Best Collin Duncan Podcasts (2024)

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BONUS: Feature Presentation - Carrie (1976) 2:19:11

6d ago2:19:11

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Carrie White is a teenager, who is disliked and bullied at school and lives with her controlling mother. She possesses telekinetic power and uses it against her enemies when things get out of hand. Director: Brian De Palma Remember to RATE AND REVIEW us on iTunes! Check us out: Website: midnightdoublefeature.com Membership: patreon.com/midnightdoub…

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#139 - Changing political tides in DC, Consensys' SEC lawsuit with Bill Hughes 50:03

1M ago50:03

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Bill Hughes (@BillHughesDC) is Senior Counsel & Director of Global Regulatory Matters at Consensys Software, which is behind MetaMask, Infura, and various other software supporting the programmable blockchain ecosystem. For more on Bill’s background, I recommend episode 74 of Law of Code. This conversation is focused on the lawsuit Consensys brough…

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#138 - The future of sports and crypto: Karate Combat 42:32

2M ago42:32

42:32

This conversation with two lawyers — Samir Patel and David Kuhn — and an entrepreneur who goes by OnlyLarping covers all aspects of Karate Combat, a novel form of sports league that is betting heavily on crypto. Show highlights: [2:51] What is Karate Combat? [7:26] Implementing token governance [13:11] Crypto and sports [19:34] Why they believe it …

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#137 - Blockchain Association sues the SEC to strike down Dealer Rule 38:45

2M ago38:45

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Recently, the Blockchain Association (BA) and the Crypto Freedom Alliance of Texas (CFAT) filed a lawsuit against the Securities and Exchange Commission seeking a court order to strike down the SEC’s Dealer Rule due to the SEC’s various Administrative Procedure Act (APA) violations including preventing industry participants from being able to opera…

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296. Feature Presentation - Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995) 1:24:46

2M ago1:24:46

1:24:46

An enigmatic terrorist, Simon Gruber, holds NYC hostage as he tries to rob a Federal Reserve Building. Alcoholic Detective John McClane joins forces with a shrewd electrician, Zeus, to bust Simon. Director - John McTiernan. Remember to RATE AND REVIEW us on iTunes! Check us out: Website: midnightdoublefeature.com Membership: patreon.com/midnightdou…

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BONUS - Bite-sized Bond - Dr No (1962) 14:10

2M ago14:10

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A little something special... Come join us on patreon.com/midnightdoublefeature as we work our way through the James Bond franchise!By Midnight Double Feature

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#136 - Justin Wales on the Crypto Legal Handbook 47:16

3M ago47:16

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Justin Wales (@bitcoin_wales) is the Head of Legal for the Americas at Crypto.com. Before going in-house, he was a partner at the international law firm K&L Gates, where he represented crypto companies in all aspects of their business. His new book, The Crypto Legal Handbook, is a must-read guide through the laws of crypto, web3 and an ever-decentr…

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#135 - Everything you should know about Roman Sterlingov's case 51:09

3M ago51:09

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Today’s podcast covers the case of Roman Sterlingov, a 33-year-old Swedish-Russian national, was arrested by Internal Revenue Service criminal investigators at the Los Angeles airport and was accused of creating and operating Bitcoin Fog, a bitcoin “mixing” service that the US Justice Department claims Sterlingov used to enable $336 million in mone…

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#134 - Pre-enforcement lawsuit against the SEC with Amanda Tuminelli and Jake Chervinsky 29:23

3M ago29:23

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The DeFi Education Fund and co-plaintiff Beba, an apparel company based in Texas, recently filed a pre-enforcement suit challenging the SEC’s regulation by enforcement approach to crypto and their policy that free airdrops are securities transactions. Amanda Tuminelli serves as the DeFi Education Fund's chief legal officer where she leads the organ…

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#133 - Liability on smart contract developers: Roman Storm case with Jake Chervinsky and Amanda Tuminelli 27:34

3M ago27:34

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After the DEF submitted an amicus brief in the Roman Storm matter, which involves Tornado Cash, I spoke with the two authors: Amanda Tuminelli serves as the DeFi Education Fund's chief legal officer where she leads the organization's impact litigation and policy efforts. Jake Chervinsky recently joined Variant as Chief Legal Officer, where he leads…

