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New Crypto Bill Will “Unleash Chaos,” Warns Economist

Season 2025 Episode 7257 | 17m 13s

The Senate recently passed the Genius Act. This bill establishes regulatory frameworks for the stablecoin, a cryptocurrency that will hold the same value as the US dollar. For the digital assets industry, the move is a historic milestone. But Barry Eichengreen, Professor of Economics and Politics at U.C. Berkeley, warns that the Genius Act could bring economic chaos. He joins the show to explain.

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Mark Carney; Kaja Kallas; Barry Eichengreen
John Kerry; Nick Paton Walsh; Seyed Hossein Mousavian; Becky Anderson; Amos Yadlin
Vali Nasr; Jeff Flake; Barbara F. Walter
Mike Mullen; Javid Zarif; Carol Cadwalladr
Carole Cadwalladr discusses the rise of tech “Broligarchs.”
Hala Alyan discusses her memoir “I'll Tell You When I'm Home.”
Majid Takht-Ravanchi; Andrei Kelin; Hala Alyan
Rafael Grossi; Jon Finer; Ken Martin
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Mark Carney; Kaja Kallas; Barry Eichengreen
John Kerry; Nick Paton Walsh; Seyed Hossein Mousavian; Becky Anderson; Amos Yadlin
Mike Mullen; Javid Zarif; Carol Cadwalladr
Vali Nasr; Jeff Flake; Barbara F. Walter
Majid Takht-Ravanchi; Andrei Kelin; Hala Alyan
Rafael Grossi; Jon Finer; Ken Martin
Richard Haass; Susan Glasser; Mosab Abu Toha
Ehud Barak; Sanam Vakil; Wendy Sherman; Gen. Stanley McChrystal (Ret.)
Oleksandra Matviichuk; David Sanger; Giles Clarke; Jerrod Carmichael
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