Building trust in crypto with Jonathan Levin of Chainalysis

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🗓️ 20 November 2024

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Late last week, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission chair Gary Gensler said that he was “proud to serve” the agency, which some are taking as a hint at an upcoming resignation. Gensler has faced heavy criticism for his crackdown on crypto, including a recent lawsuit from 18 states - and is likely to be replaced under President-Elect Donald Trump who has vowed to oust Gensler. On Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Trump is meeting with Brian Armstrong, the CEO of crypto exchange Coinbase, to discuss potential personnel appointments. Today on Equity, we're bringing you an interview between Rebecca Bellan and co-founder and CSO of blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis, Jonathan Levin. The pair caught up at our Strictly VC event in New York shortly before the Gary Gensler news dropped to discuss the imminent change for crypto in the wake of the US election, trends in crypto crime, Chainalysis’s choice to run its operations in the US, and how to build trust in crypto.

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0:00.0	This episode is presented by Invest Puerto Rico. If you believe your business can go anywhere,
0:05.7	Puerto Rico is the place. Hello and welcome back to Equity, Ted Crunch's flagship podcast about the business of startups.
0:23.9	I'm Rebecca Boulon, and this is our Wednesday episode where we home in on a trend in the tech world and dive deep.
0:29.8	Late last week, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission chair, Gary Gensler said that he was, quote, proud to serve the agency, which sounds like a hint in an upcoming resignation.
0:38.9	Gensler has faced heavy criticism for his crackdown on crypto, including a recent lawsuit from
0:43.1	18 states, and he's likely to be replaced under President-elect Donald Trump, who has vowed
0:48.1	to oust Gensler. On Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Trump is meeting with Brian
0:52.9	Armstrong, the CEO of
0:54.4	Crypto Exchange Coinbase, to discuss potential personnel appointments. Now, this is all news to keep in
0:59.9	mind during the conversation we're bringing you today, which is my interview with Jonathan Levin,
1:04.3	the co-founder and CSO of blockchain analysis firm, Chainalysis. Jonathan and I caught up at our
1:09.2	Strictly VC event in New York shortly before
1:11.5	the Gary Gensler News dropped to discuss the imminent change for crypto in the wake of the U.S.
1:15.7	election, trends in crypto crime, chain analysis's choice to run its operations in the U.S.
1:20.5	and how to build trust in crypto. Let's take a listen.
1:25.5	Thanks for joining. Thanks for having me.
1:28.1	So Connie briefly introed your company, but I would love to just get from you top line.
1:33.7	What's chain analysis?
1:35.1	Right, chain analysis.
1:35.8	I always want to say chain analysis.
1:37.6	So do our employees.
1:39.9	Like, so does our customers.
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