Crypto Policy & Regulation: What's Going On?

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Andreessen Horowitz

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4.4 • 66 Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2023

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

with @milesjennings @brianquintenz @colinmccune @smc90 We provide an overview of policy and regulation in the crypto industry right now -- from a lay of the land to pulse checks on sentiment; share frameworks for policymakers, and quick guidance on how things work (and how to navigate and participate) for builders; and dig into the mindsets, myths, debates, nuances around the topic. We also quickly discuss what to expect for regulation in a few specific domains -- from DeFi to DAOs, to briefly touching on: CEX vs DEX, stablecoins, banks custodying crypto, unhosted wallets, more.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Web 3 with A6 and Z, a show about building the next generation of the Internet from the team at A6 and Z crypto.
0:10.0	That includes me, your host, Sonal Choxi.
0:12.0	This show is for anyone, whether entrepreneurs That includes me, your host, Sonal Choxi.
0:13.0	This show is for anyone, whether entrepreneur, business leader, developer, creator, or
0:16.8	policymaker.
0:18.2	And speaking of policy, today's episode is for anyone seeking to understand what's going
0:21.7	on in the space at a very high level in terms of regulation,
0:25.0	sharing framework for policy makers, as well as some quick guidance and overview of how things work for builders.
0:30.0	Our expert guest today include Miles Jennings, general counsel.
0:34.0	At A6 and Z crypto, he was also previously at Leitham and Watkins,
0:37.0	where he co-chaired its global blockchain and cryptocurrency task force.
0:40.5	Miles has written a lot for us here, including developing legal frameworks for Dows, IP and licensing
0:45.2	NFTs, a guide to decentralization for builders, a series on regulating apps and our protocols, and
0:51.2	more.
0:52.2	We also have Brian Quintanz, now head of policy at
0:54.8	A6 and C crypto. Previously he was a commissioner of the Commodity Futures
0:59.0	trading commission or CFTC where he had led the agency's technology advisory committee, and during that period,
1:05.2	the CFTC also oversaw the listing of the first US regulated crypto futures contracts
1:09.6	on derivatives exchanges.
1:11.9	And finally, we have Colin McHune, who joined as head of government affairs just a couple months ago.
1:17.4	He had spent a decade on Capitol Hill and most recently was deputy staff director of the House Financial
1:21.8	Services Committee.
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