Coin Center’s Peter Van Valkenburgh on regulation & crypto

In this week’s episode, Anna & Josh Cincinnati chat with Peter Van Valkenburgh, Director of Research at Coin Center. Coin Center is a non-profit research and advocacy group focused on the public policy issues facing cryptocurrency and decentralized computing technologies. In this conversation, they cover the various branches in the US system, how these interact with the crypto/blockchain community, what the process is for making regulation and how coincenter gets involved. Here are a few of the groups that they mention: FinCen: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.SEC: U.S. Securities and Exchange CommissionCFTC: Commodities futures trading commissionHere are some handy links: Tangents from Coin Center: Rohan Greyhttps://www.coincenter.orgCoincenter Blog: Coin Center files second comment in FinCEN rulemaking challenging its authority to make the surveillance ruleCoincenter Blog: Join us in responding to an unfair and discriminatory midnight rulemakingStablecoin Tethering and Bank Licensing Enforcement (STABLE) ActInterpretive Letter #1172 OCC Chief Counsel's Interpretation on National Bank and Federal Savings Association Authority to HThanks for this week’s sponsor Interchain Foundation or ICFICF is focused on the research, development, and promotion of open, decentralized, network technologies like CosmosOne of the most recent developments in the Cosmos ecosystem is the Stargate upgrade. Stargate is the largest Cosmos upgrade yet, enabling blockchains to connect with each other using the first standardized protocol for inter-blockchain communication (IBC). Here is our episode with Chris Goes about IBC. If you want to apply to the Interchain Foundation Grants program, here is the link: apply.interchain.ioDeadline for this round is February 14th. Thanks again ICF! *If you like what we do: *Follow us on Twitter - @zeroknowledgefmJoin us on TelegramCatch us on YoutubeRead up on the