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Peter Van Valkenburgh: Where US Cryptocurrency Regulation is Heading

03/21/18 • 70 min

Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed Technologies

Over the past year, as cryptocurrencies and ICOs started to go mainstream, we have seen a huge surge in regulatory activities. In the US, many different regulatory bodies including SEC, CFTC and FinCEN stepped forward to regulate crypto projects in different ways. Seemingly contradictory statements have added to confusion and fear of a broad crackdown looming.

We were joined by CoinCenter Director of Research Peter Van Valkenburgh to shed clarity on recent developments and understand where things are heading.

Topics covered in this episode:

The recent congressional hearings about cryptocurrencies and ICOs
How the US regulatory environment for cryptocurrencies evolved in the last year
Whether overly broad and contradictory regulation is emerging in the US
Understanding the difference between CFTC and SEC
Why CFTC regulating existing cryptocurrencies and SEC ICOs would be a good outcome
Why decentralized exchanges will be a likely target by SEC
The recent letter by FinCEN about ICOs and money transmission
Comparing US to European regulation and why the US could end up more friendly

Episode links:

This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/227

We were joined by CoinCenter Director of Research Peter Van Valkenburgh to shed clarity on recent developments and understand where things are heading.

Topics covered in this episode:

The recent congressional hearings about cryptocurrencies and ICOs
How the US regulatory environment for cryptocurrencies evolved in the last year
Whether overly broad and contradictory regulation is emerging in the US
Understanding the difference between CFTC and SEC
Why CFTC regulating existing cryptocurrencies and SEC ICOs would be a good outcome
Why decentralized exchanges will be a likely target by SEC
The recent letter by FinCEN about ICOs and money transmission
Comparing US to European regulation and why the US could end up more friendly

Episode links:

This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/227

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According to the World Bank, universal financial access is vital to reducing poverty, and lack of access to credit plays a significant role in widening inequalities between developed and developing nations.
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Bob’s background as a game developer
How Bob got involved with Ethereum and his role at The Ethereum Foundation
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How one can use Sweetbirdge to collateralize assets and borrow money
The different protocol layers of Sweetbridge
How Bridgecoin and Sweetcoin work, and their respective roles
The role and goals of the Sweetbridge Alliance
The upcoming token sale
The project roadmap and upcoming product releases

Episode links:

This episode is hosted by Meher Roy and Sébastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/226

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Corey Todaro & John Bass: Hashed Health – Rebooting The Healthcare Industry

The healthcare industry is paradoxical. On the one hand, treatment technologies represent some of the most advanced science known to humankind, while some administrative tasks are still performed using paper and fax machine. Studies have shown that the administrative costs of healthcare can represent up to one-third of the total cost of care. Also, as diagnosis, treatment, and care, becomes increasingly data-driven and patient-specific, the industry needs to adopt more secure and robust technologies to manage patient data and communications between the patient and the different participants in the healthcare supply chain.

We are joined by John Bass and Corey Todaro, who are respectively CEO and CPO of Hashed Health, an innovation firm focused on accelerating the meaningful development of blockchain and distributed ledger technologies for the industry. Hashed Health works to build solutions which leverage blockchain to solve some of the most important challenges facing this sector.

Topics covered in this episode:

John and Corey’s respective backgrounds in the building technology for the healthcare sector
Nashville as a hub for the US healthcare industry
What is Hashed Health and what problems the company is trying to solve
The particular issues facing the US and global healthcare sectors
How healthcare in the US differs from that of European countries
The different entities of Hashed Health: Hashed Collective, Hashed Labs, and Hashed Enterprise
Hashed Enterprise and the products they are building for the industry

Episode links:

This episode is hosted by Sébastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/228