Collins Belton (@collins_belton) is one of the brightest minds in crypto law. Collins is the founder and Managing Partner of Brookwood P.C., a boutique transactional practice focused on serving founders, startups and emerging technology companies working on frontier technology, particularly in the digital asset space. 

Show highlights: 

- When Collins was introduced to blockchain technology 

- Why Collins founded Brookwood PC 

- Coinbase Lend 

- The Howey Test & investment contracts 

- Gary Gensler reframing the DeFi narrative 

- What Collins would do as head of the SEC 

- The biggest legal problems in crypto today 

Collins was so great that we’ve turned the interview into two parts. Check out our next episode to hear how Collins stays on top of all things crypto, his favorite NFTs, and what's next for Collins after he "retired" from private practice. 

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