At the Founders Organization’s Initial Taco Offering, an unofficial SXSW event, the co-authors of the recently released Truth Machine, talked about a wide range of regulatory issues from what the SEC subpoenas mean to whether or not the SEC is investigating the SAFT to whether or not the regulators should address crypto on a federal level. We also discuss central bank cryptocurrencies, how the dollar could be knocked off world reserve currency status, rogue governments issuing cryptocurrencies, the Telegram ICO, ways in which blockchain can be applied to problems such as climate change and how the media is covering crypto.

The Truth Machine: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250304964

Michael Casey: http://www.michaeljcasey.com/

Paul Vigna: https://twitter.com/paulvigna

Paul’s article on SEC subpoenas: https://www.wsj.com/articles/sec-launches-cryptocurrency-probe-1519856266

Michael’s essay on China’s desire to end the dollar’s global dominance: https://www.coindesk.com/political-china-hates-bitcoin-loves-blockchain/

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