Coin Center is an independant not-profit research and advocacy organisation focused on the public policy issues that affect cryptocurrencies and open permisionless blockchain networks. Their mission is to build a better understanding of technologies like Ethereum and Bitcoin and to promote a regulatory climate that preserves free speech and privacy.
Jerry Brito and Peter Van Valkenburgh joined us for a fascinating chat about the current regulatory landscape in the US and how that might affect the crypto ecosystem going forward.
Topics covered in this episode:
- An overview of Coin Center
- How the political and regulatory has changed in the past 2 years since the release of Libra
- The regulatory topics currently impacting the US
- Ransomware and investor protection law
- Is the consumer protection force too tough?
- The Infrastructure Bill
- The US vs Europe approach
- The future of the ecosystem
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This episode is hosted by Friederike Ernst & Sebastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/417
