BREAKDOWN: 'Good Reason to Worry' What the BitMEX Indictment Means for DeFi and Bitcoin, Feat. Stephen Palley and Preston Byrne

Crypto legal experts join NLW to discuss the U.S. government’s case against BitMEX and its implications for the broader ecosystem. 

This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Nexo.io and Elliptic.co.

Today on the Brief:

Market reaction to Pres.Trump contracting COVID-19Subpar September jobs reportDecentralized exchanges have third straight 100%+ growth month 

Our main discussion explores the ramifications of the recent BitMEX charges.

Yesterday, BitMEX was targeted with both civil and criminal complaints, with the CTO being arrested for violation of the Bank Secrecy Act. 

In this conversation, NLW talks to crypto legal experts Stephen Palley and Preston Byrne to discuss:

The specifics of the chargesHow long this investigation has been in the works Whether there was anything surprising to legal expertsWhy the criminal complaints represent an escalation of enforcement Whether there are implications for other industry areas, particularly decentralized finance 

Find our guests online:

Stephen Palley: @stephendpalley

Preston Byrne: @prestonjbyrne

Anderson Kill: andersonkill.com

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