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Mike Pieciak

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Vermont  State Treasurer - Mike Pieciak, joins Kurt &amp; Anthony to talk about a variety of topics concerning the State of Vermont's finances.

The former chief and banking and insurance watchdog, who is running for Vermont Treasurer, was a guest Thursday on The Morning Drive on WVMT.

Commissioner Mike Pieciak joins WVMT's The Morning Drive to discuss his role as Vermont's Commissioner to the Department of Financial Regulation, being responsible for the data modeling during the pandemic, and the insights gained from the work.

Commissioner Mike Pieciak

We're joined by Mike Pieciak, President of the NASAA. Not to be confused with the space agency, the North American Securities Administrators Association brings together state, provincial, and federal securities regulators in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. This relatively unknown organization helps align the financial regulation policies of over 50 agencies across North America and coordinates enforcement action in cross-border cases. In 2018, the NASAA launched “Operation Cryptosweep” in which over 200 ICOs and cryptocurrency-related investment products were investigated for potential investor fraud. Topics covered in this episode:  Mike's background as a lawyer and the Commissioner of the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation What is the NASAA, it's goals, members and jurisdiction The story of “Operation Cryptosweep” and what came out of that action Mike's thoughts on the future of blockchain regulation How regulation might apply in the context of transnational projects which are nation state-invariant The United State's restrictive securities laws in the context of Defi and security tokens Vermont's attempt to attract blockchain projects, and the “Blockchain-Based LCC” Vermont DFR's pilot project in Captive Insurance What Mike hopes to achieve during his one-year term as president of the NASAA  Episode links:  NASAA Operation Cryptosweep NASAA Reminds Investors to Approach ICOs with Caution Get in the Know About ICOs (video) Vermont Governor Signs Bill Clearing Way for Blockchain Companies Captive Insurance Blockchain Pilot Press Release Vermont Department of Financial Regulation Mike Pieciak (@mspieciak) on Twitter  Sponsors:  Azure: Deploy enterprise-ready consortium blockchain networks that scale in just a few clicks - http://aka.ms/epicenter  This episode is hosted by Sebastien Couture &amp; Friederike Ernst. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/285

We're joined by Mike Pieciak, President of the NASAA. Not to be confused with the space agency, the North American Securities Administrators Association brings together state, provincial, and federal securities regulators in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. This relatively unknown organization helps align the financial regulation policies of over 50 agencies across North America and coordinates enforcement action in cross-border cases. In 2018, the NASAA launched “Operation Cryptosweep” in which over 200 ICOs and cryptocurrency-related investment products were investigated for potential investor fraud. Topics covered in this episode: <ul> <li>Mike's background as a lawyer and the Commissioner of the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation</li> <li>What is the NASAA, it's goals, members and jurisdiction</li> <li>The story of “Operation Cryptosweep” and what came out of that action</li> <li>Mike's thoughts on the future of blockchain regulation</li> <li>How regulation might apply in the context of transnational projects which are nation state-invariant</li> <li>The United State's restrictive securities laws in the context of Defi and security tokens</li> <li>Vermont's attempt to attract blockchain projects, and the “Blockchain-Based LCC”</li> <li>Vermont DFR's pilot project in Captive Insurance</li> <li>What Mike hopes to achieve during his one-year term as president of the NASAA</li> </ul> Episode links: <ul> <li><a href="http://www.nasaa.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NASAA</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.nasaa.org/regulatory-activity/enforcement-legal-activity/operation-cryptosweep/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Operation Cryptosweep</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.nasaa.org/44073/nasaa-reminds-investors-approach-cryptocurrencies-initial-coin-offerings-cryptocurrency-related-investment-products-caution/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NASAA Reminds Investors to Approach ICOs with Caution</a></li> <li><a href="https://vimeo.com/239995680" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Get in the Know About ICOs (video)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.coindesk.com/vermontdao-state-governor-signs-bill-clearing-way-blockchain-companies" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vermont Governor Signs Bill Clearing Way for Blockchain Companies</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.vermont.gov/portal/government/article.php?news=6925" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Captive Insurance Blockchain Pilot Press Release</a></li> <li><a href="https://dfr.vermont.gov/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vermont Department of Financial Regulation</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/mspieciak" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mike Pieciak (@mspieciak) on Twitter</a></li> </ul> Sponsors: <ul> <li>Azure: Deploy enterprise-ready consortium blockchain networks that scale in just a few clicks - <a href="http://aka.ms/epicenter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://aka.ms/epicenter</a></li> </ul> This episode is hosted by Sebastien Couture &amp; Friederike Ernst. Show notes and listening options: <a href="https://epicenter.tv/285" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">epicenter.tv/285</a>

Mike Pieciak: NASAA – A “To The Moon” Approach to Regulating Crypto