Head of Legal, US at 21.co, Andrew Jacobson walks through the numerous legal issues that have occurred in the month of February. Andrew is a former enforcement attorney at New York’s top financial regulator (the NY Department of Financial Services) and a long-time blockchain regulatory attorney at Seward & Kissel LLP. He gives a quick rundown of some of the major events that happened this month including Kraken settling with the SEC, Paxos being ordered to stop issuing BUSD, and the SEC charging Do Kwon with fraud.
Hear Andrew Jacobson’s opinions on this and more on Inside Crypto, a 21.co Podcast.
𝕋𝕚𝕞𝕖 ℂ𝕠𝕕𝕖𝕤:
0:00 - Intro
1:01 - Recap Of This Month's Events
3:35 - What Took Them So Long?
4:45 - What's Next For The Terraform Labs Case?
6:32 - Other Cases VS. US Jurisdiction?
8:40 - Coinbase Defending Staking As A Service
12:02 - Do Crypto Companies Need To Be More Careful
14:01 - Is This A Coordinated Crackdown?
15:57 - The Unbanking Of Crypto Companies
19:27 - Maximum Risk Ratings For Crypto Companies
21:07 - How Are You Keeping Up With Everything?
23:09 - What About Regulatory Priorities Locally And Globally?
26:14 - What About Custody Of Assets?
27:42 - Regulatory Clarity In 2023?
29:05 - What About Stablecoins And Paxos?
31:35 - Andrew's Final Words
32:17 - Outro