Podcast

EU Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) with Seth Hertlein, Patrick Hansen, & Rebecca Rettig

EU regulation experts, Rebecca Rettig, Chief Policy Officer @ Polygon Labs, Seth Hertlein, VP, Global Head of Policy @ Ledger, and Patrick Hansen Director of EU Strategy and Policy @ Circle join us to discuss MiCA and more.

Feb 18, 2023 • 1 min read

In today's episode, we're talking about the state of crypto regulation across the pond. Is it as bad over there as it is here in the United States?

There is a landmark crypto bill over in the EU called MiCA (Markets in Crypto-Assets) and its worth paying attention to!

We brought on some EU regulation experts, Rebecca Rettig, Chief Policy Officer @ Polygon Labs, Seth Hertlein, VP, Global Head of Policy @ Ledger, and Patrick Hansen Director of EU Strategy and Policy @ Circle.

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro

4:45 Pond Temperature

9:30 U.S. vs. the EU Regulation

13:30 Is MiCA Passed?

15:50 Should the U.S. Be Jealous?

18:30 MiCA Grading

20:55 DCCA Grading

22:22 MiCA Stablecoins

29:35 EU Restrictions

37:36 MiCA Self-Custody

44:22 Fear Ideology

46:40 U.S. vs. EU Regulation & Innovation

51:40 Closing Thoughts

58:50 Disclaimers

RESOURCES

Seth Hertlein
https://twitter.com/SethHertlein
Patrick Hansen
https://twitter.com/paddi_hansen
Rebecca Rettig
https://twitter.com/RebeccaRettig1

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