May 4th, 2026

May 29th, 2026

Lee and Jimmie discuss problems with prediction markets and regulatory capture at the CFTC, the BIS's project to improve cross-border payments, debates in Europe over how to address stablecoin dollarization, Prometheum's efforts to distribute tokenized securities through broker-dealers and RIAs, and SoFi's new stablecoin. 📺 Watch on YouTube: Coffee & Crypto With Lee & Jimmie [https://www.youtube.com/@CoffeeCryptoWithLeeAndJimmie] 📌 Hosts on X (formerly Twitter): • Lee Reiners → @leereiners [https://x.com/leereiners?lang=en] • Jimmie Lenz → @jimmie_lenz [https://x.com/jimmie_lenz] 🔗 Related Links: * How Prediction Markets and Crypto Firms Steamrolled a Watchdog Agency - The New York Times [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/24/us/how-prediction-markets-and-crypto-firms-steamrolled-a-watchdog-agency.html?campaign_id=4&emc=edit_dk_20260528&instance_id=176305&nl=dealbook®i_id=173941008&segment_id=220593&user_id=536deb3005e7752b6a4354a069c648fa] * Press release: Project Agorá shows how tokenisation can improve wholesale cross-border payments; work will advance to real-value testing [https://www.bis.org/press/p260527.htm] * ECB rebuffs proposals to boost euro stablecoins as too risky | Reuters [https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/ecb-rebuffs-proposals-boost-euro-stablecoins-too-risky-2026-05-22/] * Prometheum says tokenized securities need Wall Street distribution to scale [https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/05/25/prometheum-bets-wall-street-distribution-is-the-missing-link-for-tokenized-securities] * SoFi Technologies, Inc. (SOFI) - SoFiUSD Becomes the First Stablecoin Issued by a US National Bank to Launch on a Banking Platform [https://investors.sofi.com/news/news-details/2026/SoFiUSD-Becomes-the-First-Stablecoin-Issued-by-a-US-National-Bank-to-Launch-on-a-Banking-Platform/default.aspx?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email]

May 22nd, 2026

Lee and Jimmie discuss President Trump's Executive Order on FinTech, the Fed's proposed Payment Account, new data on crypto adoption, the SEC's planned tokenization exemption, and SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce's pending departure. 📺 Watch on YouTube: Coffee & Crypto With Lee & Jimmie [https://www.youtube.com/@CoffeeCryptoWithLeeAndJimmie] 📌 Hosts on X (formerly Twitter): • Lee Reiners → @leereiners [https://x.com/leereiners?lang=en] • Jimmie Lenz → @jimmie_lenz [https://x.com/jimmie_lenz] 🔗 Related Links: * Integrating Financial Technology Innovation into Regulatory Frameworks – The White House [https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/05/integrating-financial-technology-innovation-into-regulatory-frameworks/] * Federal Reserve Board - Federal Reserve Board requests public comment on a proposal to establish a "payment account," which legally eligible financial institutions could use for the specific purpose of clearing and settling their payments [https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/other20260520a.htm] * Why the OCC's Stablecoin Charter Push Is Illegal, Dangerous, and Likely to End in Bailouts – The FinReg Blog [https://sites.duke.edu/thefinregblog/2026/05/21/why-the-occs-stablecoin-charter-push-is-illegal-dangerous-and-likely-to-end-in-bailouts/] * SEC Said to Ready Plan for Trading Crypto Versions of Stocks (1) [https://news.bloomberglaw.com/crypto/sec-is-said-to-ready-plan-for-trading-crypto-versions-of-stocks] * SEC's Hester Peirce to Leave Regulator for Regent University Law Faculty Role - Bloomberg [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-21/sec-s-peirce-to-depart-wall-street-regulator-for-law-school-job]

May 15th, 2026

Lee and Jimmie discuss the Clarity Act's passage out of the Senate Banking Committee, tokenized repo, DTCC's tokenization service, Paul Atkins' views on on-chain markets, and Coinbase partnering with Hyperliquid. 📺 Watch on YouTube: Coffee & Crypto With Lee & Jimmie [https://www.youtube.com/@CoffeeCryptoWithLeeAndJimmie] 📌 Hosts on X (formerly Twitter): • Lee Reiners → @leereiners [https://x.com/leereiners?lang=en] • Jimmie Lenz → @jimmie_lenz [https://x.com/jimmie_lenz] 🔗 Related Links: * Clarity Act clears U.S. Senate committee, on its way to a final test in Congress [https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/05/14/clarity-act-clears-u-s-senate-committee-on-its-way-to-a-final-test-in-congress] * JPMorgan, Wall Street Use Blockchain in $13 Trillion Repo Market - Bloomberg [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-05-12/jpmorgan-wall-street-use-blockchain-in-13-trillion-repo-market?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=twitter] * DTCC Advances DTC Tokenization Service; 50+ Firms Join | DTCC [https://www.dtcc.com/news/2026/may/04/dtcc-advances-development-of-new-tokenization-service?utm_source=mkto&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=diga_tzs_awr&mkt_tok=NjY5LVFJTC05MjEAAAGhnKcaAe3pTnM4vGWyQdEEWtZwcbiazsHzpeao3tWyGOlIUcouoPhe3CYuqmbjHwWKVXeCNM3uFUhOXt_j3hZ5mN777mqRYC9I4939lvgWVeTpj0g] * SEC.gov | Remarks at the Special Competitive Studies Project AI+ Expo [https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/speeches-statements/atkins-remarks-scsp-ai-expo-050826] * Coinbase and Hyperliquid: Aligning Markets on Hyperliquid to USDC [https://www.coinbase.com/blog/coinbase-and-hyperliquid-aligning-markets-on-hyperliquid-to-usdc]

