Transcript Ep. 511: Prometheum and Paradigm in Debate: Can the Status Quo Work for Crypto?

Laura Shin:

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 eight years ago, and as a senior editor at Forbes, was the first mainstream media reporter to cover cryptocurrency full-time. This is the June 27th, 2023 episode of Unchained.

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Today's topic is whether crypto exchanges have a path to register, and also which tokens they can trade. Here to discuss are Aaron Kaplan, co-CEO and founder of Prometheum, and Rodrigo Seira, special counsel at Paradigm. Welcome Rodrigo and Aaron.

Rodrigo Seira:

Nice to be here, Laura.

Aaron Kaplan:

Good to be back, Laura.