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🗓️ 7 February 2019

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Although price volatility has dominated cryptocurrency headlines over the past year, the business and regulatory environment for cryptocurrency and related assets has continued to evolve. To better understand this changing cryptocurrency landscape, Industry Focus Host Nick Sciple sat down with Courtney Rogers Perrin and Joshua Lewis, attorneys practicing in the areas of blockchain, cryptocurrency, and financial technology at the firm of Frost Brown Todd in Nashville, Tennessee. In a wide-ranging discussion, Courtney, Joshua, and Nick examine the evolution of cryptocurrency and blockchain regulations, how governments are treating cryptocurrency in the US and abroad, how those actions might affect cryptocurrency adoption, the future of cryptocurrency, and more. We hope you'll enjoy their conversation

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0:12.0	Welcome to Industry Focus, the podcast that dives into a different sector of the stock market every day.
0:18.0	Today is February 7th and we're talking cryptocurrency.
0:22.0	I'm your host Nick Saipoll.
0:23.0	Crypt currency and blockchain experienced a huge surge in interest throughout 2017
0:28.0	as prices skyrocketed with Bitcoin reaching nearly $20,000 in value in December.
0:33.0	However, in 2018, prices decline precipitously,
0:37.0	and Bitcoin now sits more than 80% below its highs.
0:40.0	While price movements received most of the attention in 2018, the business environment for crypto assets has continued to evolve, particularly with regard to regulation. Two weeks ago, I spoke with Courtney Rogers Perrin and Joshua Lewis, two attorneys practicing in the area of
0:54.0	blockchain, cryptocurrency, and financial technology to better understand the state of
0:58.0	crypto regulation today and how it might evolve in the future.
1:01.0	I hope you'll enjoy our conversation.
1:02.6	All right, today I'm joined by Courtney, Rogers, Parent, and Joshua, and Joshua are attorneys
1:07.9	from the firm of Frost Brown Todd in Nashville, Tennessee. They practice in the areas of
1:11.8	blockchain, cryptocurrency, and financial
1:13.8	technology. And they're joining us here today to talk a little bit about what's
1:17.0	going on with cryptocurrency regulation.
1:18.9	Cordy and Joshua, thanks for coming on Industry Focus.
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