WH Advisor Patrick Witt: Shutdown's "Strange” Silver Lining For Crypto Bill Talks

White House Executive Director of the President’s Council of Advisors for Digital Assets, Patrick Witt shares his confidence with CoinDesk’s Jennifer Sanasie and Andy Baehr at Ripple Swell, that the market structure bill will be finalized by 2026. He emphasizes that President Trump wants the legislation "on his desk as soon as possible" and explains why Congress is working to pass the bill now—not in a crisis—to ensure clear, rational regulation that brings innovation back to the U.S. - Timestamps: 0:36 - Timeline for Market Structure and Impact of Government Shutdown 4:58 - States' Ability to Protect Consumers Under Market Structure 6:03 - Closing the DeFi Education Gap 7:45 - Harmonization in the SEC and CFTC 9:05 - Addressing Binance Founder CZ's Pardon 10:12 - Bringing Institutional TradFi Knowledge Back to DC - #cryptocurrency #digitalfinance #finance #bitcoin #crypto - Subscribe to CoinDesk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CoinDesk?sub_confirmation=1 CoinDesk is the leading digital media, events and information services company for the crypto asset and blockchain technology community. Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/coindesk LinkedIn: https://www.din.com/company/coindesk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coindesk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CoinDesk Newsletters: https://www.coindesk.com/newsletters CoinDesk Podcast Network: https://open.spotify.com/show/2jyIhkvAQhed8AWDZiPpSP