The CFTC has jurisdiction over the trading of futures on decentralized cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum . A critical part of Coin Center’s mission is to help regulators understand the nuances of these technologies. Our director of research Peter Van Valkenburgh did just that on the CFTC’s podcast by explaining in depth what decentralized consensus really means and what it takes for a cryptocurrency network to be truly open. Read the transcript here or listen here.
On the Politico Money podcast, Peter helped put the speculation driving cryptocurrency markets into perspective. It can be easy to forget that behind the excitement of cryptocurrency prices is the very real technology of decentralized networks. What is happening now may be a bubble, but like the dot-com bubble of the 1990s, some of its survivors will go on to be the next great internet platforms. Listen here.
Finally, on NPR’s 1A show, Peter went over the basics of cryptocurrency and answered questions from callers. Listen here.