The importance of control criteria in crypto legislation with Gabriel Shapiro

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Techquitable

Decentralization Research Center

22 episodes

4 days ago

Welcome to the Techquitable podcast, your audio guide through the complex landscape of emerging technologies and equitable ownership. Hosted by Connor Spelliscy and Tony Douglas Jr. of the Decentralization Research Center, this podcast will host a diverse array of voices — from researchers and policy makers to forward-thinking entrepreneurs and industry leaders — to keep you informed on the latest findings and research surrounding decentralization, governance and emerging technologies.

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The importance of control criteria in crypto legislation with Gabriel Shapiro

Techquitable

30 minutes 53 seconds

2 months ago

The importance of control criteria in crypto legislation with Gabriel Shapiro

Gabriel Shapiro, a crypto lawyer and founder of MetaLeX, joins the Decentralization Research Center’s Connor Spelliscy to discuss market structure legislation, limiting principles for Howey, ancillary assets, and the risks of incentivizing useless tokens.

Timestamps:

02:37 - Beyond decentralization: are there limiting principles for Howey?

06:11 - Prior Senate draft vs. CLARITY Act: ancillary assets explained

09:29 - Why CLARITY’s framework is more durable

13:53 - Incentivizing rights-less tokens: “race-to-the-bottom stuff”

16:01 - Bad incentives: reporting obligations & walking away from protocols

19:36 - VC token sales: 60% in initial Senate draft vs. 5–20% in House bill

22:28 - Decentralized governance: protections in CLARITY vs. Senate

26:37 - What “amazing” SEC exemptions could look like

28:54 - SEC vs. CFTC: who should regulate token markets

30:32 - The importance of a hard-coded decentralization test

& much more.

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