Join Ari, Angela, and Isabella to review the winds and waves of crypto assets policy developments in 2024 as they launch this year’s TRM “Global Crypto Policy Review & Outlook 2024/25” report. From significant regulatory developments to high-profile enforcement actions and emerging threats, the crypto landscape has been anything but static in 2024 and 2025 looks set for even more action.
Tune in to hear highlights from around the world and ask your questions on what’s next for crypto asset policy and compliance.
• What the US election means for US and global crypto asset policy
• A review of the key policy themes and drivers of 2024
• A look ahead to 2025
Ari Redbord is the Global Head of Policy 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.
Angela Ang
Senior Policy Advisor, APAC, TRM Labs
Angela leads Asia Pacific public policy and government affairs for TRM Labs. Prior to TRM, Angela spent over a decade at the Monetary Authority of Singapore, where she held a diverse range of roles in regulatory policy, financial supervision, business development and consumer education, giving her deep insight into the full gamut of policymaking considerations for global financial regulators. Angela was recently recognised as a LinkedIn Top Voice for Finance in Asia for her thought leadership on digital asset developments in the region. She holds an MBA from INSEAD.
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.