2026-07-22
30 minutes

Ask the Owl, Ep 2: Midyear Crypto Policy Update 2026

Regulation
Stablecoins

About this episode

This episode offers a 2026 midyear global check-in on crypto policy and focuses on where the conversation is gaining real momentum. It covers tokenization, the US legislative moment around the Clarity Act and stablecoin rule-making, the MiCA review process in Europe, and the continued importance of keeping infrastructure providers out of intermediary categories that do not fit what they do. Taken together, these issues offer a useful snapshot of how the policy landscape is shifting across major jurisdictions. Stay updated and get even more details in our policy comment letters.

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Guests

Lee A. Schneider

Lee A. Schneider

General Counsel, Ava Labs

Lee is General Counsel at Ava Labs, and also general nuisance on token classification. A longtime financial services and tech lawyer, his work is guided by his personal mantra #OrangesAreNotSecurities.

Sylvia Sanchez

Sylvia Sanchez

Project Manager at Ava Labs • The Policy Layer Host

The Policy Layer Podcast

Our podcast feels like having a coffee with the people shaping the future of blockchain and crypto regulation throughout the world. We’re curious, we ask bold questions, and we keep the conversation clear and real.

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