Building A Legal Playbook For Crypto’s Next Chapter: Molly Abraham

Cryptocurrency is at a critical point in its evolution. The existential questions have been answered—crypto is here to stay—and now the main issues relate to how it will be regulated (and by whom). Last year, Congress passed the GENIUS Act, landmark legislation governing a particular category of crypto called stablecoins. And when it returns from its August recess, the Senate will consider the CLARITY Act, a comprehensive market-structure bill covering the entire digital-asset ecosystem.

So Molly Abraham, who became the new general counsel of Coinbase last month, assumes her new role at an exciting time for her company—the nation’s largest cryptocurrency exchange—and for the crypto industry more generally. After reviewing her impressive legal career (and reminiscing about Wachtell Lipton), we covered the CLARITY Act, how Coinbase’s legal team is using AI in innovative ways, and how Molly believes the raging litigation over prediction markets will be resolved.

Thanks to Molly for joining me, and congratulations to her on becoming the GC of Coinbase.

Show Notes:

* Molly Abraham bio, Coinbase

* Coinbase’s New GC Sees AI as Legal Department’s Biggest Opportunity and Risk, by Michael Gennaro for Law.com

* Molly Abraham of Coinbase on Legal Leadership, Flying Cars, and The Art of Questioning Everything, by GC AI

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