The Chopping Block: The SEC Is Attacking Crypto Will Gary Gensler Succeed? - Ep. 456

Published: Feb. 15, 2023, 8:30 a.m.

b"Welcome to The Chopping Block \\u2013 where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Robert Leshner, Tom Schmidt, and Tarun Chitra chop it up about the latest news. This week, Polygon Chief Legal Officer Marc Boiron joins the show to examine the SEC\\u2019s recent enforcement ramp-up.\\n\\nwhy Marc thinks NYDFS coming after Paxos is the most interesting thing to analyze in the SEC-BUSD spat\\n\\nwhether the SEC and NYDFS actions against Paxos were coordinated\\xa0\\n\\nwhether a stablecoin is a security and why the SEC might be inclined to go after Paxos\\n\\nhow a stablecoin could resemble a money market fund\\n\\nwhether the SEC action against BUSD consolidates Tether's dominance\\n\\nwhy Robert is nervous about the ramifications of the Paxos situation for all of crypto\\n\\nthe unique characteristics of Kraken's staking services that led to settlement with the SEC\\n\\nthe meaning of the settlement for other custodial staking services and staking in general\\n\\nwhy Robert voted in favor of the Uniswap governance proposal\\n\\nwhy Haseeb is fine with how a16z voted in the proposal\\n\\nhow on-chain governance should be approached\\xa0\\n\\n\\nHosts\\n\\n\\nHaseeb Qureshi, managing partner at Dragonfly Capital\\n\\n\\nRobert Leshner, founder of Compound\\xa0\\n\\n\\nTom Schmidt, general partner at Dragonfly Capital\\n\\nGuest\\nMarc Boiron, chief legal officer at Polygon\\n\\nLinks\\n\\nDisclosures\\n\\nBUSD shutdown\\n\\nWSJ:\\n\\nCrypto Firm Paxos Faces SEC Lawsuit Over Binance USD Token\\n\\nRegulator Orders Crypto Firm Paxos to Stop Issuing Binance Stablecoin\\n\\nThe Block: Gensler: SEC has been 'clear' on cryptocurrencies\\n\\n\\nUnchained: Circle Told NYDFS That Paxos-Issued BUSD Wasn\\u2019t Fully Backed\\n\\n\\n\\nSEC vs. Staking\\nEthereum ETH Staking Deposits \\nKraken to Discontinue Unregistered Offer and Sale of Crypto Asset Staking-As-A-Service Program and Pay $30 Million to Settle SEC Charges\\nCoinbase\\u2019s staking services are not securities. And here's why. - Blog\\nUniswap governance drama\\n\\nUnchained episode on the topic: Chris Blec on Why He Believes a16z\\u2019s Uniswap Vote Exposes DeFi as a Farce - Ep. 454\\xa0\\n\\n\\nWormhole vs. LayerZero posts\\n\\n\\nWormhole\\xa0\\n\\nLayerZero\\n\\n\\nExplanation video from Unchained\\xa0\\n\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"