In this episode, Global Head of Regulatory & Tax Practice Aki Corsoni-Husain, introduces Counsel Marc Piano, accompanied by guest expert Brett Hillis from Reed Smith in London. Together, they examine the role of decentralization, the relatively restrictive position the US has adopted on crypto, and explore whether Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) really is all it’s cracked up to be.

Key takeaways: 

• Regulatory analysis of decentralisation and whether current arrangements can be accurately defined as autonomous so as to escape regulation
• The US approach to the regulation and enforcement of digital assets and client concerns
• Exploring the framework of MiCA