Simon Taylor & Cuy Sheffield have the honour of being joined by Commissioner Peirce to discuss SEC Project Crypto and making America crypto-friendly, self-custody as a fundamental American value and more!

Timestamps:

• 01:11 SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce's views on crypto regulation
• 05:15 Financial privacy and disintermediating technologies
• 06:00 Crypto asset categorization and tokenized securities
• 09:56 Self-custody as a fundamental American value
• 16:18 Stablecoins and digital privacy challenges
• 20:50 Responsibility of software developers in DeFi
• 23:28 Traditional financial institutions interacting with DeFi
• 31:01 Smart contract risks and regulatory standards
• 36:11 Advice for regulators approaching new technologies
• 39:19 Future of disclosures and consumer protection

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Music by Henry McLean