy.pdf Federal Reserve Board - Federal Reserve Board requests public comment on two proposals related to establishing a regulatory framework for Board-supervised payment stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act

September 23, 202646 min

September 23rd, 2026

Lee and Jimmie discuss all the post-Clarity finger pointing, the concept of "onchain finance", the SEC's new "Innovation Exemption" for tokenized stocks, and Circle's new strategic partnership with Binance. 📺 Watch on YouTube: Coffee & Crypto With Lee & Jimmie 📌 Hosts on X (formerly Twitter): Lee Reiners → @leereiners Jimmie Lenz → @jimmie_lenz 🔗 Related Links: Crypto Blew Its Big Moment—and the Blame Game Has Begun - WSJ Onchain finance is coming to Wall Street—and ignoring it is no longer an option | Fortune SEC.gov | SEC Issues "Innovation Exemption" to Facilitate the Trading of Tokenized NMS Stock and Request for Comment Manhattan Prosecutors Probe Whether Binance Knowingly Allowed Iran-Linked Trading - Unchained New five-year agreement focuses on promotion of USDC globally | Circle

September 16, 202647 min

September 16th, 2026

Lee and Jimmie discuss CLARITY's demise, the SEC's new transfer agent proposal and no action relief for tokenized money market fund custody, a dispute between AMC and Robinhood over tokenized stock, and the banking regulators warning shot to community bank core service providers. 📺 Watch on YouTube: Coffee & Crypto With Lee & Jimmie 📌 Hosts on X (formerly Twitter): Lee Reiners → @leereiners Jimmie Lenz → @jimmie_lenz 🔗 Related Links: Senate cloture vote on Clarity Act fails, dealing regulatory blow to crypto industry SEC.gov | SEC Proposes to Modernize Rules for Registered Transfer Agents SEC.gov | Franklin Templeton AMC-Robinhood Feud Shows Cracks in Tokenization Spree - Bloomberg Proposed Interagency Third-Party Risk Management Guidance and Issuance of Joint Statement on Community Banks' Engagement with Core Service Providers | FDIC.gov

August 31, 202638 min

August 31st, 2026

Lee and Jimmie discuss stablecoin and tokenized deposit insights from the Federal Reserve's annual Jackson Hole symposium, World Liberty Financial's new trust company being backed by the UAE, and Uniswap founder Hayden Adams' thoughts on how tokenization will supercharge automated market making. 📺 Watch on YouTube: Coffee & Crypto With Lee & Jimmie 📌 Hosts on X (formerly Twitter): Lee Reiners → @leereiners Jimmie Lenz → @jimmie_lenz 🔗 Related Links: Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium 2026 - Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Pushing the monetary frontier: stablecoins and tokenised deposits | Bank for International Settlements Exclusive | Trump Family's New Crypto Bank Is Backed by Abu Dhabi Sheikh - WSJ https://x.com/haydenzadams/article/2089531754004554215

August 24, 202644 min

August 24th, 2026

Lee and Jimmie discuss a White House meeting to jumpstart Clarity, a Trump Hyperliquid shoutout, the SEC's new Regulation Crypto Assets, comments on the SEC's repeal of the Trade-Through Rule, World Liberty getting an OCC trust charter, and Treasury's new proposal on key Genius Act provisions. 📺 Watch on YouTube: Coffee & Crypto With Lee & Jimmie 📌 Hosts on X (formerly Twitter): Lee Reiners → @leereiners Jimmie Lenz → @jimmie_lenz 🔗 Related Links: Trump pushes Congress to move on Clarity Act during White House crypto event SEC.gov | SEC Proposes New Regulation Crypto Assets Crypto Industry Faces New Rules as CFTC Weighs Action Beyond Congress - Bloomberg Crypto bank part-owned by Trump family offers depositors way to 'gain favor' with White House, experts say | Donald Trump | The Guardian Treasury Seeks Public Comment on GENIUS Act Proposed Rulemaking | U.S. Department of the Treasury Investors Slam SEC Plan to Remove Best-Price Rule - WSJ Hyperliquid Strategies Soars After Trump Pushes for Platform's US Expansion - Bloomberg

August 14, 202644 min

August 14th, 2026

Lee and Jimmie discuss the SEC's delayed announcement of an "innovation exemption," Wells Fargo's tokenized deposit product, new tokenized money market funds coming to Europe, UK banks saying no to crypto customers, tokenizing metals, and a new government policy that may let companies hack back. 📺 Watch on YouTube: Coffee & Crypto With Lee & Jimmie 📌 Hosts on X (formerly Twitter): Lee Reiners → @leereiners Jimmie Lenz → @jimmie_lenz 🔗 Related Links: SEC to again delay 'innovation exemption' for tokenization amid Wall Street, White House concerns Exclusive | Wells Fargo to Roll Out Tokenized Deposits for Corporate Clients - WSJ BlackRock Launches Tokenized Money Market Funds in Europe - Bloomberg Digital gold, copper and uranium: prospectors stake bets on metals-crypto fusion Banks' refusal to take on crypto firms risks stunting UK industry's growth, lawmakers say Trump signed memo to allow use of cyber tools to target transnational criminal organizations, White House says | Reuters

August 6, 202645 min

August 6th, 2026

Lee and Jimmie discuss the threat quantum computing poses to crypto and Lee's new paper on the subject, the Coinkite Bitcoin wallet hack, and a new crypto index from S&P that excludes Bitcoin. 📺 Watch on YouTube: Coffee & Crypto With Lee & Jimmie 📌 Hosts on X (formerly Twitter): Lee Reiners → @leereiners Jimmie Lenz → @jimmie_lenz 🔗 Related Links: Jim Cramer Is Selling His Bitcoin Over Quantum Threat—Crypto Twitter Is Thrilled Why Financial Regulators Need a Plan for Quantum-Vulnerable Digital Assets – The FinReg Blog Coldcard Bitcoin Wallets Compromised as Hackers Exploit Software Flaw - Bloomberg S&P Dow Jones New Crypto Index Snubs Bitcoin, Not a Revenue-Generating Protocol

July 31, 202634 min

July 31st, 2026

Lee and Jimmie discuss Circle's purchase of roughly 1,000 blockchain patents from IBM, Coinbase's moves in agentic payments, the hidden tax risk in perps, and Robinhood's massive prediction markets revenue. 📺 Watch on YouTube: Coffee & Crypto With Lee & Jimmie 📌 Hosts on X (formerly Twitter): Lee Reiners → @leereiners Jimmie Lenz → @jimmie_lenz 🔗 Related Links: Building For Every Side of the Agentic Economy Circle buys nearly 1,000 blockchain patents from IBM There is a hidden tax risk of crypto perps that no one is talking about, says CME's CEO Robinhood's Event Contract Revenue Tops Crypto and Equities as Q2 Sales Hit a Record $1.31 Billion - Unchained Binance.US to Seek CFTC Designated Contract Market License in August for Prediction Markets Push - Unchained

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