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I had a conversation with Anton Mozgovoy, Head of Product at Jthereum. Just as much as the tech folks can learn from the law and policy side, the policy folks can also learn a lot about the blockchain ecosystem from tech and product folks. In this episode you'll learn about how a choice of programming language may help spark greater growth in the e…

Topic: Blockchain protocol and regulatory analysis Perspective: Whether the public or private nature of the underlying blockchain protocol could affect analysis. Not legal or professional advice.Af New Territories

Topic: Potential U.S. commodities law issues related to monetary policy Perspective: Could traditionally pegged currencies be regulated? Not legal or professional advice.Af New Territories

Topic: U.S. securities law issues for stablecoins Perspective: Generally speaking, how do stablecoin structures fit into the Howey test? Could arbitrage opportunities affect the analysis? Not legal or professional advice.Af New Territories

Topic: CFTC vs. SEC jurisdiction Perspective: Is CFTC vs. SEC jurisdiction always mutually exclusive? Not legal or professional advice.Af New Territories

Topic: U.S. commodities law regime and stablecoin applications Perspective: General overview of U.S. commodity regulatory regime. Could stablecoins be a derivative? An option? How to think about market maker models of stablecoins? Not legal or professional advice.Af New Territories

Topic: Key privacy issues that stablecoins issuers should consider. Perspective: Intersection between stablecoins, GDPR and other privacy law regimes. Not legal or professional advice.Af New Territories

Topic: What is a stablecoin? Perspective: General overview of stablecoin nomenclature. Broad categories of stablecoins including asset-backed, algorithmic etc. Not legal or professional advice.Af New Territories

A small(ish) taste of the general types of regulatory issues that structuring a stablecoin in the U.S. could bring up. I sat down with Steve Wink, Yvette Valdez and Christian McDermott from Latham & Watkins to discuss this from the commodities laws, securities laws and privacy law perspectives. Not legal or professional advice.…

Topic: Lack of regulatory clarity Guest: Steve Wink Perspective: Concerns around approving broker dealers to deal with digital assets. Custody and issues with exclusive control. Not legal or professional advice.Af New Territories

Topic: Decentralized Finance "DeFi" Guest: Steve Wink Perspective: Developers need to be be cautious and understand that it is one of the most highly regulated industries in the world. Not legal or professional advice.Af New Territories

Topic: International blockchain tech race Guest: Steve Wink Perspective: Over regulation will stifle innovation in the U.S. if central banks view stablecoin type innovations as a threat. Not legal or professional advice.Af New Territories

Topic: Macro trends with stablecoins. Guest: Steve Wink Perspective: Governments are finally catching on to the tremendous power of these products. Not legal or professional advice.Af New Territories

Governments are catching on to the tremendous power and value of blockchain based technologies. But in terms of embracing the potential of distributed ledger technologies, different jurisdictions move at vastly different pace. Steve Wink, a partner from Latham Watkins, shares his unique perspective as counsel to various blockchain entrepreneurs acr…

Issue: What will the stablecoin landscape look like in three years? Guest: Marc Boiron Perspective: In three years, there would still be minimal usage. Nearly zero usage in the U.S. Not legal or professional advice.Af New Territories

Issue: Legal issues for legal issues for launching a stablecoin in the U.S. Guest: Marc Boiron Perspective: U.S. legal issues related to launching stable coins. Not legal advice. Not legal or professional advice.Af New Territories

Issue: Public private collaborations in stablecoins. Guest: Marc Boiron Perspective: Open sourced, decentralized networks are ideal environments for collaboration, including collaboration between public and private sectors. Not legal or professional advice.Af New Territories

Issue: Libra and the potential stabilization of the U.S. dollar. Guest: Marc Boiron Perspective: No real alternative to U.S. dollar currently but the asset basket structure of Libra may present a model for an alternative. If more trusted parties engage in the process through the association, the public sentiment may change. Not legal or professiona…

Issue: What is a stablecoin? Guest: Marc Boiron Perspective: Term could be used to describe anything that is price stable relative to something else. Not legal or professional advice.Af New Territories

Topic: Thoughts on the Crypto Ratings Council Guest: Marc Boiron Perspective: Exchanges are in difficult position to decide what crypto assets to list. So this is a good starting point for analysis, but "1-5" numerical format may not be useful. *New issue specific segment format. Save time and find specific topics more easily. Some segments may be …

With Libra filling up the headlines, the term "stablecoin" has become common parlance. What types of setup does the term "stablecoin" refer to? What are the connections between a project like Libra and existing sovereign currencies? Are there ways that the public and private sectors can collaborate? What are some of the legal issues that surround l…

A particular type of hacking incident, commonly referred to as “SIM Swapping,” is increasingly common. In this episode, we learn from Rebecca Rettig, a litigator who has worked on crypto cases since the early days, about the typical fact pattern in these incidents and how we can better protect ourselves. We also learn what one can do if you are an …

While we do not often hear about it in the news, the U.S. syndicated loans market is approximately $3 trillion in size. Although large sums of money change hands in this market, the efficiency in the operations of this market remains dependent on circulating lots of paper amongst many different parties. The loan syndication space is prime for incre…

On July 25, 2019, SEC's Division of Corporate Finance issued its second ever blockchain token related no-action letter to Pocketful of Quarters, Inc. (Quarters). I spoke with Lewis Cohen, the attorney who represented Quarters in obtaining this no-action relief for the Quarters' platform which uses an ERC 20 token. We discussed the 13 year old found…

With the "ICO days" of the blockchain industry more or less behind us, how has the thinking behind early stage blockchain start-up fundraising evolved? What responsible fundraising tools are available for blockchain entrepreneurs? Most VCs and entrepreneurs are familiar with the traditional convertible note. Learn how the traditional convertible no…

Blockchain tech forces us to evaluate and reimagine the ways in which we trust people with whom we do business. Legal contracts, and the way legal services are delivered, are integral components of the trust paradigm. Technology is being implemented into the provision of legal services like never before. For law firms, what does it say about their …

As the industry keeps its eyes on the development of the Kik litigation, I speak with Barry Rashkover for his perspective. Barry currently co-leads Sidley’s global enforcement and regulatory practice. Prior to Sidley, Barry served as Co-Head of Enforcement and Associate Regional Director for the SEC’s Northeast Regional Office. Having worked on bot…

Brian Tang, Founder of ACMI and LITE Lab@HK, shares with Joyce Lai how Hong Kong, as one of the top three IPO destinations of the world, is continuing to innovate to be internationally competitive as a global capital-raising centre while protecting investors. Brian also sheds light on the relevance of the recent Alibaba listing in Hong Kong and als…

In a conversation with Dave Sandor and Bill Kentrup, co-founders of Allinfra, Joyce Lai learns how the team seeks to change the investment dynamics in the historically slow-moving, but important infrastructure asset class. Through bypassing traditional funding intermediaries and bringing infrastructure assets closer to investors, Allinfra hopes to …