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These podcast episodes are produced by Solidus Labs, the market integrity firm focused on protecting modern financial markets across crypto, digital assets, and TradFi. The goal is simple: clearer insight into market integrity today, and what it will take to build fair, resilient financial markets tomorrow.
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Oasis Pro Market’s CEO Pat LaVecchia joins DACOM Digital to discuss his journey from decades as a Wall Street heavyweight, through deep DeFi work advising MakerDAO on compliance to founding OPM in order to enable DeFi for institutions. LaVecchia speaks to Solidus Co-founder & COO Chen Arad about OPM’s recent oversubscribed funding round and what it means for institutional interest in crypto, the huge opportunity for further institutional adoption of DeFi, as well as the regulatory and operational challenges, and how OPM is solving them. And - what can crypto and DeFi learn from the early days of the internet?
FTX Digital Markets’ CCO and MLRO, Jessica Murray, joins the most recent episode of DACOM Digital to share insights and best practices from her experience leading the compliance team for one of the world’s leading exchanges, how a career in education led her to compliance and discuss the impact FTX’s move to The Bahamas has on the local economy.
From peer-to-peer music file sharing while working on a Limewire litigation case to becoming General Counsel at Aave, a decentralized open source protocol, Rebecca Rettig certainly knows about decentralization. Listen to Rebecca and Chen break down the concepts of true decentralization, smart contracts, and the balance of accessibility & risk in DeFi.
In this episode of DACOM Digital our host Chen Arad discusses the latest Bitcoin ETF Application Rejection to consider what the industry can do the get approval along with Co-founder and CEO of Valkyrie Leah Wald.
In episode six of our pilot season we welcome Kate Goldman, Senior Policy Associate at Elliptic with Chen Arad, COO and Co-Founder at Solidus Labs
In episode five of our pilot season we welcome Graham Rodford, CEO and Co-Founder at Archax with Chen Arad, COO and Co-Founder at Solidus Labs
In episode four of our pilot season we welcome Ian Melhorn, Crypto and Blockchain Training Specialist at Circle with Chen Arad, COO and Co-Founder at Solidus Labs
In episode three of our pilot season we welcome Joshua Frank, Co-Founder and CEO at The Tie with Chen Arad, COO and Co-Founder at Solidus Labs
In episode two of of pilot season we welcome Damon Burk, Director of Business Development; Ventures, Fintech and Partnerships; Latin America at Visa with Chen Arad, COO and Co-Founder at Solidus Labs
In episode one of our pilot season we welcome Jamal Raees, Director, of Crypto Strategy at Wyre with Chen Arad, COO, and Co-Founder at Solidus Labs.
JFSA’s Katsuya Terai on Japan’s crypto shift toward FIEA, upcoming disclosure rules, stablecoin pathways, and insider trading plans.
Alfonso Martel Seward, Chief Compliance & Legal Officer at Roxom, joins Delphine Forma to explore what it takes to launch a bitcoin-denominated capital markets infrastructure. They dive into licensing journeys in El Salvador and Seychelles, market abuse frameworks, public-private enforcement partnerships, and the future of crypto compliance in Latin America.
Daniel Lo, MD, GM & CLRO at Acheron Trading, shares insights on navigating MiCA licensing, Singapore vs. EU regulatory culture, and building compliance frameworks for market makers operating across CEXs and DeFi.
Digital Asset compliance hiring has entered a new phase, more competitive, and more global, than traditional finance ever anticipated. In this special episode of the Compliance Champions podcast series, Delphine is joined by Jena Dropela, VP of People & Culture at Solidus Labs, who breaks down digital asset compliance talent & salary trends: tight talent pools, compensation premiums, training vs experience, and retention strategies, based on insights from the new Digital Asset Compliance Talent and Salary Guide.Download your copy of the guide here.
Zhaslan Tuyenbayev, Senior Associate at the Astana Financial Services Authority, joins Delphine Forma to discuss AIFC’s digital asset regulatory framework, including licensing, stablecoins, derivatives, AML/Travel Rule, DeFi oversight, and AFSA’s fintech sandbox.
Alex Tsepaev, Chief Strategy Officer at B2Prime, shares how the firm is scaling global crypto and TradFi operations under a unified compliance model. Topics include licensing in six countries, embedding DORA controls, B2C onboarding, AI automation, and launching crypto spot and perpetual products in the Bahamas.
David Rogers, APAC CEO at B2C2, discusses liquidity provisioning, token market making, and navigating fragmented crypto regulation across Asia. He shares how B2C2 manages credit risk, surveillance controls, and global licensing, and how the firm is building institutional-grade infrastructure in the OTC crypto markets.
Coinmotion’s CCO Jani Ultamo discusses MiCA licensing, DORA requirements, Travel Rule challenges, and market abuse obligations. Jani shares practical tips for compliance officers, insights from Finland’s fast-track licensing process, and why regulatory clarity is everything for the future of crypto in Europe.
Sean Lawrence, Head of Europe at LTP unpacks how institutional crypto firms are navigating MiCA, choosing traditional finance licenses over VASP registration, and building trust through market integrity.
Ania Szpak explores how Nexus Mutual delivers protocol protection without being a licensed insurer, leveraging discretionary mutual law and on-chain governance. She discusses claims assessment, MiCA, DAO compliance, and what’s next in crypto-native coverage.
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