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295. Feature Presentation - The Matrix (1999) 3:13:30

3M ago3:13:30

3:13:30

Neo, a computer programmer and hacker, has always questioned the reality of the world around him. His suspicions are confirmed when Morpheus, a rebel leader, contacts him and reveals the truth to him. Director - The Watchowskis. Remember to RATE AND REVIEW us on iTunes! Check us out: Website: midnightdoublefeature.com Membership: patreon.com/midnig…

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#132 - What is MetaLeX? Plus, why lawyers must take note 54:49

4M ago54:49

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Co-founded by longtime cryptolawyers Gabriel Shapiro and Alex Golubitsky, the mission of MetaLeX (which means beyond law) is to combine legal structures and autonomous tech to create best-in-class solutions serving DAOs, devs, and internet denizens with a suite of interoperable autonomous law solutions, which they refer to as MetaLeX OS. The goal i…

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294. Feature Presentation - Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) 2:49:30

4M ago2:49:30

2:49:30

When John, Sarah's 10-year-old son is attacked by T-1000, a new robot created by Skynet to destroy humanity, Terminator takes it upon himself to fight T-1000 to save John and the human race. Director - James Cameron. Remember to RATE AND REVIEW us on iTunes! Check us out: Website: midnightdoublefeature.com Membership: patreon.com/midnightdoublefeat…

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#131 - Is UNI a security after Uniswap turns on the fee switch? EU and MiCA insights from Stephane Daniel 50:22

4M ago50:22

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Stéphane Daniel (@stephdan_law) is a Partner at d&a partners, an independent law firm dedicated to tech and blockchain entrepreneurs in France and the EU. Stéphane advises high-tech firms with their structuring, fundraising, and M&A transactions. He was notably involved in the first legal structuring (under French law) of DAOs and regularly advises…

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#130 - Chris Giancarlo, former CFTC Chair on the SEC's approach to crypto 1:20:19

4M ago1:20:19

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Chris Giancarlo (@giancarloMKTS) is senior counsel and Co-Chair of the Willkie Digital Works practice in the firm’s New York office. Chris served as the thirteenth Chairman of the U.S. CFTC, where he oversaw regulation of the futures, options and swaps derivatives markets. During his tenure at the CFTC (2014-2019), Chris oversaw the first bitcoin f…

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293. Feature Presentation - Blade Runner (1982) 2:27:43

5M ago2:27:43

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Rick Deckard, an ex-policeman, becomes a special agent with a mission to exterminate a group of violent androids. As he starts getting deeper into his mission, he questions his own identity. Director - Ridley Scott. Remember to RATE AND REVIEW us on iTunes! Check us out: Website: midnightdoublefeature.com Membership: patreon.com/midnightdoublefeatu…

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#129 - Why is the same risk, same rules philosophy wrong? Eric Hess explains 39:03

5M ago39:03

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Eric Hess (@hess_legal) is Founder & Managing Counsel at Hess Legal Counsel, a cybersecurity SaaS platform and consulting company, and hosts The Encrypted Economy podcast. In this episode, we’ll be exploring his recent paper Bridging Policy and Practice: A Pragmatic Approach to Decentralized Finance, Risk, and Regulation. For Part 1, a history of s…

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#128 - Primavera De Filippi of CNRS and Harvard on the future of copyright law, NFTs and DAOs 47:54

5M ago47:54

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Primavera De Filippi is a Director of Research at the National Center of Scientific Research (CNRS) in Paris, Faculty Associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, and Visiting Fellow at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute. Her research focuses on the legal challe…

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#127 - Cravath's Jeff Dinwoodie on the SEC and the future of crypto regulation 1:08:35

5M ago1:08:35

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Jeffrey T. Dinwoodie is a partner at Cravath, Swaine & Moore, and a member of the firm’s Financial Institutions Group. He has served in senior roles at the SEC and the U.S. Treasury Department, including as Chief Counsel to SEC Chairman Jay Clayton and, earlier, as Chairman Clayton’s Trading and Markets Counsel. Disclaimer: Jacob Robinson and his g…

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#126 - Genuine DeFi as Critical Infrastructure: Paper by Rebecca Rettig, Michael Mosier and Katja Gilman 46:45

