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Why Crypto Regulation Is Surprisingly Cypherpunk - Ep.81
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Lawson Baker, head of operations and general counsel at TokenSoft (disclosure: a previous sponsor of the podcast), explains the significance of this week's SEC statement on broker-dealer custody if digital asset securities, what issues it outlines, what problems remain to be resolved, what impact it could have on the overall industry — and why this, and other regulatory guidance, could push the industry in a more cypherpunk direction. Plus, we discuss Blockstack's Reg A+ initial coin offering, which was finally approved by the SEC, whether it's too onerous for startups and how this will affect the initial coin offering phenomenon. And finally, we talk about what we'll be watching out for in next week's Senate and House hearings on Facebook's Libra, and what the odds are that the regulators quash the project.
Don't forget about the Crypto weekend retreat at Omega Institute: Sign up here! https://www.eomega.org/workshops/virtues-of-the-crypto-revolution
Thank you to our sponsors!
Crypto.com: https://crypto.com/
CipherTrace: http://ciphertrace.com/unconfirmed
Episode links:
Lawson Baker: https://twitter.com/lwsnbaker
TokenSoft: https://www.tokensoft.io/
SEC statement on broker-dealer custody of digital asset securities: https://www.sec.gov/news/public-statement/joint-staff-statement-broker-dealer-custody-digital-asset-securities
Blockstack's Reg A+ offering approved: https://www.wsj.com/articles/sec-clears-blockstack-to-hold-first-regulated-token-offering-11562794848
Details on Blockstack's token sale: https://blog.blockstack.org/blockstack-sec-qualified-token-sale-open/
Fed raises concerns about Libra: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/10/technology/fed-chair-facebook-cryptocurrency-libra.html
Unconfirmed episode with Dante Disparte, head of policy and communications for Libra: https://unchainedpodcast.com/libras-dante-disparte-on-why-we-should-trust-a-financial-system-designed-by-facebook/
Unconfirmed episode with Michael Casey on why it would be good if Libra rivaled the US dollar: https://unchainedpodcast.com/why-it-would-be-good-if-libra-rivaled-the-us-dollar/
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When? This feed was archived on July 09, 2018 00:00 (). Last successful fetch was on December 10, 2022 15:00 ()
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Manage episode 237948316 series 2039408
Lawson Baker, head of operations and general counsel at TokenSoft (disclosure: a previous sponsor of the podcast), explains the significance of this week's SEC statement on broker-dealer custody if digital asset securities, what issues it outlines, what problems remain to be resolved, what impact it could have on the overall industry — and why this, and other regulatory guidance, could push the industry in a more cypherpunk direction. Plus, we discuss Blockstack's Reg A+ initial coin offering, which was finally approved by the SEC, whether it's too onerous for startups and how this will affect the initial coin offering phenomenon. And finally, we talk about what we'll be watching out for in next week's Senate and House hearings on Facebook's Libra, and what the odds are that the regulators quash the project.
Don't forget about the Crypto weekend retreat at Omega Institute: Sign up here! https://www.eomega.org/workshops/virtues-of-the-crypto-revolution
Thank you to our sponsors!
Crypto.com: https://crypto.com/
CipherTrace: http://ciphertrace.com/unconfirmed
Episode links:
Lawson Baker: https://twitter.com/lwsnbaker
TokenSoft: https://www.tokensoft.io/
SEC statement on broker-dealer custody of digital asset securities: https://www.sec.gov/news/public-statement/joint-staff-statement-broker-dealer-custody-digital-asset-securities
Blockstack's Reg A+ offering approved: https://www.wsj.com/articles/sec-clears-blockstack-to-hold-first-regulated-token-offering-11562794848
Details on Blockstack's token sale: https://blog.blockstack.org/blockstack-sec-qualified-token-sale-open/
Fed raises concerns about Libra: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/10/technology/fed-chair-facebook-cryptocurrency-libra.html
Unconfirmed episode with Dante Disparte, head of policy and communications for Libra: https://unchainedpodcast.com/libras-dante-disparte-on-why-we-should-trust-a-financial-system-designed-by-facebook/
Unconfirmed episode with Michael Casey on why it would be good if Libra rivaled the US dollar: https://unchainedpodcast.com/why-it-would-be-good-if-libra-rivaled-the-us-dollar/
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