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Matthew Unger

Finding Genius Podcast

Advance Tech Podcast

Fintech Impact

Blockchain Disruption

The Web3 Prof

Pavel Bains

Jameson Lopp

Alex Mashinsky

Ross Ulbricht

Lyn Ulbricht

Marco Peereboom

Megan Ramos

Danny Flood

Abel James

Nir Eyal

Perry Marshall

Scott Young

Ben Goertzel

Steven Kotler

Ross Taylor

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What is regulation and governance in Web3? How will it impact the future of Bitcoin and crypto? How is regulation related to security? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jarrettvaughan/message

What is regulation and governance in Web3? How will it impact the future of Bitcoin and crypto? How is regulation related to security? --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://anchor.fm/jarrettvaughan/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/jarrettvaughan/message</a>

Web3 Regulation and Governance with CEO iComplyis: Matthew Unger

Qayyum Rajan

ICOs, or Initial Coin Offerings, are a new and interesting way to raise money for a start-up or business-one of the reasons they are so interesting is because they have the potential to raise millions of dollars, but few consider investor protection, due diligence, and regulation compliance. Contrast this to banks, who spend 10% of their yearly gross revenue on AML compliance alone. The bottom line is that while regulatory compliance isn't easy or fun, it is also not optional. iComplyICO hopes to make that a bit easier for their clients by offering a customizable, automated compliance platform for ICOs. The iComplyICO platform is based on an open protocol that can handle both the initial issuance and secondary trading of tokens across multiple blockchains. There are two parts to the platform–first is a zero-knowledge proof that allows ICOs to see that purchasers have passed AML/KYC requirements, but don't show all of the purchaser's information. The second part is a secondary trading piece that can keep an ICO compliant by creating a geofence for where tokens can be resold. Also discussed is the future of AML/KYC compliance. iComplyICO is also accepting applications for companies looking to create AML-compliant ICOs. For more information, visit www.icomplyico.com.

ICOs, or Initial Coin Offerings, are a new and interesting way to raise money for a start-up or business-one of the reasons they are so interesting is because they have the potential to raise millions of dollars, but few consider investor protection, due diligence, and regulation compliance. Contrast this to banks, who spend 10% of their yearly gross revenue on AML compliance alone. The bottom line is that while regulatory compliance isn't easy or fun, it is also not optional. iComplyICO hopes to make that a bit easier for their clients by offering a customizable, automated compliance platform for ICOs. The iComplyICO platform is based on an open protocol that can handle both the initial issuance and secondary trading of tokens across multiple blockchains. There are two parts to the platform–first is a zero-knowledge proof that allows ICOs to see that purchasers have passed AML/KYC requirements, but don't show all of the purchaser's information. The second part is a secondary trading piece that can keep an ICO compliant by creating a geofence for where tokens can be resold. Also discussed is the future of AML/KYC compliance. iComplyICO is also accepting applications for companies looking to create AML-compliant ICOs. For more information, visit <a href="http://www.icomplyico.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.icomplyico.com</a>.

Icomplyico — Qayyum Rajan And Matthew Unger — Automated Compliance Platform For Regulated Digital Assets

