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Regulating Digital Assets | Jessica Wachter and Timothy Massad
Season 24, Ep. 2
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As cryptocurrency moves further into the mainstream, regulators are stepping up efforts to define its legal and financial framework. But how far will regulation go, and what will it mean for investors, businesses, and the future of digital assets? In this episode, professor Itay Goldstein is joined by Wharton professor Jessica Wachter, recently the chief economist at the SEC, and former CFTC chair Timothy Massad to discuss crypto’s evolving regulatory landscape, the balance between innovation and oversight, and the geopolitical forces shaping crypto policy worldwide.
This discussion is part of a special series called “Future of Finance: The Rise of Crypto and Digital Money.”
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