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EP. 119 | Sep 9, 2026 - 40min

How Institutions Can Use Permissionless Rails with Rebecca Rettig and Michael Mosier

Permissionless rails don't break the BSA. Jito Labs' Rebecca Rettig and Arktouros' Michael Mosier join Ari Redbord to explain how banks can engage.

Rebecca Rettig

Jito Labs

Michael Mosier

Arktouros PLLC

EP. 118 | Aug 26, 2026 - 31mins

Inside Australia’s Historic AML Reform with AUSTRAC’s Brad Brown

AUSTRAC just doubled who it regulates overnight. Brad Brown, AUSTRAC's National Manager, Regulatory Operations, joins Ari Redbord to explain what it means.

Brad Brown

AUSTRAC

EP. 117 | Aug 12, 2026 - 30min

A 1934 Footnote Predicted Governance Tokens: Rethinking Crypto Law with Teresa Goody Guillén

A 1934 legal footnote predicted governance tokens. Teresa Goody Guillen, founding partner of Bellamentis, joins Ari Redbord to explain what it means.

Teresa Goody Guillén

Bellementis

EP. 116 | Jul 29, 2026 - 36mins

Treasury’s War: Then and Now — Economic Statecraft in the Age of Technology with Juan Zarate

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.

Juan Zarate

EP. 115 | Jul 15, 2026 - 33mins

Criminals Don't Have Compliance Officers: The AI Arms Race in AML with ComplyAdvantage’s Vatsa Narasimha

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.

Vatsa Narasimha

CompolyAdvantage

EP. 114 | Jul 1, 2026 - 45mins

The Women Rewriting Crypto's Rulebook with DEX in the City

The lawyers behind DEX in the City join Ari Redbord on the CFTC's rise, North Korea hacks, and why privacy scales DeFi.

Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos

Jessi Brooks

Ribbit Capital

Tuongvy “Vy” Le

Veda

EP. 113 | Jun 17, 2026 - 42mins

Quantum, Hacks, and Privacy: Inside Blockchain Security with Penn's Brett Falk

UPenn's Brett Falk joins Ari Redbord on quantum's threat to blockchains, the DPRK hacking playbook, and zero-knowledge proofs for compliance.

Brett Falk

University of Pennsylvania

EP. 112 | Jun 3, 2026 - 33mins

The Golden State of Crypto: Regulating Digital Assets with Brynly Llyr, California DFPI

California's DFAL goes live July 1. Brynly Llyr, Deputy Commissioner at the California DFPI, joins TRM Talks to explain what it means.

Brynly Llyr

California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation

EP. 111 | May 20, 2026 - 35mins

Compliance Built In, Not Bolted On: Inside Zodia Custody's Institutional Playbook with Sophie Bowler

Sophie Bowler of Zodia Custody on MiCA, DORA, blockchain analytics, real-time risk, and how institutional crypto compliance is being built today.

Sophie Bowler

Zodia Custody

EP. 110 | May 6, 2026 - 35mins

The Decentralization of Money: Building the Internet Capital Market on Solana with Catherine Gu

Catherine Gu of the Solana Foundation discusses on institutional blockchain adoption, stablecoins, the Solana Developer Platform, and compliance by design.

Catherine Gu

Solana Foundation

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EPISODE 23 | Jul 7, 2022 - 1h

UK Crypto Policy Developments Press Ahead Amidst Political Upheaval

Get the scoop on all things UK crypto regulation with James Gillespie (Policy Advisor, Sanctions and Illicit Finance at HM Treasury) and Ian Taylor (Executive Director at CryptoUK).

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James Gillespie

HM Treasury

Ian Taylor

Crypto UK

EPISODE 22 | Jun 29, 2022 - 1h

Hot Topics in Crypto Compliance

Learn from an all-star crypto compliance panel as they discuss today's key issues and challenges for compliance teams in the digital asset space.

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Alfarida Mohammed

FTX.US

Jamal El-Hindi

Clifford Chance

Tom Armstrong

TRM Labs

Brandi Reynolds

Bates Group

EPISODE 21 | Apr 20, 2022 - 44min

Abu Dhabi Global Market’s Discussion Paper on DeFi

Hear from Brian Yeoh — Head of Data Governance and Strategy for Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) — and he discusses ADGM's new DeFi paper and how a leading regulator is thinking about the DeFi space.

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Brian Yeoh

Abu Dhabi Global Market’s (ADGM)

EPISODE 20 | Apr 6, 2022 - 28min

Hydra Takedown: A discussion with experts from U.S. Treasury, Flashpoint and TRM Labs

In the wake of enforcement actions against darknet market Hydra, a panel of subject matter experts join TRM Talks to discuss the Hydra takedown, the Garantex designation, and the global strategy to investigate and take action against the illicit underbelly of the cryptocurrency ecosystem.

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Roman Y. Sannikov

TRM Labs

Todd Conklin

US Department of the Treasury

Vladislav Cuiujuclu

Flashpoint

Kyle Armstrong

TRM Labs

EPISODE 19 | Mar 10, 2022 - 24min

Biden's Executive Order on Crypto: A Discussion With Policy Experts

Unpack President Biden's EO, “Ensuring Responsible Innovation in Digital Assets (Order),” with experts from the White House National Security Council, Chamber of Digital Commerce, and Circle.

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