Bits + Bips: Why Tron’s IPO Matters & How Crypto Exchanges Will Win - Ep. 853
Unchained18 Juni 2025

Bits + Bips: Why Tron’s IPO Matters & How Crypto Exchanges Will Win - Ep. 853

In this week’s episode of Bits + Bips, the panel digs into why Tron’s rumored IPO is more than a headline, what Wall Street’s quiet shift into stablecoins signals, and how exchanges are racing to control token flow, even as regulation hangs in the balance. They also explore: What the Israel–Iran conflict means for global markets, oil prices, and crypto positioning Whether banks can adopt stablecoins without threatening their own deposits If regulatory clarity will come fast enough to shape the next crypto phase How to tell if ETH’s revival has staying power Sponsors: Bitwise Hosts: Ram Ahluwalia, CFA, CEO and Founder of Lumida Steve Ehrlich, Executive Editor at Unchained Guests: Christopher Perkins, President of CoinFund Vishal Gupta, Cofounder and CEO of True Markets. Links Tron and Justin Sun FT: Crypto group Tron to go public after US pauses probe into billionaire founder Unchained: Eric Trump Claims No Public Involvement in Tron’s Nasdaq Entity The Guardian: Crypto entrepreneur eats banana art he bought for $6.2m Israel - Iran WSJ: Israel Takes Control of Iran’s Skies—a Feat That Still Eludes Russia in Ukraine How Israel’s Mossad Smuggled Drone Parts to Attack Iran From Within Stablecoins and TradFi Unchained: JPMorgan Files ‘JPMD’ Trademark, Hints at Bigger Crypto Offering Coinbase and Amex Team Up on Bitcoin Card as Exchange Reveals Broad Expansion Plans Bloomberg: Bessent Says $2 Trillion Reasonable for Dollar Stablecoin Market. WSJ: Walmart and Amazon are considering launching U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoins Reuters: French Societe Generale became the first major bank to launch a dollar-pegged stablecoin The Information: Financial markets giant DTCC is exploring a stablecoin, according to The Information Regulation Unchained: White House Rejects Ban on Conflicts of Interest in Crypto’s CLARITY Act Timestamps: 🎬 0:00 Intro 📰 4:18 Why Tron’s potential IPO creates a dilemma for investors, and how Justin Sun’s Trump ties play into it 🛡️ 15:58 Should exchanges like Coinbase let investors trade whatever they want? 🏦 20:47 The reason why crypto treasury companies even exist 📊 25:59 What is driving the fierce competition among exchanges 💵 34:18 Can JPMorgan, Bank of America, and other TradFi giants succeed with stablecoins? 🤔 37:58 Will stablecoins cannibalize banks’ own deposit bases? 🌍 45:51 How the Iran–Israel conflict could shake macro markets and crypto sentiment 🚀 55:37 Why Ram and Chris are calling for an ETH breakout 📜 57:47 What are the risks if crypto regulation fails? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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