Ending New York's War on Bitcoin (w/ Frank Corva & Khurram Dara)

About this episode

Frank Corva interviews Khurram Dara about his campaign to end the war on Bitcoin in New York and the implications of current regulations.

Frank Corva takes the stage in his LIVE AT PUBKEY show at PubKey NYC to interview Khurram Dara , the ​New York Attorney General Nominee pledging to end the lawfare against the Bitcoin industry in New York State. Plus: Khurram's journey from Coinbase and Bain Capital to running for New York AG How New York’s BitLicense is driving business and tax revenue out of the financial capital of the world How (and why) state attorneys general can override federal policy and turn digital asset regulation into a state-level battlefield Why anti-Bitcoin politics is fueled more by fear, optics, and lobbying than by technical understanding HowTornado Cash, Samourai Wallet, and the Bank Secrecy Act raise important Fourth Amendment questions about punishing software builders ...and more! ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Welcome home. PubKey is a bar and cultural venue located in New York City and Washington D.C. (With more locations coming!) We host FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC events for the curious, the rebellious, and the orange-pilled. Visit PubKey: 🗽 PubKey NYC 🗽 85 Washington Place 🗽 New York, NY 10011 🇺🇸 PubKey D.C. 🇺🇸 410 7th St NW 🇺🇸 Washington, DC 20004 🧡 Register for FREE weekly meetups…

People in this episode

Host: Frank Corva

Guest: Khurram Dara

Topics covered

• Bitcoin regulation
• New York politics
• BitLicense
• digital assets
• Fourth Amendment
• lawfare

Keywords

• Bitcoin
• New York
• lawfare
• BitLicense
• digital asset regulation
• Fourth Amendment
• Tornado Cash
• Samourai Wallet

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Coinbase, Bain Capital, New York Attorney General, New York AG, Tornado Cash, Samourai Wallet, Bank Secrecy Act

Places: New York, New York City, Washington D.C.

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