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Crypto Water Cooler - Bitcoin Conference a Bust? Clarity Act Status, Meta Stablecoin, & Tether's $1 Billion Profit!
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- May 2, 2026
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- 1888
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In this episode, Amanda and Tony discuss the Bitcoin Las Vegas conference takeaways, the Clarity Act’s status and when it may pass, Meta utilizing the USDC stablecoin for payments to creators, Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky’s sentencing, and Tether’s continued business growth and expansion. Brought to you by 🏦 Learn about iTrustCapital’s powerful Premium Custody Account (PCA) and tax-advantaged Crypto IRA platforms https://www.itrustcapital.com/go/thinkingcrypto 💡Get the (Re)Thinking Crypto Book on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D2525DYX 🖥️ Learn Crypto with Expert Commentary - http://MyCryptoCourse.com Sponsors: 🌟 Build with BitGo - https://www.bitgo.com/?utm_source=thinking_crypto&utm_medium=brand 🔐 Safely Store your Crypto with Trezor Hardware Wallets - https://affil.trezor.io/SHlz 🌟Uphold - Signup with Uphold. https://uphold.sjv.io/gbED4X Terms Apply. Cryptoassets are highly volatile. Your capital is at risk. 🖥️ Sign up with Santiment to get quality crypto metrics - https://app.santiment.net/pricing?fpr=thinkingcrypto Get 25% discount with code THINKINGCRYPTO 📰 Sign up for the Free Thinking Crypto Weekly Newsletter https://thinkingcrypto.substack.com/ ✅ Become a Channel Member - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjpkwsuHgYx9fBE0ojsJ_-w/join 🔥 Buy Merch & support the Podcast https://my-store-574b5b.creator-spring.com/ 🧙♂️Merlin - http://tinyurl.com/MerlinTCYouTube “I am a Merlin partner and get compensated for purchases made through links in this content"this content" Follow on social media: ➡️ X(Twitter) - https://x.com/thinkingcrypto ➡️ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thinkingcrypto/ ➡️ LinkedIn - http://linkedin.com/company/thinking-crypto ➡️ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thinkingcrypto/ ➡️ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@thinkingcrypto…