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New Technology and Old Rules: Constructing a Crypto Regulatory Framework

A Path Forward

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Jake Chervinsky

Head of Policy, Blockchain Association

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Alan Cohn

Partner, Steptoe & Johnson LLP

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Nikhilesh De

Managing Editor for Global Policy and Regulation, CoinDesk

Director of Financial Regulation Studies, Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, Cato Institute

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Angela Walch

Professor of Law, St. Mary’s University School of Law

Cryptocurrency regulation sits at the intersection of multiple regulatory regimes, and both financial market regulators and banking regulators, among many others, have asserted authority over certain aspects of crypto regulation. This has resulted in an overlapping and incomplete regulatory framework that has drawn criticism from both proponents and skeptics of crypto innovation. So, how is cryptocurrency regulated? How should it be regulated? Who should regulate it? Cato’s Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives is looking at these questions through a series of policy forums that examine the roles of different regulators and consider what type of regulatory framework should be adopted to balance the risks and innovative potential of cryptocurrencies.

This fourth and final panel in this series builds on previous discussions about commodities, banking, and securities regulation to consider alternatives for a crypto regulatory framework. Join Jake Chervinsky, Alan Cohn, and Angela Walch in a panel moderated by Nikhilesh De from CoinDesk to discuss the future of crypto regulation.

THIS EVENT IS PART OF AN ONLINE POLICY FORUM SERIES:

CFTC Regulation

Session 1 • November 22, 2021

Join Chris Brummer (Georgetown Law), Katherine Cooper (Murphy & McGonigle), and Melissa Netram (FS Vector) in a panel moderated by Sarah Wynn from CQ Roll Call to discuss the CFTC’s role in crypto regulation.

Banking Regulation

Session 2 • December 2, 2021

Join Dan Awrey (Cornell Law School), Albert Forkner (Wyoming Division of Banking), and Jai Massari (Davis Polk) in a panel discussion moderated by Jon Hill from Law360 on how banking regulators should approach crypto regulation.

SEC Regulation

Session 3 • December 9, 2021

Join Carol Goforth (University of Arkansas School of Law), Nicholas Losurdo (Goodwin Proctor), and Peter Van Valkenburgh (Coin Center) in a panel moderated by David Hollerith from Yahoo Finance to discuss the SEC’s role in crypto regulation.

A Path Forward

Session 4 • January 13, 2022

Join Jake Chervinsky (Blockchain Association), Alan Cohn (Steptoe and Johnson, LLP), and Angela Walch (Saint Mary’s University School of Law) in a panel moderated by Nikhilesh De from CoinDesk to discuss the future of crypto regulation.