Join Troutman Pepper Consumer Financial Services Partner Chris Willis and his guests and fellow Partners Keith Barnett and Ethan Ostroff as they dive into the world of cryptocurrency. The discussion spans from basic terminology and current activities in the regulatory and legislative arenas to parting words of wisdom for companies in the industry. Collectively, Keith and Ethan bring almost 40 years of experience, representing companies in the financial services industry. Keith counsels payment processors, money transmitters, payments apps, and similar companies on compliance with federal and state money services business laws. He also advises cryptocurrency exchanges and NFT platforms on state and federal money transmission law compliance and regulatory issues and represents these companies in lawsuits and government enforcement actions. Ethan's practice focuses on financial services litigation and consumer law compliance counseling.