6M ago46:45

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Rebecca Rettig, Michael Mosier and Katja Gilman published their paper, Genuine DeFi as Critical Infrastructure: A Conceptual Framework for Combating Illicit Finance Activity in Decentralized Finance and a summary two-pager. This paper proposes a framework (see Section III) to effectively detect, deter and prevent illicit financial activity in DeFi,…

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#125 - Repost: Coinbase's Motion to Dismiss the SEC's Lawsuit 52:06

6M ago52:06

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On August 4, 2023, Coinbase filed a brief in support of its motion to dismiss the SEC's lawsuit. This podcast provides an audio version of the brief, along with key takeaways and points made within it. Show highlights: [1:00] Preliminary Statement [6:30] Background on the SEC's charges [11:30] Coinbase's argument for dismissal [13:00] Because the c…

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#124 - Former CFTC Director Josh Sterling on choosing regulators (SEC vs CFTC) and the future of Web3 39:13

6M ago39:13

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Joshua B. Sterling is a Partner at Jones Day where he represents financial services, energy, fintech, agriculture and other companies in matters before the CFTC, the SEC, and other financial regulators. A former senior regulator, Josh was previously the Director of the CFTC’s Market Participants Division. In that role, he oversaw the 3,300 financia…

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#123 - The SEC vs. Coinbase Hearing: What you should know with Bloomberg's Elliott Stein 41:24

6M ago41:24

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Elliott Z. Stein (@NYCStein) is a Senior Litigation Analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence. He previously worked in private practice on structured finance/capital markets litigation, white-collar crime and related capital markets matters. Show highlights: [1:30] Attending Coinbase hearing on Jan 17 [6:00] Why Elliott expects Coinbase to win [12:00] Judg…

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Top Theology Stories of 2023 with Collin Hansen and Melissa Kruger 1:30:34

7M ago1:30:34

1:30:34

Join Collin Hansen and Melissa Kruger for their annual recap discussion on the biggest stories affecting the church around the world in the last year. This conversation was originally featured on TGC's Gospelbound podcast.By Melissa Kruger, Collin Hansen

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292. Feature Presentation - Straight Outta Compton (2015) 2:41:12

8M ago2:41:12

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A hip-hop group from Compton, California, spirals into several controversies because of their brash lyrics and revolutionising music, igniting a culture war. Director - F. Gary Gray. Remember to RATE AND REVIEW us on iTunes! Check us out: Website: midnightdoublefeature.com Membership: patreon.com/midnightdoublefeature Facebook: The After Party (Mid…

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#122 - History of American Securities Regulation with Eric Hess 1:07:59

8M ago1:07:59

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Eric Hess (@hess_legal) is Founder & Managing Counsel at Hess Legal Counsel, a cybersecurity SaaS platform and consulting company, and hosts The Encrypted Economy podcast. Eric has over twenty years of experience acting as senior in-house counsel, general counsel or senior management for exchanges, broker dealers, and financial services technology …

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#121 - MEV and OFAC Risk for Infrastructure Providers 50:34

8M ago50:34

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Evan Zinaman (@zin_esq) is the Founder & Principal at Trailbreak, a boutique transactional firm providing tech-fluent corporate, regulatory, product and IP counsel and strategic advice to startups, builders and investors throughout the crypto space. Evan also serves as special crypto counsel to clients of Reed Smith, advising as part of an industry…

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#120 - Paradigm's Policy Lab with Rodrigo Seira and Brandon Malone 56:14

8M ago56:14

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Rodrigo Seira (@RSSH273) is Special Counsel at Paradigm. Prior to joining Paradigm, he was outside counsel to crypto investors and entrepreneurs at Cooley LLP. Brendan Malone (@brendanpmalone) is a Policy Manager at Paradigm. Prior to joining Paradigm, Brendan worked at the Federal Reserve where he focused on policy issues for financial market infr…

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#119 - Reviewing the EU's MiCA with William O’Rorke 57:09

9M ago57:09

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William O’Rorke (@williamororke) is the Founding Partner of ORWL, a leading law firm assisting clients with businesses in the crypto space, VASPs and general Web3 services. He leads the regulatory practice at ORWL and is the head of the legal committee at ADAN, a French crypto association. In this conversation, we discuss the most significant impac…

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291. Feature Presentation - The Monster Squad (1987) 1:52:06

