TRM Talks

In this episode Ari sits down with Seth Wilks, Executive Director for the Office of Digital Assets Initiative at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to discuss Seth’s path from guitar riffs to crypto tax policy. Seth talks about his journey from TaxBit to leading the IRS’ work on digital assets including his partnership with TRM Talks alum Raj Mukherjee, their work on the recently published broker regulations and what comes next for non-custodial services. This TRM Talks totally rocked!

Today’s Guest

Seth Wilks, Executive Director, Strategy & Development — Office of Digital Asset Initiative, IRS

Host: Ari Redbord, Global Head of Policy, TRM Labs

Dr. Ellen Feingold curates the National Numismatic Collection at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History — over 1,000,000 pieces of financial history going back 4000 years. This month she adds the laptop that former IRS-CI Agent Chris Janczewski used to investigate the Bitfinex Hack which led to the largest monetary seizure in US history.

In this TRM Talks, Ari Redbord, TRM's Global Head of Policy, sits down with Dr. Feingold and Mr. Janczewski, now TRM’s Head of Global Investigations, to discuss the history of money and why a 2019 MacBook Pro belongs in the Smithsonian.

Today’s Guests

Dr. Ellen Feingold, Curator of the National Numismatic Collection, The National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Chris Janczewski, Head of Global Investigations, TRM Labs

Host: Ari Redbord, Global Head of Policy, TRM Labs

Resources

TRM Blog | Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather "Razzlekhan" Morgan Sentenced In The Bitfinex Case As Government Recovers $10 Billion in Stolen Funds: https://bit.ly/4eATJE7

Smithsonian Podcast – Sidedoor | Bitcoin Bank Heist: https://www.si.edu/sidedoor/bitcoin-bank-heist

TRM Blog | The Rise of Monero: Traceability, Challenges, and Research Review: https://bit.ly/4fR88wZ

In the episode of TRM Talks, Ari Redbord, TRM's Global Head of Policy, sits down with crypto lawyer Matt McGuire, Partner at Arktouros, to get his perspective on the key legal issues in the cryptoverse. Their discussion covers the gambit: sanctions to securities, consumer protection to anti-money laundering, privacy and security, and the legal issues and battles of today that could define the cryptocurrency space for years to come.

Today’s Guest

Matt McGuire, Partner, Arktouros

Host: Ari Rebord, Global Head of Policy, TRM Labs

In the episode of TRM Talks, Ari sits down with Santa Clara County, California prosecutor Erin West of the REACT Task Force to discuss the double victimization of pig butchering scams, the importance of a whole of government and private sector approach, and how stopping scams from happening in the first place is the key.

Today’s Guests

Erin West, Prosecutor, Santa Clara County

Host: Ari Redbord, Global Head of Policy, TRM Labs

Resources

TRM Case Study: How the REACT Task Force is Tackling Pig Butchering

When Anchorage Digital Bank received its charter from the Office of Comptroller of the Currency in January 2021, it became the first national bank with a charter to custody digital assets. Anchorage, which has built from day one with compliance as critical infrastructure, continues to set a precedent for how digital asset companies can operate within the regulatory framework of the US financial system. In this TRM Talks, we are joined by Anchorage’s Head of Global Operations, Rachel Anderika to discuss building with compliance, global expansion, and what the future holds for the US’s first crypto bank.

Today’s Guest

Rachel Anderika, Global Head of Operations, Anchorage Digital

Host: Ari Redbord, Global Head of Policy, TRM Labs

Last year the EU Parliament passed MiCA — Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation. MiCA, arguably the world’s most comprehensive framework for crypto requires crypto-asset service providers and issuers to take action related to governance, consumer protection and AML. As key deadlines approach for MiCA implementation across the continent, Peter Kerstens of the European Commission joins TRM Talks to discuss MiCA implementation, what’s next for DeFi, and what the world can learn from Europe’s crypto experiment.

Today’s Guest

Peter Kerstens, Advisor – Financial Sector Technological Innovation and Cybersecurity, European Commission

Host: Ari Redbord, Global Head of Policy, TRM Labs

In this episode Ari sits down with Vanessa Targenian, Director of Research, Fidelity Center for Applied Technology (FCAT) at Fidelity Investments, to discuss how blockchain technology is revolutionizing the way traditional financial institutions do business.

Today’s Guest

Vanessa Kargenian, Director of Research, Fidelity Center for Applied Technology (FCAT) at Fidelity Investments

Host: Ari Redbord, Global Head of Policy, TRM Labs

In this episode Ari sits down with Max Bernt, Taxbit’s Managing Director for Europe, to discuss the fragmented global tax regulatory landscape, reporting standards, the impact of tax policy on the digital assets ecosystem, and Max’s journey from runway model to lawyer, judge to PhD, and tax policy expert.

Max Bernt, Managing Director, Europe, Taxbit

Host: Ari Redbord, Global Head of Policy, TRM Labs

In this TRM Talks, Ari sits down with Lazarus Heist’s Geoff White to discuss his latest book Rinsed. Geoff discuss the stages of money laundering and provides colorful examples of placement, layering and integration from Pablo Escobar to North Korean cybercriminals. Ari and Geoff hit topics from bulk cash smuggling to crypto mixing in this wide ranging discussion that brings money laundering to life.

Today’s Guests

Geoff White, Author and Journalist

Host: Ari Redbord, Global Head of Policy, TRM Labs

The state of Wyoming is known as the Wild West – a land of wide open spaces, the nation's most iconic national parks, and rodeo broncin' bucks. But Wyoming, over the last few years, has become known for something else – cryptocurrency. So how has Wyoming become the new frontier for financial innovation? In this episode Ari sits down with Anthony Apollo, Director of the Wyoming Stable Token Commission, to discuss his journey from New York to Cheyenne, crypto native to regulator, and how the state of Wyoming continues to innovate. Click here to learn more about the Wyoming Stable Token Commission.

Today’s Guests

Anthony Apollo, Director, Wyoming Stable Token Commission

Host: Ari Redbord, Global Head of Policy, TRM Labs