Kristin Smith, executive director at Blockchain Association, and Jake Chervinsky, head of Policy at Blockchain Association, discuss the current state of crypto regulation. Show topics: <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">why 2021 was a watershed year for crypto regulation and lobbying</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">why Jake decided to move from Compound Labs to Blockchain Association</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">what Kristin and Jake think about the current state of regulation in the crypto industry</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">how crypto education will play a significant role in Blockchain Association efforts going forward</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">how crypto will affect midterm elections</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">why Kristin thinks crypto will not be a partisan issue long term</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">what sort of budget Blockchain Association functions on</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">what Kristin and Jake think about the President’s Working Group report on stablecoins</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">why Jake does not think the US should issue a CBDC</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">what Blockchain Association’s take is on SEC commissioner Hester Peirce’s “safe harbor” proposal</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">why Kristin and Jake believes the idea of a “crypto czar” is not feasible</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">how regulators are treating DeFi going into 2022</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">how crypto tax guidelines could be improved for centralized exchanges</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">how Blockchain Association thinks tax code 6050I should be applied</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">what issues could arise from DAOs in 2022+</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">what listeners can do to address the different regulatory topics discussed in this podcast</li> </ul> Thank you to our sponsor! <a href="http://crypto.com/">Crypto.com</a>: <a href= "https://crypto.onelink.me/J9Lg/unconfirmedcardearnfeb2021"> https://crypto.onelink.me/J9Lg/unconfirmedcardearnfeb2021</a>             Show Links   Guests <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Jake Chervinsky: <a href= "https://twitter.com/jchervinsky">https://twitter.com/jchervinsky</a> </li> </ul> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Kristin Smith: <a href= "https://twitter.com/kmsmithdc">https://twitter.com/kmsmithdc</a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Previous Unchained appearances:</li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://unchainedpodcast.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-looming-battle-over-privacy-in-crypto/"> https://unchainedpodcast.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-looming-battle-over-privacy-in-crypto/</a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://unchainedpodcast.com/how-congress-might-pass-laws-bad-for-proof-of-stake-and-defi/"> https://unchainedpodcast.com/how-congress-might-pass-laws-bad-for-proof-of-stake-and-defi/</a> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">​​<a href= "https://unchainedpodcast.com/all-things-crypto-regulation-with-jake-chervinsky/">https://unchainedpodcast.com/all-things-crypto-regulation-with-jake-chervinsky/</a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://unchainedpodcast.com/why-is-the-proposed-fincen-rule-for-unhosted-wallets-being-pushed-so-quickly/"> https://unchainedpodcast.com/why-is-the-proposed-fincen-rule-for-unhosted-wallets-being-pushed-so-quickly/</a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://unchainedpodcast.com/how-congress-might-pass-laws-bad-for-proof-of-stake-and-defi/"> https://unchainedpodcast.com/how-congress-might-pass-laws-bad-for-proof-of-stake-and-defi/</a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://unchainedpodcast.com/what-the-crypto-industry-could-see-under-a-biden-administration/"> https://unchainedpodcast.com/what-the-crypto-industry-could-see-under-a-biden-administration/</a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://unchainedpodcast.com/when-is-a-token-decentralized-enough-to-not-be-a-security-ep-056/"> https://unchainedpodcast.com/when-is-a-token-decentralized-enough-to-not-be-a-security-ep-056/</a>  </li> </ul> </li> </ul>   The Blockchain Association <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Website: <a href= "https://theblockchainassociation.org/">https://theblockchainassociation.org/</a> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Twitter: <a href= "https://twitter.com/BlockchainAssn">https://twitter.com/BlockchainAssn</a> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">2021 growth: ​​<a href= "https://theblockchainassociation.org/crypto-industrys-leading-trade-association-more-than-doubles-membership-in-2021/">https://theblockchainassociation.org/crypto-industrys-leading-trade-association-more-than-doubles-membership-in-2021/</a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Jake joining the team: <a href= "https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-influence/2021/11/09/blockchain-association-fills-out-its-washington-team-with-seasoned-hands-798774"> https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-influence/2021/11/09/blockchain-association-fills-out-its-washington-team-with-seasoned-hands-798774</a></li> </ul> Regulatory Topics Discussed: <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">a16z </li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://a16z.com/2021/10/13/an-agenda-for-the-future-of-the-internet/"> https://a16z.com/2021/10/13/an-agenda-for-the-future-of-the-internet/</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Tax Code 6050i</li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://www.coincenter.org/congress-takes-its-war-on-cash-to-digital-assets/"> https://www.coincenter.org/congress-takes-its-war-on-cash-to-digital-assets/</a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://unchainedpodcast.com/not-reporting-info-on-some-transaction-partners-could-soon-be-a-felony/"> https://unchainedpodcast.com/not-reporting-info-on-some-transaction-partners-could-soon-be-a-felony/</a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Infrastructure Bill</li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://twitter.com/jerrybrito/status/1461317078175072263"> https://twitter.com/jerrybrito/status/1461317078175072263</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">President’s Working Group stablecoin report</li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2021/11/01/biden-administration-to-congress-put-stablecoins-under-federal-supervision-or-we-will/"> https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2021/11/01/biden-administration-to-congress-put-stablecoins-under-federal-supervision-or-we-will/</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">FATF Guidance</li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://twitter.com/coincenter/status/1453700485484097537"> https://twitter.com/coincenter/status/1453700485484097537</a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul>   Articles Jake Mentioned <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Jake on CBDCs: <a href= "https://www.coindesk.com/layer2/2021/12/21/secure-americas-financial-strength-with-stablecoins-not-central-banks/"> https://www.coindesk.com/layer2/2021/12/21/secure-americas-financial-strength-with-stablecoins-not-central-banks/</a> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Gabriel Shapiro on DAOs: <a href= "https://lexnode.substack.com/p/wyomings-legal-dao-saster"> https://lexnode.substack.com/p/wyomings-legal-dao-saster</a> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Morgan Harper thread: <a href= "https://twitter.com/mh4oh/status/1463219384776806402">https://twitter.com/mh4oh/status/1463219384776806402</a> </li> </ul>   General Regulatory Information <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Messari Crypto Theses </li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">pages 52-90 is an excellent summary of EVERYTHING going on in crypto regulation</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">Page 29 talks about Kristin directly</li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2">Page 56 talks about blockchain association directly </li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="3"><a href= "https://messari.io/pdf/messari-report-crypto-theses-for-2022.pdf"> https://messari.io/pdf/messari-report-crypto-theses-for-2022.pdf</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">CoinDesk → How the crypto regulatory scene has evolved</li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2021/12/28/how-cryptos-regulatory-scene-might-evolve-in-2022/"> https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2021/12/28/how-cryptos-regulatory-scene-might-evolve-in-2022/</a></li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Decrypt on Gensler’s 2021</li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://decrypt.co/88966/crypto-person-of-the-year-201-gary-gensler-sec"> https://decrypt.co/88966/crypto-person-of-the-year-201-gary-gensler-sec</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1">Blockchain Association policy positions</li> <li style="list-style: none; display: inline"> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><a href= "https://theblockchainassociation.org/policy-positions/"> https://theblockchainassociation.org/policy-positions/</a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul>

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