EU Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) with Seth Hertlein, Patrick Hansen, & Rebecca Rettig

<p>In today's episode, we're talking about the state of crypto regulation across the pond. Is it as bad over there as it is here in the United States? </p> <p>There is a landmark crypto bill over in the EU called MiCA (Markets in Crypto-Assets) and its worth paying attention to!</p> <p>We brought on some EU regulation experts, Rebecca Rettig, Chief Policy Officer @ Polygon Labs, Seth Hertlein, VP, Global Head of Policy @ Ledger, and Patrick Hansen<br /> Director of EU Strategy and Policy @ Circle.</p> <p>------<br />  MetaMask Learn <br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/metamaskshow">https://bankless.cc/metamaskshow</a> </p> <p>------<br />  JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM: <br /> <a href= "https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/subscribe">https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/subscribe</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: </p> <p>KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/kraken">https://bankless.cc/kraken</a> </p> <p>UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/uniswap">https://bankless.cc/uniswap</a> </p> <p>️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> </p> <p> EARNIFI | CLAIM YOUR UNCLAIMED AIRDROPS<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/earnifi">https://bankless.cc/earnifi</a>  </p> <p>------<br /> Timestamps:</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 4:45 Pond Temperature <br /> 9:30 U.S. vs. the EU Regulation<br /> 13:30 Is MiCA Passed?<br /> 15:50 Should the U.S. Be Jealous?<br /> 18:30 MiCA Grading <br /> 20:55 DCCA Grading<br /> 22:22 MiCA Stablecoins <br /> 29:35 EU Restrictions <br /> 37:36 MiCA Self-Custody<br /> 44:22 Fear Ideology <br /> 46:40 U.S. vs. EU Regulation & Innovation<br /> 51:40 Closing Thoughts <br /> 58:50 Disclaimers</p> <p>------<br /> Resources:</p> <p>Seth Hertlein<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/SethHertlein">https://twitter.com/SethHertlein</a> </p> <p>Patrick Hansen<br /> <a href= "https://twitter.com/paddi_hansen">https://twitter.com/paddi_hansen</a> </p> <p>Rebecca Rettig<br /> <a href