Ep 67: The Future of Crypto Regulation with Heath Tarbert, Circle CLO and Former CFTC Chair

What is the transition like from government service to a C-suite leadership role at a cutting edge tech company? How are regulators thinking about crypto and other financial innovations? And is public service something that's still inspiring or something that we ought to aspire to?

Join Heath Tarbert, Chief Legal Officer and Head of Corporate Affairs at Circle, as he draws on his extensive and prodigious career in public service–serving as Chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commision, associate White House counsel, Supreme Court clerk, special counsel to the Senate Banking Committee, and more–to break down the legal side and wide-ranging impacts of financial markets around the globe.

Listen as Heath discusses the intersection between law, finance, and public policy, the future of cryptocurrency, the value of humility, and much more.

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Topics:
Introduction: 0:00
Building a career around banking and financial markets: 8:53
Being picked to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission: 16:50
Advice to young people considering careers in politics and public service: 22:13
Breaking down CFTC regulation of cryptocurrencies: 30:17
Why the CFTC chose to engage with cryptocurrencies: 37:26
Why Heath joined Circle as Chief Legal Officer: 41:40
Should lawyers move beyond legal into business operator roles?: 47:15
Rapid-fire questions: 49:16
Book recommendations: 53:31
What Heath wishes he’d known as a young lawyer: 55:21

Connect with us:
Heath Tarbert - https://www.linkedin.com/in/heath-tarbert-b2140a15/
Tyler Finn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylerhfinn
SpotDraft - https://www.linkedin.com/company/spotdraft

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