Chris Perkins, president of CoinFund, a web3 investment firm, discusses his experience at the Crypto Bahamas conference before diving into an <a href= "http://ftx.us/">FTX.US</a> proposal that would allow for direct trading of crypto derivatives in the US – which appears to be rocking the boat of certain regulators in D.C. Show topics: <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Chris’s two biggest takeaways from his Crypto Bahamas experience</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">how Chris’s experience at Lehman Brothers and Citi prepared him for crypto </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">what issues arise via the plumbing of traditional financial markets</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">why centralized intermediaries make derivatives trading efficient</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">what <a href= "http://ftx.us/">FTX.US</a> is proposing and how it could be a boon for retail traders</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">how crypto settlement would work compared to the current batch trading method</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">why the acquisition of LedgerX enabled <a href="http://ftx.us/">FTX.US</a> to make this proposal</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">what license <a href= "http://ftx.us/">FTX.US</a> feels like it no longer needs since it can settle derivative transactions on a blockchain</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">whether <a href= "http://ftx.us/">FTX.US</a> would expand to other derivatives and what that might do to an entity like CME</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">what Chris is listening for in the CFTC’s public discussion surrounding <a href= "http://ftx.us/">FTX.US</a>’s proposal </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">whether <a href= "http://ftx.us/">FTX.US</a>’s proposal will be a partisan issue</li> </ul> Thank you to our sponsors! Crypto.com: <a href= "https://crypto.onelink.me/J9Lg/unconfirmedcardearnfeb2021"> https://crypto.onelink.me/J9Lg/unconfirmedcardearnfeb2021</a>      Coinchange: <a href= "https://coinchange.io/">https://coinchange.io</a>    OnJuno: <a href= "https://onjuno.com/">https://onjuno.com/</a>  Galaxis: <a href= "https://galaxis.xyz/">https://galaxis.xyz/</a>    Episode Links   Chris Perkins <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">LinkedIn: </li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">​​<a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-perkins-092569a/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-perkins-092569a/</a></li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Twitter: </li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://twitter.com/perkinscr97">https://twitter.com/perkinscr97</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">CoinFund: </li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">​​<a href= "https://twitter.com/coinfund_io">https://twitter.com/coinfund_io</a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul>   Coverage of the <a href= "http://ftx.us/">FTX.US</a> Proposal <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Bloomberg: <a href= "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-21/crypto-billionaire-rankles-wall-street-with-futures-trading-plan?sref=m9L277rN"> https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-21/crypto-billionaire-rankles-wall-street-with-futures-trading-plan?sref=m9L277rN</a> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Forbes:</li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonbrett/2022/04/27/the-ftx-us-proposal-that-shook-congress-and-the-crypto-derivatives-world/"> https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonbrett/2022/04/27/the-ftx-us-proposal-that-shook-congress-and-the-crypto-derivatives-world/</a></li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">The Block:</li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/143792/as-it-weighs-ftx-proposal-cftc-announces-a-roundtable-on-disintermediation"> https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/143792/as-it-weighs-ftx-proposal-cftc-announces-a-roundtable-on-disintermediation</a> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/137304/cftc-opens-up-ftx-uss-derivatives-trading-model-to-public-comment"> https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/137304/cftc-opens-up-ftx-uss-derivatives-trading-model-to-public-comment</a> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/140026/ftx-derivatives-proposal-takes-center-stage-at-congressional-hearing-with-cftc-chairman"> https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/140026/ftx-derivatives-proposal-takes-center-stage-at-congressional-hearing-with-cftc-chairman</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">CoinDesk</li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/03/10/ftxus-derivatives-unit-seeks-cftc-amendment-to-clear-margin-trades-directly-for-customers/"> https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/03/10/ftxus-derivatives-unit-seeks-cftc-amendment-to-clear-margin-trades-directly-for-customers/</a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://www.coindesk.com/video/recent-videos/ftx-us-to-meet-with-cftc-regarding-derivatives-trades/"> https://www.coindesk.com/video/recent-videos/ftx-us-to-meet-with-cftc-regarding-derivatives-trades/</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Public comment: </li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/137304/cftc-opens-up-ftx-uss-derivatives-trading-model-to-public-comment"> https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/137304/cftc-opens-up-ftx-uss-derivatives-trading-model-to-public-comment</a></li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">May roundtable: </li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8519-22">https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8519-22</a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/04/19/ftx-plan-said-to-face-cftc-roundtable-next-month/"> https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/04/19/ftx-plan-said-to-face-cftc-roundtable-next-month/</a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/143792/as-it-weighs-ftx-proposal-cftc-announces-a-roundtable-on-disintermediation"> https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/143792/as-it-weighs-ftx-proposal-cftc-announces-a-roundtable-on-disintermediation</a></li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">CME opposition to proposal: </li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">​​<a href= "https://www.marketsmedia.com/cme-to-oppose-ftx-clearing-proposal/">https://www.marketsmedia.com/cme-to-oppose-ftx-clearing-proposal/</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul>   Unchained Coverage of <a href="http://ftx.us/">FTX.US</a> and LedgerX <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">2021:</li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://unchainedpodcast.com/why-the-ftx-us-ledgerx-deal-indicates-crypto-ma-might-start-booming/"> https://unchainedpodcast.com/why-the-ftx-us-ledgerx-deal-indicates-crypto-ma-might-start-booming/</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">2019:</li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://unchainedpodcast.com/ledgerx-on-the-reasons-to-trade-bitcoin-options/"> https://unchainedpodcast.com/ledgerx-on-the-reasons-to-trade-bitcoin-options/</a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul>

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