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.
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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 charges

How long this investigation has been in the works 

Whether there was anything surprising to legal experts

Why 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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