My guest this week is Adam Sternbach (https://twitter.com/adamsternbach ), General Counsel of Tessera (https://twitter.com/tessera ). Adam has been on the frontlines of the legal side of web3 since 2021, but has been on a lifelong journey to make things better. After a brief career on the public side, he turned his sites to private practice and the startup world to make a bigger impact. He has one of the most comprehensive understandings of the current state of US regulation, and provides countless examples of how we as a community in web3 can educate lawmakers and others to help provide legitimacy to the space.

We Discuss:

The difference of making an impact on society through the public and private sector

Tessera’s latest release - Escher - providing a single pane of glass for collectors and artists

The future of State vs Federal regulation of digital assets, and why it is important to educate as to the nuances between different uses of the technology

How web3 provides the individual with so much empowerment to make the world a better place and have upside in outcomes of the technology

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Adam and How to Make Things Happen

09:51 Adam’s Web3 Background 2013-Now

17:01 What is Tessera and Escher?

21:40 Education: How to Make an Impact on Policy Makers

32:22 Consumer Protection Outside Regulation

37:00 Tribalism and the Moral High Ground

48:25 Closing Questions - What is Web3? What is the future?

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