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01:03:51

#61 - Tornado Cash Sanctions w/ DeFi Education Fund...

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2022/08/29

Miller Whitehouse-Levine (@millercwl) is the Policy Director at the DeFi Education Fund (@fund_defi). With oversight from the DeFi Education Fund’s grants committee, Miller has overall strategic and operational responsibility for the execution of the Education Fund’s mission and goals. Prior to joining the fund, Miller led the Blockchain Association’s policy operation and worked at Goldstein Policy Solutions on a range of public policy issues, including crypto. In this conversation, we cover all

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00:58:49

#60 - Crypto Regulation in the EU w/ Patrick Hansen

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2022/08/26

Patrick Hansen (@paddi_hansen) serves as crypto venture advisor at Presight Capital, a global venture fund with +$600m AUM and 50+ startups in its portfolio. Patrick previously worked as head of strategy & business development at crypto-wallet startup Unstoppable Finance and head of blockchain at Bitkom, Europe’s largest tech association, where he led crypto-related regulatory work, research, and partnerships. This conversation covers all things crypto regulation (EU, travel rule, stablecoins

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01:17:16

#59 - Marc Boiron on the playbook for Sufficient...

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2022/08/23

Marc Boiron (@boironattorney) is the Chief Legal Officer of the Polygon companies and a strategic advisor at Variant Fund, an early-stage fund investing in web3. He’s also a board member of the DeFi Education Fund. Marc recently published an excellent article, titled “Sufficient Decentralization: A playbook for Web3 builders and lawyers.” In this episode, we dive deep into Marc's article to highlight how builders and lawyers should think about sufficient decentralization. We also touch on Marc’s

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00:34:22

#58 - Yitzy Hammer & Samuel Goldfaden: The future of...

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2022/08/15

Yitzy Hammer and Samuel Goldfaden are co-founders of DLT Law and two crypto-focused lawyers based in Israel. Yitzy has been working with tech companies for the past 6 years on M&A, IP, privacy (CIPP/E certified), and corporate and commercial law-related legal issues. Samuel specializes in AML compliance and financial regulation. Both Yitzy and Samuel worked for many years at Herzog, Fox & Neeman, Israel's largest law firm, including through the 2017 ICO craze. Recognizing a need for tailored

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01:29:48

#57 - Bill Richards & Gideon Esakoff on Crypto...

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2022/08/08

Bill Richards is an attorney and partner at Richards & Moskowitz PLC, a boutique Arizona firm serving the civil litigation needs of business, government and individuals. Through nearly three decades of trial practice, Bill has developed an expertise in successfully managing the most complex litigation matters. In private practice, he has represented global banking institutions, government bodies, judges, multibillion-dollar investment firms, as well as victims of consumer fraud and civil rights

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01:02:21

#56 - Kelsie Nabben on DAO Research, Ethnography, and...

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2022/08/06

Kelsie Nabben (@kelsiemvn) is a researcher of decentralized technology communities. As an ethnographic researcher, she is interested in the human outcomes of digital infrastructure, blockchain community culture, and algorithmic governance. Kelsie is also a recipient of a PhD scholarship at the RMIT University Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making & Society, a Fellow at the DAO Research Collective, and a researcher in the Digital Ethnography Research Centre and Blockchain Innovation

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00:26:34

#55 - Mike Wawszczak of Alliance DAO on DAOs & the...

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2022/08/06

Mike Wawszczak (@dotwavsz) is General Counsel at @alliancedao and a valuable contributor to the DAO ecosystem. Mike has written extensive twitter threads and insightful articles on all things DAOs. This conversation touches on the origins of Mt. Gox, philosophical issues with the current legal system, and the future of DAOs. Show highlights: [2:00] Magic the Gathering & Mt. Gox [7:00] Online Pseudonymity [11:00] Law & Economics [17:00] Enforcing the Law [23:00] Advice & Habits If you

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01:07:20

#54 - John Deaton on Ripple, Decentralization, XRP...

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2022/07/11

John Deaton (@JohnEDeaton1) is the Managing Partner of the Deaton Law Firm, a law practice he founded in 2006. John is also the founder of Crypto-Law.us, a Bitcoin, ETH, XRP and crypto enthusiast, and an entrepreneur. A former Marine-turned-class-action lawyer, John became interested in crypto in 2016, and eventually invested in Ripple coin, XRP. When the SEC sued Ripple over allegations that XRP was an unregistered security, John raised concerns about the agency’s case, which he didn’t think was

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01:05:20

#53 - Adam Sternbach: General Counsel at Fractional...

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2022/07/04

Adam Sternbach (@adamsternbach) is General Counsel at Fractional (@fractional_art), former Counsel to New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy (@GovMurphy) and a startup/VC attorney. This wide-ranging episode covers the BAYC, owning a valuable NFT, working as general counsel, and much more. Show highlights: [1:37] Buying & owning a Bored Ape [11:20] Explaining NFTs [21:00] Counsel for Governor Murphy [27:00] General counsel role [36:00] NFT legal considerations [41:00] Staying on top of crypto law If you

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01:06:38

#52 - Peter Van Valkenburgh: Constitutional...

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2022/06/27

Peter Van Valkenburgh (@valkenburgh) is the director of research for Coin Center, the leading non-profit focused on the policy issues facing cryptocurrencies. He was previously the Google Policy Fellow for TechFreedom and is a graduate of NYU School of Law, as well as a self-taught designer and coder. In this episode, we discuss Peter's role at Coin Center, the U.S. Constitution & Crypto, and the SEC's definition of an exchange. Show highlights: [1:10] Genesis block [9:20] Writing [13:50]

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00:50:17

#51 - SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce answers the...

