#74 - Bill Hughes of ConsenSys on Money Crypto vs Tech Crypto

Bill Hughes (@BillHughesDC) is senior counsel and director of global regulatory matters at ConsenSys Software, which is behind MetaMask, Infura, and various other software supporting the programmable blockchain ecosystem. Bill focuses on the diverse and ever evolving crypto global regulatory landscape, and the legal and public policy issues with which ConsenSys and the broader crypto ecosystem is grappling. Bill joined ConsenSys after serving as an Associate Deputy Attorney General at the Department of Justice. Bill also has served at the White House, where he oversaw various operational components. 

Show highlights: 

[2:00] The state of crypto post-FTX 

[12:00] Smart contracts  

[16:40] The White House 

[24:00] Bill's role at ConsenSys 

[31:00] Specializing in a legal career 

[39:00] Money Crypto & Tech Crypto 

& much more. 

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