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“Good Reason to Worry” What the BitMEX Indictment Means for DeFi and Bitcoin

“Good Reason to Worry” What the BitMEX Indictment Means for DeFi and Bitcoin

FromThe Breakdown


“Good Reason to Worry” What the BitMEX Indictment Means for DeFi and Bitcoin

FromThe Breakdown

ratings:
Length:
41 minutes
Released:
Oct 3, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Today on the Brief: Market reaction to Pres.Trump contracting COVID-19 Subpar September jobs report Decentralized exchanges have third straight 100%+ growth month    Our main discussion features Stephen Palley and Preston Byrne of Anderson Kill.  Yesterday, BitMEX was targeted with both civil and criminal complaints, with the CTO being arrested for violation of the Bank Secrecy Act.  In this conversation, NLW talks to two crypto legal experts to discuss: The specifics of the charges How long this investigation has been in the works  Whether there was anything surprising to legal experts Why the criminal complaints represent an escalation of enforcement  Whether there are implications for other industry areas, particularly decentralized finance  Find our guests online: Stephen Palley: @stephendpalley Preston Byrne: @prestonjbyrne Anderson Kill: andersonkill.com
Released:
Oct 3, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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A daily analysis of macroeconomics, bitcoin, geopolitics and big picture power shifts, hosted by Nathaniel Whittemore @nlw. The Breakdown is part of The Breakdown Network.