Rebecca Liao, CEO of Saga, on Harris vs Trump (Crypto) Campaigns and Launching an L1 for L1s | Ep. 367

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Cryptonews Podcast host Matt Zahab sat for an exclusive interview with Rebecca Liao, CEO of Saga, a Layer-1 to launch Layer-1s.

Liao discussed the difference between the two main US parties in their approach to crypto and why people shouldn’t trust former president Donald Trump’s support.

She talked about what crypto needs to achieve to become relevant to the US government, why this tech can’t be banned, and how Saga contributes to the Web3 adoption.

Liao is no stranger to the political game in the US. Though she is focused primarily on Saga, “you’re never quite out of the game,” she told us.

Having been involved in the Joe Biden and Hilary Clinton campaigns in the past, she is currently “helping out” on the Kamala Harris campaign as well, though she can’t share more about it at the moment.

Interestingly, she says, it’s like there are two Rebeccas, depending on who is looking.

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Most crypto natives see her as the co-founder of Saga, but those in politics know her “primarily as a foreign policy wonk.”

In addition to foreign policy work, she is also active in the national security policy sector, especially the intersection of defense and the technology industry.

But the politicians know that “the two worlds are starting to meld.”

Having said all that, with policymakers, it’s a scratch-the-itch situation, she said. They search for that which most people need.

“And I hate to break it to the crypto crowd, but for most people in the world, foreign policy is