Jerry is the executive director of Coin Center, a DC-based think tank focused on the public policy issues facing cryptocurrency technologies. He previously was a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and director of its Technology Policy Program. Jerry has testified several times before Congress on the subject of cryptocurrencies and regularly holds briefings for policy makers in Washington.

[0:10] - Jerry’s background and intro to crypto

[4:41] - The Encryption Wars of the late 90s

[9:07] - Early internet vs modern crypto regulations

[17:37] - How government policy can shape crypto’s future

[26:51] - Comparing open vs. closed monetary systems on a global scale

[30:28] - Crypto innovation at the state level

[36:27] - Coin Center’s role in preventing the recent FinCEN midnight ruling on self-hosted wallets

[49:04] - Coin Center’s future priorities

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