Unchained

Rep. Ritchie Torres on Why Congress Should Make Clear Crypto Laws - Ep. 524

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Crypto markets are under the gun from SEC Chairman Gary Gensler’s ‘regulation by enforcement’ policy. Meanwhile, a divided political landscape creates gridlock on Capitol Hill. Democratic Representative Ritchie Torres (NY-15) claims regulators have overstepped their bounds, while generational divide in the Democratic party slows appropriate regulatory legislation from passing.

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Show highlights:
  • Why stablecoins are less dangerous than fractional reserve banking
  • How the current system fails to protect retail investors
  • Why Democrats and Republicans have flipped traditional stances on regulation
  • Increased skepticism after the FTX meltdown
  • Regulation by enforcement an abuse of power
  • If and when a digital asset is an investment contract
  • What he views as Prometheum’s planned political stunt
  • Resolving crypto’s long term problems responsibly

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      • Guest
       Ritchie Torres, U.S. representative

       

      Links
      • Fortune: Ritchie Torres went from crypto ‘newbie’ to key ally in Washington. Now he could shape the industry’s post-FTX future
      • NY Daily: A liberal case for cryptocurrency
      • CoinDesk: Rep. Ritchie Torres: We've Seen a 'Weaponization of the SEC' From Gensler Against Crypto Industry
      • U.S. Financial Service Committee: McHenry, Thompson, Hill, Johnson Release Digital Asset Market Structure Proposal
      • Bloomberg Law: McHenry Says White House Torpedoed Bipartisan Stablecoin Deal
      • NBC: Sen. Cynthia Lummis: Crypto regulation bill could prevent another FTX-style crisis
      • Rep. Torres’s open letter to Gensler following the Ripple decision
      • Rep. Torres’ speech

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        Previously on Unchained

        • Why the SEC Doesn’t Want the Ripple Case to Go to the Supreme Court
        • New Order in SEC vs. Ripple Over XRP Is a Win for Crypto: What Happens Now?
        • Why the SEC vs. Ripple Order Is Now About 2 Things: Coinbase and Congress

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