Written by Alexandra Moxin “In today’s shifting marketplace, your ability to keep your customer is threatened because the rate of digital transformation is accelerating across every sector.” Matthew Unger Matthew Unger is CEO and Founder of iComply Investor Services Inc. (iComply ICO) a regulatory technology (regtech) platform that automates compliance procedures for initial coin offerings (ICOs), enabling them to be securely utilized as efficient financial instruments. iComply ICO streamlines legal, due diligence and accounting processes providing automated checks and balances throughout the issuance, purchase and resale of encrypted digital share certificates. Investors, accountants, lawyers, regulators, ICO issuers and marketing firms all benefit from an ecosystem that supports financial literacy, trust, democratization, decentralization and integrity. Find out more at iComplyICO.com and join their telegram channel iComplyICOofficial Matthew is passionate about unlocking the opportunities that new technology has to offer us, and future generations. Along with his mandate at iComply ICO, Matthew worked with financial services, government, small businesses, and nonprofits to identify ways to better use their technology to create sustainable and ethical automation. Matthew’s team is releasing the whitelabel of their product for the end of January 2018 and a beta of their platform for private equity markets by end of Q1 2018. Their full platform, which will be able to compete directly on compliance with publically traded markets, will be released later this year. We cover a lot in this episode, so get comfortable and hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as we enjoyed making it! In this episode we cover  Matthew’s background in technology and the investment community What motivated him to start iComply Investor Services (iComply ICO) Decentralizing stock exchanges via Blockchain What Matthew is hoping to achieve with iComply ICO The Internet of Value Some of the emerging trends he sees in the ICO regulatory space Bill C-1241 Bit license Technical Investor Status - HR-1585 GDPR: privacy legislation and penalties (up to $20M per instance) iComply ICO’s appearance at Tech Crunch Disrupt in Berlin Contrasting the financial and innovation climate in Eastern Europe vs. Silicon Valley Blockchain and Ethereum platforms as layer 0 and where the cryptocurrency space could go: projects, opportunities and killer apps Utilities vs. Securities and secondary trading SEC jurisdiction and trade treaties CME and CBOE trading futures and options Institutional trading The wild west of cryptocurrency Future coin / token structure and distribution Munchee ICO’s trouble with the SEC What not to do when you launch an ICO Tezos and the open class action suits against their token Mind in matter priciple in accordance with taxation law Potential bias when accepting advice from legal and other service-based firms Raising capital via ICO vs. IPO The benefits and cost of raising funds via ICO vs. traditional methods How building in regulation to how a token functions unlocks potential 3T in capital markets Engaging shareholders as market champions via tokens Regulation, governance, compliance and enforcement in public, private and decentralized capital markets Combating FUD from traditional players and institutions Canada moving backward by changing requirements to confirm identity, why biometrics are better How iComply ICO’s platform addresses the concerns SEC regulatory panel raised in their summer session Smart contracts vs. natural language contracts Common pitfalls people encounter when launching an ICO Why an ICO is not free money Security tokens vs. utility tokens Suggested timeframe to launch an ICO (minimum: 6 months) Key metrics to include when launching an ICO (make sure you have a solid product, build and engage your team and community) Decoding the lingo: ICO - Initial Coin Offering; coin/token - could represent access, utility or security iComply ICO’s Platform enables users to put guard rails on the token so that issuers can focus on raising money In January 2018 - Transactional Compliance Monitoring: KYC, anti-money laundering, terrorist financing sanctions, global ID, document verification Next Phase - Trust Layer: due diligence and assurance around interfacing with third parties onboarding assets and projects onto blockchain iComply ICO’s Value Prop: how their platform benefits regulators, issuers, investors How traditional stock exchanges may employ crypto Matthew’s involvement with Surfrider Foundation and the impact he made as Chair of the Vancouver Chapter and Board Member of Surfrider Canada  Look for Matthew and the iComply ICO team at the Bitcoin Superconference in Dallas, Money 2020 in Singapore and many other conferences in Europe and Australia throughout 2018! Show Links  iComplyICO.com Matthew Unger’s LinkedIn Profile iComplyICO on twitter iComplyICO on facebook iComplyICO on LinkedIn Blockchain The Internet of Value Bill S.1241 Background on Bill S.1241 Bit License Technical Investor Status - HR-1585 GDPR: privacy legislation and penalties iComply ICO’s appearance at Tech Crunch Disrupt in Berlin Ethereum Unites States Securities and Exchange Commission CME Group Chicago Board Options Exchange SEC shuts down Munchee ICO, by Tech Crunch Tezos, A Cryptocurrency that Raised $232 Million in July, is in Crisis, by Ars Technica ICO Definition, Investopedia IPO Definition, Investopedia Keiser - Crypto Headed For $1 Tln Market Cap, by Coin Telegraph FUD Canada’s New AML Rules Impact on Non-Face-to-Face Identity Verification, by Trulioo What are Smart Contracts, by Blockgeeks 3 Types of ICO Tokens, by Strategic Coin Bitcoin Superconference in Dallas Money 2020 in Singapore Surfrider Foundation Surfrider Canada: Ban the Bead Campaign Surfrider Canada: Straws Suck Campaign

