FTX lobbying threatened DeFi's regulatory survival
The guest argued that FTX's historical lobbying strategy sought to secure regulatory advantages for centralized exchanges by actively sacrificing the legal viability of decentralized finance (DeFi).
The argument
The guest recounted how Sam Bankman-Fried pushed for CFTC oversight that would have severely harmed DeFi, a move that was resisted by other industry players like Coinbase who insisted on maintaining a unified front for the entire sector.
The thesis, stress-tested
✓ What validates it
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▸ Risks discussed
- ▸Fragmented industry alignment can lead to unfavorable regulatory compromises
Hear it yourself
"But it's when they started lobbying on stuff, that's when we're, like, red flags all around. And they were pushing for some CFTC exemption authority that They pretty much screwed over DeFi. They're probably essentially exchanging regulation for DeFi. And when that you guys come to us super well. But when that conversation was happening about two, three years ago behind the scenes, it was groups like Coinbase and other centralized exchanges who said, like, hey, like, we would benefit from this, but we're gonna stay in the DeFi camp because, like, what's good for all of us is good for all of us, and that's how we should do it, not what's good for one part of the sector."
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