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New Technology and Old Rules: Constructing a Crypto Regulatory Framework

SEC Regulation

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Carol Goforth

Professor of Law, University of Arkansas School of Law

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David Hollerith

Senior Reporter, Yahoo Finance

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Nicholas Losurdo

Partner, Goodwin Proctor

Director of Financial Regulation Studies, Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, Cato Institute

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Peter Van Valkenburgh

Director of Research, Coin Center

Cryptocurrency regulation sits at the intersection of multiple regulatory regimes: financial markets regulators and banking regulators, among many others, have asserted authority over certain aspects of crypto regulation, which has resulted in an overlapping and incomplete regulatory framework that has drawn criticism from both proponents and skeptics of crypto innovation. So, how is cryptocurrency regulated? How should it be regulated? Who should regulate it? Cato’s Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives is looking at these questions with a series that examines the roles of different regulators and considers what type of regulatory framework should be adopted to balance the risks and innovative potential of cryptocurrencies.

This third panel addresses the role of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in regulating cryptocurrency, focusing on the current state of regulation at the SEC and discussing the benefits and limitations of the SEC’s regulation in this space. Join Carol Goforth, Nicholas Losurdo, and Peter Van Valkenburgh in a panel moderated by David Hollerith from Yahoo Finance to discuss the SEC’s role in crypto regulation.

THIS EVENT IS PART OF AN ONLINE POLICY FORUM SERIES:

CFTC Regulation

Session 1 • November 22, 2021

Join Chris Brummer (Georgetown Law), Katherine Cooper (Murphy & McGonigle), and Melissa Netram (FS Vector) in a panel moderated by Sarah Wynn from CQ Roll Call to discuss the CFTC’s role in crypto regulation.

Banking Regulation

Session 2 • December 2, 2021

Join Dan Awrey (Cornell Law School), Albert Forkner (Wyoming Division of Banking), and Jai Massari (Davis Polk) in a panel discussion moderated by Jon Hill from Law360 on how banking regulators should approach crypto regulation.

SEC Regulation

Session 3 • December 9, 2021

Join Carol Goforth (University of Arkansas School of Law), Nicholas Losurdo (Goodwin Proctor), and Peter Van Valkenburgh (Coin Center) in a panel moderated by David Hollerith from Yahoo Finance to discuss the SEC’s role in crypto regulation.

A Path Forward

Session 4 • January 13, 2022

Join Jake Chervinsky (Blockchain Association), Alan Cohn (Steptoe and Johnson, LLP), and Angela Walch (Saint Mary’s University School of Law) in a panel moderated by Nikhilesh De from CoinDesk to discuss the future of crypto regulation.