Ryan VanGrack

Thank you @SenatorTimScott, @SenLummis, and @JohnBoozman - along with senators and staff on both sides of the aisle - for taking a huge step today to advance the CLARITY Act. Major legislation requires real compromise, and while the industry did not get everything it wanted, this bill is an extraordinary achievement and strikes the right balance. By bringing emerging technology under a clear federal umbrella while preserving the gold-standard protections of the U.S. financial system, this bill represents a major legislative achievement that the Senate should pass without delay.

The SEC deleted a full year of Gary Gensler's communications at the peak of his campaign against crypto. The FDIC tried to secretly cut off an entire lawful industry from the banking system and buried the evidence. The US government doesn't get to operate like this. Unless the American people allow them to. So @Coinbase sued, won, and exposed the details, resulting in one of the largest FOIA awards in each agency's history. More details below.

Coinbase makes its case for the Clarity Act, the first major legislation to regulate crypto. The crypto and banking industries both have a lot at stake and they're battling it out, while everyone waits to hear what will be in the Senate bill. @rvangrack bit.ly/4w84BTz

🎥 @SenatorHagerty says Sen. Elizabeth Warren tried to 'destroy' the GENIUS Act. One year after the landmark stablecoin law was signed, its architect looks back at the fight to get it passed, and explains why the next battle over the CLARITY Act may be even tougher. Plus, @RebeccaRettig1 is joined by @RVanGrack, Coinbase's new Vice Chairman, to break down the Kalshi-CFTC-Michigan standoff, the U.S.-U.K.'s push to align on stablecoins. They also choose their 'zero' and 'hero' of the week. 00:00 Welcome to The Policy Protocol 01:14 Coinbase's New Vice Chairman Ryan VanGrack Co-Hosts 03:06 Kalshi, Michigan Courts, and the CFTC Standoff 07:51 US-UK Joint Statement on Stablecoins 11:22 Conversation with Senator Bill Hagerty 11:54 GENIUS at One Year: Countries Copying U.S. Language Word for Word 12:41 Warren's Midnight Amendments and the Real Fight Behind the Bill 17:51 What are CLARITY's Remaining Hurdles? 19:05 Will Democrats Allow a Win? Hagerty on CLARITY's Path Forward 21:11 World Cup Picks With Senator Hagerty 24:37 Hero of the Week: Harry Jung 25:35 Zero of the Week: Sam Bankman-Fried

WATCH: @RepTimmons on the importance of passing the CLARITY Act: “Well, I think that it's hard to even imagine what the world's going to look like in 20 years, but in order for us to continue to be the center of the global economy and to continue to provide the American dream that people have enjoyed for 250 years, we've got to get this right. And that's the importance of passing [the] CLARITY [Act]. And we gotta then build on it. And there's other pieces of legislation that will continue to give the rules of the road to the free market to continue to innovate.” 📺⬇️

⚖️ The Senate just voted unanimously: SBF should never get a pardon. "He had his day in court," said Sen. Lummis, who co-led the resolution with Sen. Gallego. unchainedcrypto.com/senate-passes-…

If you do one thing today, follow @RVanGrack. Stepping into the role of Vice Chair - Ryan will be at the forefront of advancing crypto and Coinbase.