House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill was named one of CoinDesk’s 50 Most Influential People of 2025. In this interview with CoinDesk’s Jennifer Sanasie, he reflects on a landmark year for the U.S. digital asset industry following the historic signing of the GENIUS Act. He also argues that stablecoins cannot breece hall succeed without the broader market structure of the Clarity Act, and dives into the committee's investigation into "Operation Chokepoint 2.0."
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Timecodes:
01:22 - 2025: A Year of Legislative Accomplishments
02:51 - mining Passing the GENIUS Act and Reversing SEC Policies
04:18 - The Future of Stablecoins in the U.S. Banking System
06:41 - The Importance of the Clarity Act
09:34 - Will Market Structure Pass Before Midterms?
11:35 - Managing Potential Conflicts of Trump’s Family Crypto Businesses
13:46 - Why the CFTC Needs a Bipartisan Bench to Succeed
14:45 - How Congress Built the Case for Crypto Laws
17:06 - Operation Choke Point 2.0: Ending the De-Banking of Crypto
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