#208 - Reg Crypto

What is Regulation Crypto Assets? An SEC-led rule proposal that allows projects to raise capital in the U.S. by selling tokens. That's the short answer.

The long answer is this podcast. By the end of this episode, you'll understand why these rules were needed, what they say and what could still be tweaked before they become law.

This episode is presented by Altitude, visit ⁠altitude.xyz/law⁠ to learn more about their financial operating system.

You'll hear from leading lawyers, almost all of whom are cited in the footnotes of the SEC's own proposal:

• Lewis Cohen, partner at Cahill Gordon & Reindel
• Sarah Brennan, general counsel at Delphi Digital
• Gabe Shapiro, co-founder and CEO of MetaLeX
• Rodrigo Seira, partner at Cooley
• Miles Jennings, general counsel at a16z crypto
• Andrew Hinkes, partner at Winston Taylor

Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

4:17 How we got here

6:53 Solving two problems

10:21 Reg A, Reg CF and Reg D

12:10 Five subparts of Reg Crypto

14:12 Who will use these?

18:08 The Startup Exemption

19:35 Rule 103 disclosures

21:03 LBRY and silence

30:14 Secondary markets and Telegram

34:13 The Fundraising Exemption

42:21 Why Reg A and Reg CF failed

48:14 Rule 400: Exit

50:23 Third-party problems

57:34 Under-promising

1:02:08 Essential managerial efforts

1:12:09 The state of crypto

1:15:13 State law questions

1:20:37 What's next?

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