Eli Cohen: Hey Regulators, Here's How to Get Crypto Right

While US regulators were sending Wells notices to Uniswap and Robinhood, markets in Abu Dhabi and Thailand were quietly building digital asset frameworks that actually work. Centrifuge General Counsel Eli Cohen traveled to both regions and came back with a clear argument: effective crypto regulation isn't about being pro- or anti-crypto, it's about building principles-based frameworks with enough flexibility to keep pace with a fast-moving market.

The piece, originally published in Blockworks, draws on firsthand conversations with regulators at the ADGM Financial Services Regulatory Authority and the Thai SEC — two jurisdictions that chose to treat digital assets as a new asset class rather than forcing them into existing rules. Cohen argues the US has the frameworks of other markets to learn from, if it chooses to look.

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