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2022/06/20

Hester Peirce(@HesterPeirce) is a Commissioner at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. She previously served as the director of the Financial Markets Working Group at George Mason University's Mercatus Center. This episode covers almost every pressing issue in crypto law, as Commissioner Peirce shares her thoughts on stablecoin regulation, the future of the SEC, the fourth prong of Howey & much, much more. Show highlights: [1:50] Stablecoin regulation [6:10] Regulatory philosophy [12:00]

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00:51:40

#50 - Kristin Smith, Connor Spelliscy, Marina...

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2022/06/13

This conversation covers the latest Gitcoin funding round, along with the work of three prominent public goods orgs: The Blockchain Association, The DAO Research Collective, and the EU Crypto Initiative. Kristin Smith (@KMSmithDC) is the Executive Director at the Blockchain Association, where she leads the crypto industry’s development of a strategic roadmap for public policy. Connor Spelliscy (@c_spelliscy) runs the DAO Research Collective, which accelerates DAO functionality by procuring and open

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00:53:39

#49 - Jordan Teague: DAO Structuring & Legal Engineering

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2022/06/13

Jordan Teague (@jordanteague) is an attorney and smart contract developer. In her crypto-native law practice, The Antifirm, she focuses on governance, regulatory, and other legal issues facing web3 organizations. Jordan is one of the core developers behind KaliDAO and a legal engineer with LexDAO. In this episode, we discuss all things DAOs - legislation, potential, and legal structuring, as well as Jordan's journey into legal engineering, and what the future legal system looks like. Show

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00:47:55

#48 - Michael Mosier: FinCEN & Privacy with Digital...

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2022/05/30

Michael Mosier (@M_Mosier) is the General Counsel at ESPRESSO Systems, a scaling & privacy solution for Web3 applications. Michael was formerly the first in-house Counsel at cryptocurrency analytics and investigations firm Chainalysis. Michael was previously Acting Director, as well as permanent Deputy Director & Digital Innovation Officer of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a bureau of the Treasury Department. As Acting Director, he oversaw FinCEN’s wide-ranging work to

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00:35:50

#47 - Who holds stolen NFT IP: Seth Green's Case (+...

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2022/05/26

This episode reviews the IP ownership rights associated with Board Ape #8398, after actor and producer Seth Green (who licensed it for his series, White Horse Tavern) was scammed in a phishing attack. The stolen NFT was then sold to "DarkWing84" for $200,000. This episode is largely based on an enlightening thread by James Grimmelmann (@grimmelm), who dove deep into the issue, with additional notes from prominent crypto lawyers Drew Hinkes (@propelforward), Jake Chervinsky (@jchervinsky), Preston

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01:26:26

#46 - J.W. Verret: Securities Laws and the future of...

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2022/05/23

Professor J.W. Verret (@JWVerret), teaches accounting and finance, securities law, M&A, corporate law and banking law at the George Mason University Law School. A Senior Advisor @messaricrypto, J.W. is a licensed CPA in the state of Virginia, is licensed in financial forensics by the AICPA, is a Certified Fraud Examiner and a Certified Valuation Analyst. He has been a Visiting Professor at Stanford Law School. J.W. served on the Investor Advisory Committee of the Securities and Exchange

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00:58:42

#45 - Marco Santori: Pioneering Crypto Law,...

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2022/05/19

Marco Santori (@msantoriESQ)is the Chief Legal Officer of Kraken Digital Asset Exchange. Known as the "Dean of Digital Currency Lawyers," Marco is a recognized authority in the law and policy of blockchain technologies. Prior to his move to Kraken, Marco was the Chief Legal Officer of Blockchain.com, as well as a Partner at both Cooley LLP and Pillsbury Winthrop, where he counseled banks, broker-dealers, exchanges, digital wallets, payment providers, and other companies making new and exciting uses

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00:34:36

#44 - UST & LUNA: What happened & what comes next

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2022/05/16

The Collapse of UST and LUNA - This was the most eventful week in many months, but, unfortunately, the end result was that $500 billion was wiped off the total cryptocurrency market cap. A calculated attack on UST triggered Terra's LUNA to crash more than 99% over the past few days. This caused a corresponding fall and de-pegging in the price of UST, Terra's algorithmic, decentralized stablecoin. This episode offers a deep dive into the events behind the $500 billion+ loss of value in the crypto

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01:09:20

#43 - Jesse Pollak: Building Web3 at Coinbase & beyond

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2022/05/09

Jesse Pollak (@jessepollak) currently works on protocols, public goods, cities, and currencies at Coinbase & beyond (more coming soon). He previously led all Retail engineering at Coinbase, including building Coinbase, Coinbase Pro, and Coinbase Wallet. Way back when, Jesse started Clef and was an engineer at BuzzFeed. He also writes open source software and takes incredible photos. You can find Jesse at jesse.xyz on ETH and on Twitter, Github, & LinkedIn. In this episode, we discuss

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01:26:21

#42 - Laura Shin: Investigating Ethereum,...

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2022/05/06

Laura Shin (@laurashin) is a crypto journalist, host of the Unchained podcast, and author of “The Cryptopians: Idealism, Greed, Lies, and the Making of the First Big Cryptocurrency Craze” (PublicAffairs, 2022). During the course of writing her book, she and her sources uncovered who they believe was behind the biggest whodunnit in crypto — the 2016 DAO attack on Ethereum. Formerly a senior editor at Forbes, she was the first mainstream journalist to cover crypto full-time, and her podcasts and

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