#94 - The Blockchain Association on Crypto De-Banking

Law of Code

This conversation with two prominent members of the Blockchain Association covers de-banking in crypto, hostility from regulators and the state of crypto in America.

Jake Chervinsky (@jchervinsky) is the Chief Policy Officer at Blockchain Association, the largest advocacy group for the crypto industry in Washington DC. Jake is also one of Variant Fund’s strategic advisors and a board member at the DeFi Education Fund.

Marisa Tashman Coppel (@mtcoppel) is Policy Counsel at the Blockchain Association where she helps develop and advocate for policy positions on behalf of the crypto industry as well as manages long-term legal projects and strategic litigation.

Show highlights:

[2:00] De-banking and Freedom of Information Act request

[8:20] Operation Chokepoint 1.0

[13:50] Banking crypto

[21:00] What's next for the Blockchain Association

[29:00] Hostility from regulators

& much more.

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