May 8th, 2026

Lee and Jimmie discuss the failure of a crypto custodian with ties to DA@D, the potential return of crypto skeptic Sherrod Brown to the U.S. Senate, what's next for the crypto market structure bill, and the potential for NFTs to prove identity in agentic payments. 📺 Watch on YouTube: Coffee & Crypto With Lee & Jimmie [https://www.youtube.com/@CoffeeCryptoWithLeeAndJimmie] 📌 Hosts on X (formerly Twitter): • Lee Reiners → @leereiners [https://x.com/leereiners?lang=en] • Jimmie Lenz → @jimmie_lenz [https://x.com/jimmie_lenz] 🔗 Related Links: * Kraken's parent company Payward alleges $25 million crypto custody fraud in lawsuit against Etana and firm's CEO [https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/05/04/kraken-s-parent-company-payward-alleges-usd25-million-crypto-custody-fraud-in-lawsuit-against-etana-and-firm-s-ceo] * After crypto helped oust him, Sherrod Brown changes his tune [https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/crypto-cash-could-threaten-sherrod-084500734.html] * A Model Built to Mislead: Why the CEA's Stablecoin Analysis was Rigged - Americans for Financial Reform [https://ourfinancialsecurity.org/resources/a-model-built-to-mislead/] * Sen. Gillibrand: No crypto bill without ethics provision amid President Trump's ties through memecoins, World Liberty | The Block [https://www.theblock.co/post/400275/sen-gillibrand-no-crypto-bill-without-ethics-provision-amid-president-trumps-ties-through-memecoins-world-liberty?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&_bhlid=a4f55735c1f1d0b6d6af3512768aeb537666312c] * Is $WLFI an Unregistered Security? – The FinReg Blog [https://sites.duke.edu/thefinregblog/2026/05/08/is-wlfi-an-unregistered-security/] * Reid Hoffman says NFTs may make a comeback as AI agents strain online identity [https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/05/06/reid-hoffman-says-nfts-may-make-a-comeback-as-ai-agents-strain-online-identity?utm_source=securitiesdocket.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=doj-and-sec-charge-corporate-lawyers-dozens-of-others-with-massive-insider-trading-scheme&_bhlid=2a5239f63fa263c3e9ef60a0853de7ec5cd7e50a]

May 4th, 2026

Lee and Jimmie discuss a new Senate compromise on stablecoin rewards, the debate around whether stablecoin issuers should unilaterally freeze wallets tied to illicit activities, an SEC staff statement exempting DeFi front-ends from broker-dealer registration, and the myriad issues surrounding event contracts and prediction markets. 📺 Watch on YouTube: Coffee & Crypto With Lee & Jimmie [https://www.youtube.com/@CoffeeCryptoWithLeeAndJimmie] 📌 Hosts on X (formerly Twitter): • Lee Reiners → @leereiners [https://x.com/leereiners?lang=en] • Jimmie Lenz → @jimmie_lenz [https://x.com/jimmie_lenz] 🔗 Related Links: * Clarity Act text lets crypto firms offer stablecoin rewards while shielding bank yield [https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/05/01/clarity-act-text-lets-crypto-firms-offer-stablecoin-rewards-while-shielding-bank-yield] * Circle won't freeze stolen crypto. Tether will. Now what? | American Banker [https://www.americanbanker.com/news/circle-wont-freeze-stolen-crypto-tether-will-now-what] * SEC Staff Exempt Certain Crypto Wallet Interfaces From Broker-Dealer Registration Requirements - Unchained [https://unchainedcrypto.com/sec-staff-exempt-certain-crypto-wallet-interfaces-from-broker-dealer-registration-requirements-unchained/?utm_source=unchainedcrypto.beehiiv.com&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=kraken-won-t-pay-its-extortionists&_bhlid=751ccb33bad48165cc60082f08d654103ae37c91] * Senate Bans Prediction Markets for Its Members and Staff - The New York Times [https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/us/politics/senate-prediction-markets-ban.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share] * Why Almost Everyone Loses—Except a Few Sharks—on Prediction Markets - WSJ [https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/polymarket-kalshi-betting-profits-prediction-markets-eb23ac11?mod=hp_lead_pos11]