Form & Structure

Karen Ubell on SEC/CFTC Guidance and the CLARITY Act's Final Mile

In another episode of our recurring Policy & Regulatory Roundtable, Karen Ubell, Partner at Goodwin, joins Patrick Murck to discuss the SEC and CFTC's joint guidance on crypto assets and break down the framework. Karen warns its 'express promises' approach 'encourages no disclosures,' an unusual position for an agency 'founded on the basis of full and fair disclosure.' They also cover how the framework cites the 2017 SAFT (which she and Patrick both contributed to) as a valid mechanism a decade after the SEC was rumored to hate it, whether CLARITY actually crosses the finish line. Note: This episode was recorded before the Senate Banking voted to advance the CLARITY Act.

Instant Settlement Is Great Until It's Not with Peter Glyman

Peter Glyman (Coinbax) joins Patrick Murck to break down the compliance layer missing from enterprise stablecoin payments...and why community banks are running out of time.

Is the Clarity Act Dead? Debating Crypto's Legislative Future

Greg Xethalis, Karen Ubell, and Sheila Warren join Patrick Murck to debate the Clarity Act blowup, crypto market structure legislation strategy, and whether there's still a window to pass comprehensive crypto legislation this year or if the industry needs to modularize and pass what it can.

How AI and RegTech Are Transforming Financial Regulation with Jo Ann Barefoot

Financial regulation is failing to keep pace with innovation and the results are catastrophic. The UN estimates that less than 1% of financial crime gets caught globally, despite banks spending tens of billions annually on AML compliance. In this episode, Surus CEO Patrick Murck sits down with Jo Ann Barefoot, former Deputy Comptroller of the Currency and CEO of the Alliance for Innovative Regulation, to explore why outdated regulatory technology is the bottleneck preventing both effective crime detection and financial innovation. Featuring Jo Ann Barefoot's decades of experience helping regulators adapt to technological change, from FinTech waves to crypto to AI transformation. Relevant for: Crypto builders, DeFi teams, compliance professionals, RegTech innovators, stablecoin issuers, tokenized asset platforms, financial services leaders, policy experts.

Regulate Who Controls the Money, Not 'Decentralization'

U.S. policymakers continue to wrestle with how to regulate decentralized finance, stablecoins, and the broader crypto ecosystem. But as our guests Rebecca Rettig and Mike Mosier argue, the central challenge has never been "decentralization." Instead, the real regulatory question is who has independent control over other people's value.