US Policy Insights and Memecoin Mania
US Policy Insights and Memecoin Mania  
Podcast: Coinbase Markets Podcast
Published On: Tue May 02 2023
Description: In this week’s podcast, we dive into the policy landscape of the digital asset space with a special guest, Kara Calvert, Senior Director and Head of US Policy at Coinbase. Kara provides us with valuable insights into what’s happening in Washington and how it could impact the industry.Georg provides a market update, covering price action, a new product release from MPL that combines defi/tradfi, and the change in market cap dominance of major assets.David updates us on the Lido activation and withdrawals queues, the broader macro outlook what to watch at the Fed this week.Greg runs through exchange flows and what’s been happening on the desk, including the sharp move lower last Wednesday, and provides an analysis of options markets.Lastly, Sid discusses the memecoin frenzy that is driving up gas fees and causing a surge in unique addresses interfacing with dexes.HostBen Floyd, Head of Execution ServicesSpecial GuestKara Calvert, Head of US PolicyPresentersGeorg Toropov, Senior CES TraderDavid Duong, Head of Institutional ResearchGreg Sutton, Senior CES TraderSid Shekhar, Senior Blockchain ResearcherLinks mentioned in showInformation on Crypto 435Crypto 435 is our campaign to grow the crypto advocacy community and share tools and resources to make your voice heard.Please get in contact if you want to help drive policy forwardsMint a Stand With Crypto commemorative NFTCoinbase response to Wells NoticeCoinbase Research & Insights Hub Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.