Tech Intersect #134: SPOTLIGHT My Conversation with former FTX Policy Lead & former CTFC Commissioner Mark Wetjen weeks before the FTX Debacle

Just weeks before FTX, the crypto exchange Sam Bankman-Fried founded, declared bankruptcy in an epic failure and violation of trust that wiped out billions of investor dollars, I interviewed the head of policy and regulatory strategy at FTX and former CFTC Commissioner, Mark Wetjen in episode 127, "The Role of Crypto Exchanges in Policy, Regulation & Education".
Listen to Mark's take on FTX and crypto policy and regulation before the bottom dropped out from under the investors who trusted this centralized exchange to be a good ecosystem steward of client funds. I invited Mark on at that time, to discuss the recent bipartisan legislative initiatives that seek to clarify the crypto asset regulatory environment and to talk about a 2022 crypto education initiative launched by FTX, #GetToKnowCrypto, and about how platforms like FTX could play an important role in ensuring the future of work, wealth and creativity are accessible and inclusive for all.
What a shocking fall from grace. And what a difference a few months make. What do you think is next for SBF and others who participated in the inner workings of FTX? And what does this mean for the future of regulation in the crypto ecosystem, which consists of over 22,000 different coins and tokens and myriad crypto assets and projects?
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Show Notes:
Sam Bankman-Fried NY Times interview: ‘Look, I Screwed Up’: Sam Bankman-Fried Is Challenged on the Collapse of FTX
Laura Shin's Unchained Podcast: The Chopping Block on FTX/Alameda: Is Sam Bankman-Fried ‘Crypto Kanye’? – Ep. 424Show Contact:

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