In this episode of Bankless, hosts Austin Adams and Ryan Sean Adams interview Paul Grewal, Chief Legal Officer of Coinbase, and NBA player Tristan Thompson, uniting law and basketball through the lens of cryptocurrency. The discussion explores why pro athletes are drawn to crypto, with Tristan Thompson sharing his insights on financial empowerment and portfolio diversification, while Paul Grewal addresses the regulatory battles in DC, particularly concerning stablecoin yields and the influence of bank lobbies. The episode further delves into prediction markets, with Tristan Thompson discussing his new app, basketball.fun, which tokenizes NBA players and integrates prediction markets with sports and fantasy, and concludes with Paul Grewal addressing concerns about Gary Gensler's deleted texts and the SEC's record preservation.
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