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partner at @WillkieFarr. crypto and finreg lawyer. prev @CFTC. posts ≠ legal advice. not your lawyer. views are my own.
Oct 29, 2024 11 tweets 2 min read
The election is a week away, BTC just broke $71k and SEC Chair Gensler will soon be cleaning out his office.

It’s time for the SEC to institute a hard fork in its approach to regulating crypto and welcome the builders back to America.

Here's my take on how to get started. /1 Remove barriers for issuers by:

(1) clarifying that tokens sold in a securities transaction that don't independently qualify as a security aren't subject to registration;

(2) tailoring the securities registration forms for tokens with security-like features; ... /2
Feb 18, 2023 6 tweets 2 min read
Don’t sleep on the SEC’s action against Do Kwon and TFL. The complaint includes a ton of novel legal theories that can be applied to stablecoins, wrapped tokens, liquidity pool tokens and other crypto assets. Steady lads… /1 The SEC isn’t just classifying crypto assets as investment contracts or notes anymore. The SEC alleges wrapped tokens to be securities because they are a “receipt for a security” and a stablecoin to be a security because it is a “right to subscribe or purchase a security.” /2