The Crypto Tape – Why the UK Might Find the Middle Ground on Crypto with Lord James Wharton
Lord James Wharton joins Frank Chaparro to discuss how crypto policy actually gets made in the UK. Lord James Wharton served as MP for Stockton South and later as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State before joining the House of Lords. He previously chaired the board of the UK's higher education regulator, giving him direct experience with how regulatory thinking works in practice.
This conversation covers:
Why regulators are risk-averse by design and how that shapes crypto policy
How independent regulatory bodies operate beyond democratic control
What needs to change for the UK to become…
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