Lawfare Daily: Carla Reyes and Drew Hinkes on the Evolution and Future of Crypto Policy

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🗓️ 11 March 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Carla Reyes, Associate Professor of Law at SMU Dedman School of Law, and Drew Hinkes, a Partner at Winston & Strawn with a practice focused on digital assets and advising financial services clients, join Kevin Frazier, Contributing Editor at Lawfare, to discuss the latest in cryptocurrency policy. The trio review the evolution of crypto-related policy since the Obama era, discuss the veracity of dominant crypto narratives, and explore what’s next from the Trump administration on this complex, evolving topic.

Read more:

TRM Labs 2025 Crypto Crime Report: https://www.trmlabs.com/2025-crypto-crime-report
2023 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households: https://www.fdic.gov/household-survey

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