Crypto Policy Roundtable: A Look at What's to Come in 2023
Exploring the key issues we can expect to hear about in 2023
About This Webinar
In 2022, we saw global regulators and policy makers begin to craft comprehensive frameworks for digital assets.
From the United Arab Emirates to Singapore, Japan to the European Union, the U.S. to the U.K. and beyond, we saw guidance and rules for stablecoins, taxation, consumer protection, and advertising.
In 2023, we are likely to see much more of this regulatory action as policy makers attempt to rein in bad actors, ensure financial stability and protect consumers while simultaneously allowing for innovation and experimentation in an evolving space.
In our first TRM Talks of the year, join TRM’s Policy Team to discuss what to expect on the regulatory and policy front in 2023.
Ari Redbord (moderator)
Head of Legal and Government Affairs, TRM Labs
Ari Redbord is Head of Legal and Government Affairs at TRM Labs, a blockchain analytics company. Prior to joining TRM Labs, he served as a Senior Advisor to the Deputy Secretary and the Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence at the United States Department of Treasury. In this capacity, he worked with teams from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and other Treasury and interagency components on issues related to sanctions, the Bank Secrecy Act, cryptocurrency, and anti-money laundering strategies.
Previously, Mr. Redbord served as a Senior Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, where he investigated and prosecuted cases related to cryptocurrency, terrorist financing, sanctions evasion, export control, child exploitation and human trafficking. He has received numerous awards from FinCEN, the FBI, and the United States Attorney's Office, including the Attorney General's Award for leading an interagency task force dedicated to prosecuting those who abuse and exploit children.
Isabella Chase
Senior Policy Advisor, EMEA, TRM Labs
Prior to joining TRM Labs, Ms. Chase led a research cluster on Financial Crime Futures at Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), which was tasked with assessing the role of technology in compliance, evolving AML and CFT policy frameworks and how inclusive financial integrity can be achieved.
Having dedicated her career thus far to researching innovative policy responses to financial crime, Ms. Chase brings with her to TRM an intricate understanding of the UK and EU regulatory frameworks around financial crime.
Angela Ang
Senior Policy Advisor, APAC, TRM Labs
As TRM Labs’ Senior Policy Advisor based out of Singapore, Ms. Ang brings with her a wealth of policy experience from both the public and private sectors.
Angela spent over a decade at the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), where she was most recently Deputy Director in charge of licensing for payment service providers. As part of the pioneering team for Singapore’s payments regulatory regime, she oversaw the development and implementation of the licensing framework as well as the assessment of several hundred payments and digital asset license applications. Prior to this, Angela held a diverse range of roles at MAS including in regulatory policy, business development and consumer education, giving her deep insight into the full gamut of policymaking considerations for global financial regulators.