Bracewell Crypto Bits: Recent Episodes
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On this episode of Crypto Bits, host Seth DuCharme is joined by Amanda Wick, founder and CEO of the Association for Women in Cryptocurrency. Amanda explores cryptocurrency value, the advantage of blockchain technology's advantages, and the importance of efficiency, competition and compliance. Amanda envisions a crypto future driven by inclusivity, constructive regulatory dialogue and innovation. She also highlights the unique value of NFTs as verifiable, authentic digital assets with intrinsic worth.
On this episode of Crypto Bits, host David Shargel is doing a crossover event with Houston partner Vince Morgan, who is the host of the Bracewell Covered podcast. They will discuss some intersections between crypto issues and insurance.
On this episode of Crypto Bits, New York associate Jeonghoon Ha joins hosts Seth DuCharme and David Shargel to discuss smart contracts, a central feature of the crypto and blockchain ecosystem.
On this episode of Crypto Bits, Ben Kincaid, a founding partner of Bridger Solutions, joins hosts Seth DuCharme and David Shargel to discuss crypto mining, including public perceptions and its place in the future of the energy transition.
On this episode of Bracewell Crypto Bits, Jared Berg joins host Anne Termine for the first in a series of discussions about crypto mining. Jared and Anne discuss the basics around structuring and setting up a crypto mining operation. This episode will provide background for future episodes that will dive deeper into specific technical aspects of crypto mining deals.
On this episode of Crypto Bits, Anne Termine and Sam Folb discuss two different pieces of legislation recently proposed that are intended to provide a regulatory framework for digital assets. The first bill is the Responsible Financial Innovation Act, proposed by Senators Lummis and Gillibrand. Senator Lummis is on the Senate Banking Committee and Senator Gillibrand is on the Senate Agricultural Committee. The second bill is the Digital Commodity Exchange Act, primarily introduced by Representative GT Thompson, who is on the House Agricultural Committee.
In this episode from our special series on crypto mining, New York partner Danielle Garbien joins Anne Termine and Jared Berg to discuss strategies to purchase power for crypto mining facilities, including the various ways to structure a power purchase agreement into one that turns the lights on in a crypto mining shop. Danielle has experience negotiating and drafting EPC contracts, REC purchase agreements, turbine supply agreements, operating and management agreements and other procurement agreements for energy and infrastructure projects.
On this episode of Bracewell Crypto Bits hosted by Anne Termine, she is joined by fellow colleague Seth DuCharme to discuss the crossroads of crypto and cyber. Seth was Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General of the United States and the acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York. While at the Eastern District, he held several positions, including Chief of the National Security and Cyber Crime Section.
In this episode of Bracewell Crypto Bits, host Anne Termine discusses some key takeaways from Consensus 2022 with colleague Brittney Justice, who attended the conference in Austin, Texas.
In this episode of Bracewell Crypto Bits, host Anne Termine and Sylvia Cherem share highlights from several conferences that took place over the last couple of months and which covered a variety of interesting topics for the cryptocurrency community.
On May 26, 2022, the House Financial Services Committee held hearings on central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs, featuring testimony from Dr. Lael Brainard, vice chair of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Sam Folb, a summer associate at Bracewell, sat through the hearing and discusses some of the key takeaways with Anne Termine on this episode of Bracewell Crypto Bits.
On this episode of Bracewell Crypto Bits hosted by Anne Termine, Amelia Bowring shares insights from the World Blockchain Summit, including why Dubai has become a hotbed for cryptocurrency.
In this episode of Bracewell Crypto Bits, host Anne Termine, Brittney Justice and Claire Cahoon share highlights from the Web3 Legal Conference held in Austin on April 7-8, including their takeaways on regulatory and policy developments that may impact the cryptocurrency and blockchain communities.
Anne Termine, a 13-year CFTC veteran and chair of Bracewell’s cryptocurrency and blockchain practice, looks at stablecoins and the potential impact of recent news on regulation and policy issues.