Capitol Hill War Stories from a DC Lobbyist Who’s Seen It All (SBF, Gensler, Elizabeth Warren)

Crypto policy in Washington has gone from punchline to power center. David sits down with Ron Hammond, Head of Policy and Advocacy at Wintermute, for a rare inside look at how crypto actually moves through DC: the SBF era, Elizabeth Warren’s anti-crypto army, Gary Gensler’s SEC, bank lobby pressure, Trump’s crypto conflicts, the Clarity Act fight, and why privacy and self-custody may be the next major battleground.---📣SPOTIFY PREMIUM RSS FEED | USE CODE: SPOTIFY24https://bankless.cc/spotify-premium---BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:🔮POLYMARKET | #1 PREDICTION MARKEThttps://bankless.cc/polymarket-podcast🧭OKX | TRADE, EARN, PAY to OKX | 120M+ USERS WORLDWIDEhttps://app.okx.com/join/USBANKLESS🦊 METAMASK | DOWNLOAD NOWhttps://go.metamask.io/BL-Pod-Download🌐BRIX | EMERGING MARKET YIELDhttps://bankless.cc/brix🎯THE DEFI REPORT | ONCHAIN INSIGHTShttps://thedefireport.io/bankless---TIMESTAMPS0:00 Becoming “Captain Crypto” in DC4:03 From Joke to Serious Political Force6:19 Why Crypto Punches Above Its Weight10:28 How SBF Captured Washington13:26 The FTX Fallout in Capitol Hill16:25 Elizabeth Warren and Crypto’s Proxy Wars19:04 How DC Letters Actually Get Written25:33 How Powerful Is the Crypto Lobby?27:28 Who Is Playing on Crypto’s Side?31:01 Democrats, Gensler, and the 2024 Lesson35:07 The Gensler Era and Prometheum41:21 Will Warren Ever Pivot?43:20 Trump, the Crypto Ball, and World Liberty49:30 Will the Clarity Act Pass?53:30 Privacy, Self-Custody, and the Next Front56:23 The Social Side of Crypto in DC---RESOURCESRon Hammondhttps://x.com/RonwHammond---Not financial or tax advice. See our investment disclosures here:https://www.bankless.com/disclosures