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Dr. Kelly Richmond-Pope has been a thought leader in the forensic accounting space for more than a decade. She joins Chris to discuss her accounting origin story, her academic research as a professor at DePaul University in Chicago, and her side gigs as a filmmaker and author, having produced and directed the 2013 documentary All the Queen’s Horses about fraud in Dixon, Illinois, and her 2023 book Fool Me Once: Scams, Stories, and Secrets from the Trillion-Dollar Fraud Industry. For more about Dr. Richmond-Pope’s work, see the links below: https://www.kellyrichmondpope.com/ https://www.allthequeenshorsesfilm.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Fool-Me-Once-Trillion-Dollar-Industry/dp/1647823919

Matt Walsh of Castle Island Ventures discusses regulatory challenges for blockchain entrepreneurs, market structure, and the significance of Bitcoin. The podcast also explores the evolution of Bitcoin, advancements in scalability, and navigating regulations in the industry.

Experts discuss commodities enforcement, jurisdictional complexities between CFTC and DOJ, collaborative investigative approaches, prosecuting financial crimes like spoofing and insider trading, and challenges of cross market manipulation. Closing remarks urge audience engagement and podcast subscription.

Check out our inSecurities hosts Chris Ekimoff and Kurt Wolfe as guests on this special episode of Boxes and Lines from IEX Exchange.

Josh Rubin, Vice President of Legal at Betterment, joins the inSecurities podcast to discuss Betterment’s view of the regulatory landscape. Josh explains how Betterment navigates the sometimes overlapping rules and regulations of the SEC, FINRA, DOL, IRS, FDIC, and CFPB — then tells Chris and Kurt why Betterment doesn't always line up with the rest of the financial services industry when it comes to rulemaking proposals.

Anne Kelley joins the inSecurities Podcast to unpack the federal agency appropriations process. Anne is a Partner at the legislative consulting firm, Mercury Strategies. Before joining Mercury Strategies, Anne served as a political appointee at the SEC where her work spanned five Administrations and nine SEC Chairs and Acting Chairs. On this episode, Anne explains to Chris and Kurt how most federal agencies obtain government funding, and why the SEC’s budget-setting process is unique.

Martha Legg Miller, Vice President of Public Policy at Fidelity Investments and former Director of the SEC's Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation, discusses the role of the Advocate, key takeaways from the Office's Annual Report, recent SEC rulemaking proposals, capital needs for small businesses, the costs of going public, and the challenges and prospects of the Climate Risk Disclosure rule.

Perianne Boring, the Founder and CEO of the Chamber of Digital Commerce, joins the inSecurities Podcast to explain why 2024 will be “the year crypto goes mainstream.” Chris, Kurt, and Perianne chat about the history and mission of The Chamber, the digital assets crypto and regulatory environment, and Perianne’s 2024 outlook for crypto.

Brett Redfearn, a former Director of the SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets and the Founder and CEO of Panorama Financial Markets Advisory, joins the inSecurities podcast to discuss the Commission’s approach to rulemaking and its recent Predictive Data Analytics (PDA) rule proposal.

On this episode of the inSecurities Podcast, Chris sits down with investigative reporter Zeke Faux to talk about his book Number Go Up: Inside Crypto’s Wild Rise and Staggering Fall.