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Navigating Global Tax Regulation with Taxbit’s Max Bernt

Aug 28, 2024 - 31min

EPISODE 64

Navigating Global Tax Regulation with Taxbit’s Max Bernt

In this episode of TRM Talks, Ari Redbord, TRM's Global Head of Policy sits down with Max Bernt, Taxbit’s Managing Director for Europe, to discuss the fragmented global tax regulatory landscape, reporting standards, the impact of tax policy on the digital assets ecosystem, and Max’s journey from runway model to lawyer, judge to PhD, and tax policy expert.

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About the guests

Max Bernt
Taxbit

Dr. Max Bernt is Taxbit's European Managing Director. He holds a PhD in transnational criminal law and related policy-making from the University of Vienna and the University of Queensland, Australia (joint degree), focusing on transnational collaboration and information reporting in the fight against organized crime. Having worked at a renowned law firm in Vienna for over 8 years, Max has extensive practical background in criminal defense litigation and, based on his achievements, was also appointed to the Austrian judge exam, which he passed in 2020 with distinction.

Max lectures at different Universities, has published numerous articles with well-known publishers and regularly acts as an advisor and speaker in the area of crypto-related regulation. In his positions, he has been heavily involved in the public-private discussions regarding the European Union's work on the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), the crypto-related tax reporting Directive (DAC8), the recent anti-money laundering package as well as the OECD's work on the Crypto Asset Reporting Framework (CARF).

Max is a Board Member at the International Association for Trusted Blockchain Applications (INATBA) and was recently appointed GBBC's Global Ambassador for Taxation.

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