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The Law of Code podcast focuses on the legal framework being built around blockchains, crypto, NFTs, and DAOs. We’ll look at crypto regulations, rights surrounding NFTs, as well as the legis...

Can the U.S. government send a software developer to prison for writing and publishing code? That's the question at the center of the Tornad...

Does attorney-client privilege exist when you use ChatGPT or Claude? Should it? Jacob Robinson sits down with Mike Katz, Partner at Manatt P...

When does U.S. law require Circle to freeze USDC? It's a question many are asking after a series of wallets were frozen in connection to a s...

What are the risks of allowing financial institutions to cut off access to the economy for lawful but controversial activity? Rainey Reitman...

What should crypto founders know about the SEC and CFTC's joint interpretive guidance on securities law? Joining to discuss is Joe Doll (@Sh...

When does transacting in a crypto asset become a securities transaction? The SEC and CFTC recently issued an interpretation clarifying how t...

Can new “payment accounts” with the federal reserve solve the crypto industry’s banking problem? Aaron Brogan is the founder and managing pa...

What were the most important legal and regulatory developments in crypto this month? In this episode, we review developments from stablecoin...

What happens when a crypto policy lawyer decides to run for one of the most powerful regulatory positions in the United States — New York At...

If blockchain systems can automatically enforce transactions, does that mean code itself determines legal rights and ownership? Carla Reyes...

What role are ethics provisions and stablecoin yield debates, playing in shaping — or potentially delaying — U.S. crypto market structure le...

Can companies raise capital and issue securities directly on-chain without intermediaries or lawyers? Gabe Shapiro is the founder of MetaLeX...

Crypto’s current policy window in Washington is a rare opportunity to pass market structure legislation. What happens if the industry walks...

How should employees, contractors, and companies think about token compensation? What are the legal, tax, and governance risks? Jessica Furr...

How do prediction markets actually work, and why are state gaming regulators and the CFTC battling over who has jurisdiction to regulate? Sa...

What could the future of U.S. crypto regulation look like from the CFTC—and how should regulators approach tokenization, prediction markets,...

Why are crypto custody rules for registered investment advisors due for modernization — and what could a future-proof framework look like? S...

What should the industry be watching in 2026? Drew Hinkes is a partner at Winston & Strawn and a longtime crypto lawyer whose work spans DeF...

In this episode, Jacob Robinson and Jonathan Schmalfeld break down the biggest U.S. crypto law and policy developments of the month, from th...

In this episode, Jacob Robinson speaks with Odun Olowookere about Canada’s proposed Stablecoin Act, the constitutional and regulatory challe...

DeFi has always promised trust without intermediaries, but as the ecosystem matures, that promise is being stress-tested by hacks, instituti...

In this episode, Jonathan Schmalfeld and Jacob Robinson walk through the biggest crypto law and policy developments of the month of November...

Greg Xethalis, General Counsel at Multicoin Capital joins the podcast to discuss the history of ETFs, what we can learn from the first Bitco...

After the GENIUS Act was enacted, the U.S. Treasury issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to gather public and industry input befo...

Staking is now officially on the table for U.S. crypto ETFs. In this episode, I’m joined by Jason Schwartz (@CryptoTaxGuyETH), a tax partner...

In this episode, Jason Gottlieb, Chair of Morrison Cohen’s Digital Assets Department and White Collar & Regulatory Enforcement Practice Grou...

In this episode, Jacob is joined by DoubleZero’s General Counsel, Mari Tomunen, and Cooley’s Connor Tweardy to unpack the U.S. SEC’s Divisio...

Joris Delanoue, Co-CEO of Fairmint, joins the podcast to discuss how his SEC-registered transfer agent has already issued and managed over $...

Stablecoins are no longer a side story — they’re on the path to becoming the backbone of global digital finance. To unpack what the GENIUS A...

DUNA — the Decentralized Unincorporated Nonprofit Association — is one of the most important new legal structures for crypto governance. To...

DOJ Criminal Division Chief Matthew Galeotti recently stated: “Merely writing code, without ill intent, is not a crime.” He emphasized that...

Sponsor: This episode of the Law of Code podcast is brought to you by Day One Law, a boutique corporate law firm for founders and funds in c...

This episode is brought to you by Day One Law, a boutique corporate law firm helping crypto startups navigate complex legal challenges. Visi...

The Roman Storm trial ended with one guilty verdict, raising big questions about what comes next for developers and open-source protocols. T...

Crypto tax expert Jason Schwartz joins the podcast to break down what founders get wrong about taxes — and what’s changing in 2025. Jason is...

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce and Crypto Task Force Chief Counsel Mike Selig return to the podcast to share updates from the SEC’s Crypto T...

Derivatives expert Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos, General Counsel of StarkWare, joins the podcast to discuss the first-ever CFTC-regulated "perp...

Stablecoins have grown from a total value of ~$2 billion in 2019 to over $230 billion by early 2025, enabling $33 trillion in transactions a...

Jessi Brooks is the General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer at Ribbit Capital. Prior to Ribbit, Jessi was an attorney at the U.S. Departm...

What steps should founders and their counsel take when launching a token or product in web3? In this episode, Jacob Robinson is joined by Ni...

In this episode, Jacob Robinson is joined by Justin Wales (@bitcoin_wales), Head of Legal (Americas) at Crypto.com and author of The Crypto...

If the law were truly “technology-neutral,” what would that look like in practice for a P2P securities transaction via smart contracts? In t...

In this episode, Jacob Robinson is joined by Dr. Chris Brummer (@ChrisBrummerDr), Professor of Financial Technology at Georgetown Law and Fo...

In this conversation, Jacob Robinson and Amanda Tuminelli, Executive Director of the DeFi Education Fund, delve into the criminal code provi...

Jacob Robinson and Larry Florio delve into the SEC's recent statement on stablecoins and how SEC staff applied the Reves and Howey tests to...

Josh Lawler is a partner at Zuber Lawler, where he leads the firm’s Emerging Technologies Group with a particular emphasis on blockchain tec...

Nick Pullman (@ NickPullmanEsq ) is Corporate Counsel and founder of Day One Law Corporation, where he provides legal solutions for tech sta...

Bill Hughes (@ BillHughesDC ) is Senior Counsel & Director of Global Regulatory Matters at Consensys Software, which is behind MetaMask, Inf...

This conversation with two lawyers — Samir Patel and David Kuhn — and an entrepreneur who goes by OnlyLarping covers all aspects of Karate C...

Recently, the Blockchain Association (BA) and the Crypto Freedom Alliance of Texas (CFAT) filed a lawsuit against the Securities and Exchang...