Ep 11 Regulation Beyond the US and EU

2023-01-04

30 minutes

Ep 11 Regulation Beyond the US and EU

Regulation

About this episode

We talk a lot about blockchain policy in the EU and the US… But in this episode our guests take a tour around the world looking at the legal frameworks and regulatory developments in other territories including Hong Kong, Singapore, the Philippines, Gibraltar, Japan, Australia, Argentina and many more - and question whether the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) is really setting the global standard or if other territories are stealing a march.

Guests

Joey Garcia

Director and Head of Public Affairs, Xapo Bank.

Jongbaek Park

Partner at Bae Kim & Lee.

Manmeet Singh

Managing partner at Blockseed Ventures.

Urszula McCormack

Partner, Cross Border Finance and Technology, King & Wood Mallesons.

Lee A. Schneider

General Counsel, Ava Labs

Lee is General Counsel at Ava Labs, and also general nuisance on token classification. A longtime financial services and tech lawyer, his work is guided by his personal mantra #OrangesAreNotSecurities.

Podcast transcript

The Policy Layer Podcast

Our podcast feels like having a coffee with the people shaping the future of blockchain and crypto regulation throughout the world. We’re curious, we ask bold questions, and we keep the conversation clear and real.

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