In 2022, FINRA developed an enterprise-wide strategy to ensure it is prepared for an evolving crypto asset regulatory landscape and created the Crypto Hub, the Blockchain Lab and the Crypto Asset Investigations Team. On this episode, the first in a three-part series, we sit down with Omer Meisel, Senior Vice President of the Complex Investigations and Intelligence Group, Jason Foye, Senior Director and Head of FINRA's Crypto Hub, and Reema Abdelhamid, a Director with FINRA Enforcement to learn more about the strategy and the role of the Hub and FINRA’s work to advance its mission of investor protection and market integrity.Resources mentioned in this episode:FINRA Blog: An Inside Look into FINRA’s Crypto Asset WorkSEC’s SPBD December 2020 StatementSEC’s September 25, 2020 No-Action Letter, “ATS Role in the Settlement of Digital Asset Security Trades”Crypto Asset Communications Exam Letter – November 2022FINRA and NFA Joint Press ReleaseReg Notice 20-23: Activities Related to Digital AssetsReg Notice 21-25: Continued Engagement in Activities Related to Digital AssetsEpisode 112: FINRA's Complex Investigations and Intelligence Team & Cyber and Analytics UnitEpisode 113: Regulatory Operations: Stronger Regulation Through Integrated OversightEpisode 117: Membership Application ProgramEpisode 134: Gen Z Investor AttitudesFINRA Foundation Report: Gen Z and InvestingInvestor Insights: What Is a Blockchain, and Why Should I Care?