5 Podcast Episodes On Crypto Regulation

Riley Silbert
BlockWorks Group
3 min readJan 3, 2019

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On the Off The Chain podcast, Anthony “Pomp” Pompliano talks to some of the most respected names in crypto and Wall Street about regulation, compliance, the bitcoin ETF, the CFTC, and much more.

Jake Chervinsky: Defending Crypto From The SEC

Jake Chervinsky serves as Defense Counsel in U.S. government criminal investigation’s at Kobre & Kim, a law firm based in Washington, DC. In this conversation, Jake and Anthony Pompliano discuss Securities Law, accreditation standards, terrorism financing, the applications of the Howey Test to crypto, and why Blockstream may be the most important company in the industry. As Jake says: he’s a lawyer, but not your lawyer.

Gabor Gurbacs: What’s The Latest With The Bitcoin ETF?

Gabor Gurbacs is Director of Digital Asset Strategy at VanEck where he focuses on the Bitcoin ETF. Gabor is one of the masterminds behind the $50 billion asset management move into digital assets. In this conversation, Anthony Pompliano and Gabor discuss the ridiculous accreditation laws, Bitcoin and traditional ETFs, why regulators are currently concerned about crypto, and Gabor’s prediction for the growth of retail crypto projects.

Marco Santori: The Godfather Of Crypto Law

Marco Santori is the President and Chief Legal Officer of Blockchain, a web-based bitcoin wallet that makes using bitcoin safe, easy, and secure for all consumers and businesses worldwide. Blockchain.com is the easiest way to send, receive, store, and trade digital currencies. In this conversation, Santori and Anthony Pompliano discuss what Santori’s original conversations with federal regulators were like, how the SAFT Document became so popular, why ICOs have essentially disappeared in the U.S., and what Marco believes is the most view of crypto’s potential impact on the world

Michael Moro: The Institutionalization Of Crypto

Micheal Moro is the CEO of Genesis Trading, a FINRA registered broker dealer providing liquidity for institutions in the crypto space. Michael previously worked at SecondMarket and Citi. In this conversation, Anthony and Michael cover crypto market infrastructure, how Genesis grew so quickly, what OTC trading is, and when institutional money will enter the market. This conversation is full of interesting data points and information.

Edward Woodford: Building a Regulated Crypto Exchange

Edward Woodford is the Co-Founder of Seed CX, an institutional trading platform that recieved approval from the CFTC as a Swap Execution Facility (SEF) in August 2016. In this conversation, Woodford and Pomp discuss crypto financial products, emerging markets, how institutional investors think, and why crypto is such an interesting problem for anyone building regulated exchanges

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