a16z’s Brian Quintenz: Congress must provide clarity where the SEC won’t
Episode 67 of Season 5 of The Scoop was recorded with The Block’s Frank Chaparro, and a16z crypto’s Global Head of Policy Brian Quintenz
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Brian Quintenz is the Global Head of Policy at a16z crypto and a former commissioner at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
In this episode, Quintenz explains how the SEC’s failure to issue updated guidance for the crypto industry has created a legislative opportunity for clarity.
According to Quintenz, “Congress needs to show the way by creating the framework that the SEC is refusing to contemplate.”
Outline:
0:36 Policy & regulation overview
2:43 Securities v. commodities
06:37 Registered securities
11:58 Special Purpose Broker-Dealers
14:49 a16z’s policy uutlook
18:34 Ponzi schemes
21:31 CeFi regulation
27:16 Lummis x Gillibrand’s crypto bill
30:30 Token decentralization
32:32 Legislative hurdles
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