We're joined by Mike Pieciak, President of the NASAA. Not to be confused with the space agency, the North American Securities Administrators Association brings together state, provincial, and federal securities regulators in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. This relatively unknown organization helps align the financial regulation policies of over 50 agencies across North America and coordinates enforcement action in cross-border cases. In 2018, the NASAA launched “Operation Cryptosweep” in which over 200 ICOs and cryptocurrency-related investment products were investigated for potential investor fraud.

Topics covered in this episode:

Mike's background as a lawyer and the Commissioner of the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation

What is the NASAA, it's goals, members and jurisdiction

The story of “Operation Cryptosweep” and what came out of that action

Mike's thoughts on the future of blockchain regulation

How regulation might apply in the context of transnational projects which are nation state-invariant

The United State's restrictive securities laws in the context of Defi and security tokens

Vermont's attempt to attract blockchain projects, and the “Blockchain-Based LCC”

Vermont DFR's pilot project in Captive Insurance

What Mike hopes to achieve during his one-year term as president of the NASAA

Episode links:

NASAA

Operation Cryptosweep

NASAA Reminds Investors to Approach ICOs with Caution

Get in the Know About ICOs (video)

Vermont Governor Signs Bill Clearing Way for Blockchain Companies

Captive Insurance Blockchain Pilot Press Release

Vermont Department of Financial Regulation

Mike Pieciak (@mspieciak) on Twitter

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