Transcript Ep. 342: Why Crypto Twitter’s Disrespect Toward Regulators Is a ‘Really Bad Business Decision’

Laura Shin:

Hi, all. Today I’m announcing that I’ll be hosting a series of book clubs in which you can discuss my book, The Cryptopians, with me and a group of 22 people. Starting on April 26th, we will sell NFT tickets to five book clubs, all of which will take place on my discord, and they’ll be from May 2nd to May 10th. 

Two of the book clubs will feature special guests. One will feature Christoph Jentzsch Griff Green, and Lefferis Karapetsas who are all involved in the Dow, and the other will feature Andrey Ternovskiy of Chatroulette. 

The sale of the NFT tickets will take place on Bitski. You can see my profile there now at Bitski.com/@LauraShin. The NFT tickets will not be visible until the sale goes live on April 26th at one PM Eastern, but bookmark that page now if you’re interested in participating in one of these book clubs. The dates and times are in the show notes. They’ll all be 90 minutes, and I think it will be a really fun and easy way to chat with me, and with others who’ve read the book in a way where you don’t have to worry about spoilers. So, all the details will also be in the daily newsletter if you’re signed up for that, and if you’re not, then go to UnchainedPodcast.com right now to sign up. And now, on to the show. 

Hi, everyone. Welcome to Unchained. Your no hype resource for all things crypto. I’m your host, Laura Shin, author of The Cryptopians. I started covering crypto six years ago, and as a senior editor at Forbes, was the first mainstream media reporter to cover cryptocurrency full time. This is the April 19th, 2022, episode of Unchained. 

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Today’s topic is crypto lobbying. How well is the crypto industry communicating with Washington and how could it improve? Here to discuss are Nikki Christoff, Founder of Christoff and Co. and Chris Lehane, Chief Strategy Officer at Haun Ventures. Welcome Nikki and Chris. 

Nikki Christoff:

Thanks for having me. 

Chris Lehane:

Really excited to be here. Thanks for holding this conversation with us. 

Laura Shin:

So, this is a midterm election year, and the highest levels of government have been signaling that they are not only paying attention to crypto, but have deemed it of high priority, plus there’s a bunch of new candidates that are running on crypto platforms, and a slue of crypto advocacy groups in Washington, but before we dive into the meat of today’s discussion, let’s have each of you describe your backgrounds so people can understand where you’re coming from and where your expertise is on this subject. Nikki, do you want to start?