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Eleanor recently spoke to Chairman French Hill & Rep. William Timmons in Nashville at the Digital Assets and Emerging Tech Policy Summit. In this conversation, we discuss why blockchain should be a core learning curriculum alongside AI and cybersecurity, the ongoing Senate debate over stablecoin yield, why Senate due diligence is normal, how stablecoins will be transitional in the U.S., and bringing crypto payment firms under OCC, FDIC, and Fed oversight. With the 2026 midterms approaching and crypto PAC money ramping up, Rep. Timmons adds that anti-crypto politics are increasingly ill-advised, PAC spending is focused on securing clear rules, and the U.S. must pass market-structure legislation.

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Welcome Chairman Hill

2:19 - Why Crypto Should Be Taught

5:29 - Stablecoin Yield Fight In DC

10:16 - No Sellout to Banks

13:28 - Payments Use Case for Stablecoins

15:11 - Clarity Timeline Update

18:59 - Rep Timmons Joins

25:00 - PAC Money and Pro Crypto Politics

28:28 - Regulatory Charters and Fed Access

31:17 - What Comes After Clarity

35:06 - If House Flips Blue In The Fall

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