The new presidential administration brings with it a fresh approach to cryptocurrency regulation and enforcement, with regulatory experts predicting greater collaboration between the SEC and industry leaders and a more tailored enforcement agenda focused on fraud and retail issues. This episode of In the Public Interest features a timely conversation with co-host Michael Dawson and WilmerHale Special Counsel David Tutor about the current state of the cryptocurrency landscape. Before joining the firm, Tutor spent seven years as senior counsel in the Division of Enforcement at the SEC, where he was a member of both the Cyber Unit and Asset Management Unit. Throughout the episode, Tutor comments on the latest developments coming from the SEC and key areas he expects the Commission to focus on under the Trump administration. He also discusses his time in government service and how it impacts the counsel he gives to clients today.

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