Written by Alexandra Moxin “In today’s shifting marketplace, your ability to keep your customer is threatened because the rate of digital transformation is accelerating across every sector.” Matthew Unger Matthew Unger is CEO and Founder of iComply Investor Services Inc. (iComply ICO) a regulatory technology (regtech) platform that automates compliance procedures for initial coin offerings (ICOs), enabling them to be securely utilized as efficient financial instruments. iComply ICO streamlines legal, due diligence and accounting processes providing automated checks and balances throughout the issuance, purchase and resale of encrypted digital share certificates. Investors, accountants, lawyers, regulators, ICO issuers and marketing firms all benefit from an ecosystem that supports financial literacy, trust, democratization, decentralization and integrity. Find out more at <a href="http://iComplyICO.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iComplyICO.com</a> and join their telegram channel iComplyICOofficial Matthew is passionate about unlocking the opportunities that new technology has to offer us, and future generations. Along with his mandate at iComply ICO, Matthew worked with financial services, government, small businesses, and nonprofits to identify ways to better use their technology to create sustainable and ethical automation. Matthew’s team is releasing the whitelabel of their product for the end of January 2018 and a beta of their platform for private equity markets by end of Q1 2018. Their full platform, which will be able to compete directly on compliance with publically traded markets, will be released later this year. We cover a lot in this episode, so get comfortable and hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as we enjoyed making it! <h3>In this episode we cover</h3> <ul> <li>Matthew’s background in technology and the investment community</li> <li>What motivated him to start iComply Investor Services (iComply ICO)</li> <li>Decentralizing stock exchanges via Blockchain</li> <li>What Matthew is hoping to achieve with iComply ICO</li> <li>The Internet of Value</li> <li>Some of the emerging trends he sees in the ICO regulatory space</li> <li>Bill C-1241</li> <li>Bit license</li> <li>Technical Investor Status - HR-1585</li> <li>GDPR: privacy legislation and penalties (up to $20M per instance)</li> <li>iComply ICO’s appearance at Tech Crunch Disrupt in Berlin</li> <li>Contrasting the financial and innovation climate in Eastern Europe vs. Silicon Valley</li> <li>Blockchain and Ethereum platforms as layer 0 and where the cryptocurrency space could go: projects, opportunities and killer apps</li> <li>Utilities vs. Securities and secondary trading</li> <li>SEC jurisdiction and trade treaties</li> <li>CME and CBOE trading futures and options</li> <li>Institutional trading</li> <li>The wild west of cryptocurrency</li> <li>Future coin / token structure and distribution</li> <li>Munchee ICO’s trouble with the SEC</li> <li>What not to do when you launch an ICO</li> <li>Tezos and the open class action suits against their token</li> <li>Mind in matter priciple in accordance with taxation law</li> <li>Potential bias when accepting advice from legal and other service-based firms</li> <li>Raising capital via ICO vs. IPO</li> <li>The benefits and cost of raising funds via ICO vs. traditional methods</li> <li>How building in regulation to how a token functions unlocks potential 3T in capital markets</li> <li>Engaging shareholders as market champions via tokens</li> <li>Regulation, governance, compliance and enforcement in public, private and decentralized capital markets</li> <li>Combating FUD from traditional players and institutions</li> <li>Canada moving backward by changing requirements to confirm identity, why biometrics are better</li> <li>How iComply ICO’s platform addresses the concerns SEC regulatory panel raised in their summer session</li> <li>Smart contracts vs. natural language contracts</li> <li>Common pitfalls people encounter when launching an ICO</li> <li>Why an ICO is not free money</li> <li>Security tokens vs. utility tokens</li> <li>Suggested timeframe to launch an ICO (minimum: 6 months)</li> <li>Key metrics to include when launching an ICO (make sure you have a solid product, build and engage your team and community)</li> <li>Decoding the lingo: ICO - Initial Coin Offering; coin/token - could represent access, utility or security</li> <li>iComply ICO’s Platform enables users to put guard rails on the token so that issuers can focus on raising money</li> <li>In January 2018 - Transactional Compliance Monitoring: KYC, anti-money laundering, terrorist financing sanctions, global ID, document verification</li> <li>Next Phase - Trust Layer: due diligence and assurance around interfacing with third parties onboarding assets and projects onto blockchain</li> <li>iComply ICO’s Value Prop: how their platform benefits regulators, issuers, investors</li> <li>How traditional stock exchanges may employ crypto</li> <li>Matthew’s involvement with Surfrider Foundation and the impact he made as Chair of the Vancouver Chapter and Board Member of Surfrider Canada</li> </ul> Look for Matthew and the iComply ICO team at the Bitcoin Superconference in Dallas, Money 2020 in Singapore and many other conferences in Europe and Australia throughout 2018! <h3>Show Links</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.icomplyico.