is a blockchain, financial technology and compliance expert and startup advisor. The blockchain space is going through an era of discovery with regards to governance and regulation.
In this video Juan talks about his experience in the blockchain space with regards to regulation and compliance and gives a detailed analysis of its evolution, current situation and vision for the future.
We spoke about:
– Juan’s background and work at
– The definition of regulation technology, also called RegTech in the industry
– What is the sweet spot between law, regulation and blockchain
– Current incompatibilities between blockchain functionality and ethos vs traditional law and regulation
– Examples of incompatibilities:
(i) Probabilistic finality vs legal finality
(ii) AML requirements vs permissionless use of accounts and cryptocurrencies
(iii) Global nature of blockchains vs nationally enclosed legal systems
(iv) New asset types vs traditional currencies, securities and commodities
(v) Decentralization bias of blockchain vs centralization force of regulation
(vi) Legal transparency requirements vs privacy of blockchain accounts and contracts
Please watch the interview below:
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