In this episode of the Crypto Exchange, Genna Garver is joined by John D’Agostino, head of strategy for Coinbase Institutional, to discuss the significant developments in the crypto industry following the Senate’s approval of the GENIUS Act and the anticipated CLARITY Act. These legislative moves aim to establish a regulatory framework for stablecoins and clarify the status of digital assets in the U.S.
In this special crossover edition of the Payments Pros and Crypto Exchange podcast, Carlin McCrory is joined by colleagues Alex Barrage and Ethan Ostroff to discuss recent legislative updates surrounding payment stablecoins. The group begins by exploring the advantages of payment stablecoins, such as their 24/7 availability and programmability, and the merits of having robust competition for stablecoin issuance and use cases.
In this episode of Crypto Exchange, host Ethan Ostroff is joined by his colleagues Pete Jeydel and Peter Leary to discuss trends and lessons learned from recent civil enforcement actions by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and from Department of Justice (DOJ) criminal prosecutions related to digital assets.
In this episode of The Crypto Exchange, Ethan Ostroff and Alexandra Barrage are joined by Matt Bornfreund to discuss recent activities by federal banking regulators and federal legislative developments impacting the digital assets industry.
In this episode of Crypto Exchange, Ethan Ostroff and Alexandra Barrage are joined by partners Joanna Cline and Jay Dubow to discuss the evolving landscape of the SEC’s enforcement actions involving cryptocurrencies.
In this special joint edition of the Crypto Exchange and the Consumer Finance Podcast, host Ethan Ostroff is joined by colleagues James Kim and Chris Willis to discuss the anticipated regulatory approaches to digital assets by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and state agencies following the recent change in administration in Washington.
In this episode of the Crypto Exchange, Ethan Ostroff is joined by colleagues Pete Jeydel and Matt Orso to discuss a recent landmark decision from the Fifth Circuit regarding Tornado Cash. The court ruled that the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) exceeded its authority by sanctioning immutable smart contracts created by Tornado Cash. This decision has significant implications for the regulation of decentralized finance (DeFi) technologies under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).
In this special crossover episode of the Payments Pros and Crypto Exchange podcasts, our hosts are joined by colleague Alexandra Steinberg Barrage to discuss California’s Department of Financial Protection and Innovation’s proposed rulemaking under the Digital Financial Assets Law (DFAL).
In the latest episode of The Crypto Exchange, host Ethan Ostroff is joined by colleagues Brett Broczkowski and Mike Lowe to discuss the intersection of crime and cryptocurrency, with a focus on the challenges financial institutions face in this space. The conversation highlights the significant rise in crypto-related crimes, with reported losses exceeding $5.6 billion in 2023. The group discusses the vulnerability of older adults to these crimes and the increasing enforcement efforts by federal agencies, including the Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice, following President Biden’s executive order in 2022. The podcast delves into various types of crypto crimes, such as scams, fraudulent investment websites, and money laundering through crypto mixers.
In the latest episode of The Crypto Exchange, host Ethan Ostroff is joined by Addison Morgan to discuss the recent CFTC enforcement action against Uniswap. The CFTC alleged that Uniswap violated the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) by facilitating retail commodity transactions on behalf of non-eligible contract participants (i.e., retail consumers) through its decentralized exchange, which enabled consumers to purchase and sell ERC-20 tokens that track the prices of Bitcoin and Ether and offer their holder a potential compounded yield of approximately two times the consumer’s initial investment.