EP. 119 | Sep 9, 2026 - 40min
Permissionless rails don't break the BSA. Jito Labs' Rebecca Rettig and Arktouros' Michael Mosier join Ari Redbord to explain how banks can engage.
EP. 118 | Aug 26, 2026 - 31mins
AUSTRAC just doubled who it regulates overnight. Brad Brown, AUSTRAC's National Manager, Regulatory Operations, joins Ari Redbord to explain what it means.
EP. 117 | Aug 12, 2026 - 30min
A 1934 legal footnote predicted governance tokens. Teresa Goody Guillen, founding partner of Bellamentis, joins Ari Redbord to explain what it means.
EP. 116 | Jul 29, 2026 - 36mins
The Bank Secrecy Act was built for a different era. Juan Zarate, former Treasury Assistant Secretary, joins Ari Redbord to explain what has to change.
EP. 115 | Jul 15, 2026 - 33mins
Criminals have no compliance overhead. Vatsa Narasimha, CEO of ComplyAdvantage, joins Ari Redbord to explain what that means for the AI arms race in AML.
EP. 114 | Jul 1, 2026 - 45mins
The lawyers behind DEX in the City join Ari Redbord on the CFTC's rise, North Korea hacks, and why privacy scales DeFi.
EP. 113 | Jun 17, 2026 - 42mins
UPenn's Brett Falk joins Ari Redbord on quantum's threat to blockchains, the DPRK hacking playbook, and zero-knowledge proofs for compliance.
EP. 112 | Jun 3, 2026 - 33mins
California's DFAL goes live July 1. Brynly Llyr, Deputy Commissioner at the California DFPI, joins TRM Talks to explain what it means.
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EPISODE 68 | Oct 23, 2024 - 29min
REACTing to the Pig Butchering Scourge with Prosecutor Erin West
Learn about the double victimization of pig butchering scams, the importance of a whole of government and private sector approach, and how stopping scams from happening in the first place is the key in this conversation with Santa Clara County, California prosecutor Erin West.
EPISODE 67 | Oct 9, 2024 - 29min
Building with Compliance at Crypto’s First Bank with Rachel Anderika, Anchorage Digital
Anchorage Digital continues to set a precedent for how digital asset companies can operate within the regulatory framework of the US financial system. Rachel Anderika (Anchorage’s Head of Global Operations) sits down to discuss building with compliance, global expansion, and what the future holds for the US’s first crypto bank.
EPISODE 66 | Sep 25, 2024 - 28min
Implementing the EU’s MiCA with Peter Kerstens, European Commission Advisor
MiCA — arguably the world’s most comprehensive framework for crypto — requires crypto asset service providers and issuers to take action related to governance, consumer protection, and AML. Peter Kerstens joins Ari to discuss MiCA implementation, what’s next for DeFi, and what the world can learn from Europe’s crypto experiment.
EPISODE 65 | Sep 11, 2024 - 24min
How TradFi is Navigating the Blockchain with Fidelity’s Vanessa Kargenian
Ari sits down with Vanessa Kargenian (Director of Research, Fidelity Center for Applied Technology (FCAT) at Fidelity Investments) to discuss how blockchain technology is revolutionizing the way traditional financial institutions do business.
EPISODE 64 | Aug 28, 2024 - 31min
Navigating Global Tax Regulation with Taxbit’s Max Bernt
Learn about the fragmented global tax regulatory landscape, reporting standards, the impact of tax policy on the digital assets ecosystem from Max Bernt (Taxbit’s Managing Director for Europe) — as well as Max’s journey from runway model to lawyer, judge to PhD, and tax policy expert.
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