This quarter saw many significant developments in crypto policy. From the passing of GENIUS Act in the US to the launch of the EU Anti-Money Laundering Authority and Hong Kong’s Stablecoin Ordinance going live, it has certainly an action-packed three months.
Join TRM’s policy experts — Ari Redbord and Angela Ang — and special guest speaker Elise Soucie Watts (Executive Director, Global Digital Finance) — as they unpack this quarter’s key developments in global crypto policy.
You’ll gain insights into:
• How regulatory clarity is driving global momentum in stablecoins
• What’s next for the US after “Crypto Week,” and how the rest of the world is responding
• Progress in regulatory implementation across the world, from MiCA in Europe to stablecoin regulation in APAC
Ari Redbord
Global Head of Policy, TRM Labs
Ari Redbord is the Global Head of Policy at TRM Labs, a blockchain analytics company. Prior to joining TRM Labs, he served as a Senior Advisor to the Deputy Secretary and the Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence at the United States Department of Treasury. In this capacity, he worked with teams from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and other Treasury and interagency components on issues related to sanctions, the Bank Secrecy Act, cryptocurrency, and anti-money laundering strategies.
Previously, Mr. Redbord served as a Senior Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, where he investigated and prosecuted cases related to cryptocurrency, terrorist financing, sanctions evasion, export control, child exploitation and human trafficking. He has received numerous awards from FinCEN, the FBI, and the United States Attorney's Office, including the Attorney General's Award for leading an interagency task force dedicated to prosecuting those who abuse and exploit children.
Angela Ang
Senior Policy Advisor, APAC, TRM Labs
Angela leads Asia Pacific public policy and government affairs for TRM Labs. Prior to TRM, Angela spent over a decade at the Monetary Authority of Singapore, where she held a diverse range of roles in regulatory policy, financial supervision, business development and consumer education, giving her deep insight into the full gamut of policymaking considerations for global financial regulators. Angela was recently recognised as a LinkedIn Top Voice for Finance in Asia for her thought leadership on digital asset developments in the region. She holds an MBA from INSEAD.
Isabella Chase
Senior Policy Advisor, EMEA, TRM Labs
Prior to joining TRM Labs, Ms. Chase led a research cluster on Financial Crime Futures at Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), which was tasked with assessing the role of technology in compliance, evolving AML and CFT policy frameworks and how inclusive financial integrity can be achieved.
Having dedicated her career thus far to researching innovative policy responses to financial crime, Ms. Chase brings with her to TRM an intricate understanding of the UK and EU regulatory frameworks around financial crime.