Michael Selig (@MikeSeligEsq) is counsel in the Asset Management Department of the law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher and part of the firm’s crypto practice. Michael’s practice centers on the application of financial regulation to crypto and web3 technology networks and products, including blockchains and crypto assets. Michael previously worked at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in the office of former Chair Chris Giancarlo, also known as “CryptoDad,” who he now works with again in private practice at Willkie.

In this conversation, Michael shares his experience at the CFTC and provides best practices for dealing with regulators. We also discuss his CoinDesk article What If Regulators Wrote Rules for Crypto?, LBRY, Telegram and the application of securities laws to crypto.

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