9M ago1:52:06

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Count Dracula and other monsters are on a hunt to seize an amulet that will grant them powers to rule the world. That is when the young boys' Monster Squad reveals its devious plan to curb the evil. Director - Fred Dekker. Remember to RATE AND REVIEW us on iTunes! Check us out: Website: midnightdoublefeature.com Membership: patreon.com/midnightdoub…

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#118 - Crypto Taxes, NFT Settlements and Decentralization with Zach Rosenberg 59:09

9M ago59:09

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Zach Rosenberg (@MeatEsq) is an attorney and principal at Rosehill Legal, a boutique transactional firm assisting early-stage founders, largely in the crypto space, with structuring, funding, building, and deploying products and networks. He previously worked as an M&A Tax Director at PWC where he spent eight years advising large private equity fir…

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#117 - Ryne Miller on the CFTC's DeFi Settlements and the history of Gary Gensler 58:24

10M ago58:24

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Ryne Miller is the founder and managing partner of Miller Strategic Partners LLP, a law firm specializing in: 1. Regulatory advice and investigations counsel for the traditional trading and markets industry; 2. Regulatory and strategic advice for digital asset and blockchain companies; and 3. Crisis and incident response management. Ryne was previo…

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#116 - Discussing Coinbase's L2 (Base) and FriendTech with Jolie Yang 59:00

10M ago59:00

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Jolie Yang (@JolieYang) is a former legal partner to Coinbase's product, engineering, and design teams on its Web3 initiatives, such as self-custodial wallet, decentralized identity, digital assets, as product counsel. While at Coinbase, Jolie was part of the team that launched Base. Prior to Coinbase, Jolie was an attorney at Davis Polk and Skadde…

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#115 - Challenging Patents Impacting DeFi with Amanda Tuminelli of the DeFi Education Fund 56:23

10M ago56:23

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Amanda Tuminelli (@amandatums) is chief legal officer for the Defi Education Fund, where she leads the organization’s impact litigation and policy efforts. She was previously an attorney at Kobre & Kim and Dechert LLP, and served as a Judicial Law Clerk for the Eastern District of New York. Show highlights: [1:00] DeFi Education Fund's petition to …

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290. Feature Presentation - Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) 3:03:24

10M ago3:03:24

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Jyn's father is forcibly taken by the Galactic Empire to help them complete the Death Star. When she grows up, she joins a group of resistance fighters who aim to steal the Empire's blueprints. Director - Gareth Edwards. Remember to RATE AND REVIEW us on iTunes! Check us out: Website: midnightdoublefeature.com Membership: patreon.com/midnightdouble…

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#114 - CFTC Regulation of Crypto with Michael Frisch 41:56

10M ago41:56

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Michael Frisch is a partner at Croke Fairchild Morgan & Beres where he leads the firm’s Government Litigation and Investigations Practice. Mike previously worked at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), where he brought one of the CFTC’s first enforcement actions involving cryptocurrency — CFTC v. Bitfinex — and was part of the team resp…

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#113 - Decentralized Dispute Resolution with Mark Cianci of Ropes & Gray 44:33

10M ago44:33

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Mark Cianci is Counsel at Ropes & Gray, where he represents hedge funds, private equity firms and their portfolio companies, and clients in other industries in complex commercial litigation, cryptocurrency litigation, qui tam actions, bankruptcy litigation, and government investigation and enforcement matters. Mark also counsels clients in the bloc…

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#112 - India's Crypto Law Regime with Ashish Chandra of CoinSwitch 47:10

11M ago47:10

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Ashish Chandra is the General Counsel of CoinSwitch, India's largest crypto platform pivoting into a multi-asset wealth-tech superapp. With over 22 years of experience in the tech industry, Ashish also led the legal and regulatory affairs of WhatsApp for India. He helped build the e-commerce and fintech/payments business of Facebook, Instagram & Wh…

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289. Feature Presentation - Barbarian (2022) 2:28:39

11M ago2:28:39

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A young woman discovers the rental home she booked is already occupied by a stranger. Against her better judgment, she decides to spend the night but soon discovers there's a lot more to fear than just an unexpected house guest. Director - Zach Cregger. Remember to RATE AND REVIEW us on iTunes! Check us out: Website: midnightdoublefeature.com Membe…

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