SEC, Gary Gensler and the US regulatory framework for Virtual Digital Asset Businesses (VASPs) and in some cases 'Crypto businesses', have taken over the news time and again.

Let's unravel how the existing laws and courts have affected the industry with Rick Tapia, he's an Associate with Bull Blockchain Law and has been in this space since 2016!

We talked about:

• The evolution of regulation in the US, how the SEC crackdown affected the regulatory framework and Web3 businesses,
• Some of the major cases and the developments on them
• The 7 pieces of legislation passed by House Financial Services Committee: for payment stablecoins, protect self-custody for digital assets, overturn the CFPB’s disastrous small business lending data collection rule, combat the influence of ESG initiatives in our financial markets, introduced by Chairman Patrick McHenry
• ..and the future ahead!

Note: Anything discussed within the episode doesn't constitute as legal advise.

Let’s talk about Web3 businesses; With a bonus of regulatory issues and CBDCs. To start this series off, we have with us Athif Ahmed, Partner at HashLegal, a law firm working with Web3 businesses out of Bangalore and Chennai and the founder of Degen Law Academy an Ed-tech startup looking to bridge the gap between law and Web3 to help onboard the lawyers, and to add value to the regulatory space. You can find them on Linkedin, Instagram and twitter.

In this episode, let’s deep dive into the laws concerning Data in the digital space with Bhagyashree Pancholy, a legal advisor in the technology sector whose insights I look forward to at all times. She is the co-founder of Avyana and Metalawyers India and has been in this field for over 10 years. 

With her diversified professional journey in tech-law, we explore

• Rules or guidelines relating to data privacy and protection that actually apply to Web3 businesses, blockchain or AI-based companies
• General temperament of the lawmakers
• Effectiveness of GDPR in EU and its influence on other data privacy bills
• Biometric data and why it's important
• Challenges that lawyers would face in adopting new technologies and use cases of Blockchain, AI and other technologies in the legal sector