Charles Hoskinson: The Clarity Act Will KILL American Crypto — Here's Why
Most blockchains were built to be transparent by design. That transparency is now the single biggest reason institutions won't put sensitive data on-chain — and why the Clarity Act, as written, still misses the point.Charles Hoskinson, Co-Founder of Ethereum and Founder and CEO of Input Output Global, joins Ashton Addison to cover the most consequential conversation in crypto right now: why the US regulatory framework needs a full overhaul, not just amendments, what the fourth generation of blockchain actually solves, and why privacy infrastructure is the unlock that brings real-world adoption at scale. We also go live on a demo of the Midnight Passport — showing what selective disclosure looks like on a real interface, not a whitepaper.
You'll learn:
- Why Charles argues the Clarity Act needs to be rebuilt, not refined, and what good crypto legislation actually looks like
- What the fourth generation of blockchain means and why privacy is a structural shift, not a bolt-on feature
- How Midnight's selective disclosure mechanism works in practice — demonstrated live with the Midnight Passport
- Why Google Cloud and MoneyGram committed to running infrastructure on day one, and how those conversations happened
- What the Glacier Drop's 4 billion token distribution across Cardano, Ethereum and other ecosystems signals about real demand
- How Midnight balances confidentiality with accountability — and why privacy on-chain is not a gift to bad actors
- What Charles didn't understand before building Cardano — and what he'd tell himself now
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
0:25 - Why Charles Is Still Building After 15 Years
1:32 - What's Still Missing from Satoshi's Vision
4:28 - Midnight: Built for All Chains, Not Just Cardano
7:46 - Selective Disclosure Explained (Tinder, Conferences & Zero-Days)
11:33 - AI Agents Are the Future Users of Blockchain
14:12 - Stablecoins, Genius Act & the Compliance Dilemma
21:06 - What Good Crypto Legislation Actually Looks Like
27:05 - Why the Clarity Act Process Failed
32:27 - If Clarity Passes, It Could Kill New American Crypto
44:32 - XRP & Ethereum Would Be Securities Under This Bill
49:39 - What You Can Actually Do: Self-Custody & Decentralization
58:27 - Blockchain for Government Transparency & Voting
1:05:34 - Demo: The Midnight Wallet Stack & Passport
1:13:24 - Midnight City, Passport Rollout & Recovery Solution
1:18:13 - We Finally Have a Seat at the Table
1:22:23 - Make It Too Big to Fail — Then You Win
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