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iComplyICO.com</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewbhunger/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Matthew Unger’s LinkedIn Profile</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/icomplyico" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iComplyICO on twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/icomplyico/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iComplyICO on facebook</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/18235905/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iComplyICO on LinkedIn</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.blockchain.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blockchain</a></li> <li><a href="https://hackernoon.com/a-vision-of-the-internet-of-value-ad187abf5826" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Internet of Value</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/1241/text" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bill S.1241</a></li> <li><a href="https://news.bitcoin.com/proposed-u-s-legislation-may-criminalize-those-who-conceal-bitcoin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Background on Bill S.1241</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitLicense" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bit License</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1585" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Technical Investor Status - HR-1585</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GDPR: privacy legislation and penalties</a></li> <li><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/25/announcing-the-startups-featured-in-startup-alley-pavilions-at-disrupt-berlin/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">iComply ICO’s appearance at Tech Crunch Disrupt in Berlin</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ethereum.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ethereum</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.sec.gov/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Unites States Securities and Exchange Commission</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.cmegroup.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CME Group</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.cboe.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chicago Board Options Exchange</a></li> <li><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/12/sec-shuts-down-munchee-ico/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SEC shuts down Munchee ICO, by Tech Crunch</a></li> <li><a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/11/tezos-a-cryptocurrency-that-raised-232-million-in-july-is-in-crisis/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tezos, A Cryptocurrency that Raised $232 Million in July, is in Crisis, by Ars Technica</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.investopedia.com/terms/i/initial-coin-offering-ico.asp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ICO Definition, Investopedia</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.investopedia.com/terms/i/ipo.asp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">IPO Definition, Investopedia</a></li> <li><a href="https://cointelegraph.com/news/keiser-crypto-headed-for-1-tln-market-cap" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Keiser - Crypto Headed For $1 Tln Market Cap, by Coin Telegraph</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear,_uncertainty_and_doubt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FUD</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.trulioo.com/blog/canadas-new-aml-rules-identity-verification/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Canada’s New AML Rules Impact on Non-Face-to-Face Identity Verification, by Trulioo</a></li> <li><a href="https://blockgeeks.com/guides/smart-contracts/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What are Smart Contracts, by Blockgeeks</a></li> <li><a href="http://strategiccoin.com/3-types-ico-tokens/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">3 Types of ICO Tokens, by Strategic Coin</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bitcoinsuperconference.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bitcoin Superconference in Dallas</a></li> <li><a href="https://asia.money2020.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Money 2020 in Singapore</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.surfrider.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Surfrider Foundation</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.vancouverbc.surfrider.org/ban-the-bead/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Surfrider Canada: Ban the Bead Campaign</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.vancouverbc.surfrider.org/straws-suck/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Surfrider Canada: Straws Suck Campaign</a></li></ul>

Matthew Unger, IComply Investor Services
          
          
          