Unchained: Big Ideas From The Worlds Of Blockchain And Cryptocurrency

Congressman Ro Khanna, a California Democrat, discusses crypto and decentralization, his new book, Dignity in a Digital Age: Making Tech Work for All of Us, and how to regulate the crypto industry. Show highlights: what Silicon Valley had to do with Congressman Khanna’s journey down the crypto rabbit hole why Congressman Khanna is so passionate about decentralization why Congressman Khanna thinks crypto could bring tech jobs across the country and world (rather than staying in hubs like Silicon Valley) why Congressman Khanna thinks a new regulatory regime is necessary for crypto assets, like stablecoins what Congressman Khanna would like vocal crypto opponents like Congressman Brad Sherman or Senator Elizabeth Warren to know about the crypto space Congressman Khanna explains the difference between determining if an asset is a security and regulating an asset what Congressman Khanna is doing to bring predictability to crypto regulation how regulators could incentivize Bitcoin miners to use less energy