Trump’s Meme Coin Party. Wall Street’s Stablecoin Gambit & Kraken’s Tokenized Stock Play | May 23...

Donald Trump’s headline-grabbing crypto gala—and the nearly $400 million fueling his digital currency empire. Is it innovation or influence-peddling (0:54)? Plus, America’s biggest banks eye a joint stablecoin project (2:13), Kraken tokenizes US stocks for global users (3:38), and Australian retirees start to go big on Bitcoin (4:37). This is your essential update on the forces shaping what’s next in money. More on stories and articles mentioned or referenced in this episode: Trump's Crypto Dinner: Black Ties, a Chinese Billionaire and Ethics Questions. Zac Anderson. USA Today. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/05/22/trump-crypto-dinner-ethics-meme-coin/83787117007/ Big Banks Explore Venturing into Crypto World Together with Joint Stablecoin. Gina Heeb and Justin Baer. Wall Street Journal. https://www.wsj.com/finance/banking/crypto-stablecoin-big-banks-a841059e Kraken to Offer Tokenized Securities, including Apple, Tesla, and Nvidia, to Customers outside the U.S. Kevin Williams. Quartz. https://qz.com/kraken-backed-solana-tokenized-us-securities-1851782038 Research Reveals Baby Boomers, Retirees Invest in Cryptocurrency. Mackenzie Colohan. ABC News (Australia). https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-23/cryptocurrency-baby-boomers-retirees-investing-in-bitcoin/105084568 The music in this episode was composed by Liborio Conti, and you can find more of his fantastic work at his YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/liborioconti