On the Hook: Regulating Web3
WHEN: Wednesday 10 May 2023
6 pm – 7.30 pm: Panel Discussion in Keynes Lecture Theatre
7.30 pm – 8 pm: Wine reception in Chetwynd Room
WHERE: King's College, University of Cambridge
Emerging technologies have the potential to revolutionize the world as we know it. Given the exciting business opportunities, DLT, blockchain and Web3 are becoming increasingly appealing to entrepreneurs. However, due to its novelty, the industry's liabilities for its participants are not yet settled comprehensively. While some regulators across the globe have established the responsibilities of crypto asset issuers and service providers (with the EU’s MiCA regulation at the forefront), the extent of liability for other participants - developers, DAO members and their delegators, proxy advisors, miners and validators in particular - remains somewhat unclear.
This "On the Hook: Regulating Web3" event aims to bring together diverse experts to discuss present risks, regulatory tendencies and industry trends through the lens of financial regulation, corporate governance and tort law, associated with various actors in the Web3 space. The discussion will attempt to identify possible regulatory hooks to address these risks and debate on other potential regulatory approaches.
About the speakers
Matthew Kimber is a lawyer at the UK Law Commission of England and Wales and one of the main drivers behind its projects regarding emerging technologies, including very recent DAOs call for evidence.
Jessica Lee is a partner in the Brown Rudnick’s Litigation & Arbitration Practice, named a Rising Star for civil fraud in The Legal 500 2023. She represents clients in complex and high value commercial litigation. Her particular experience includes crypto and blockchain matters.
Brian Sanya Mondoh is a PGR student conducting research on the application of DLTs and smart contracts in enhancing trust and data integrity in public procurement. Brian is a Dual Qualified Advocate, Barrister of England and Wales and Attorney-at-Law at the Bar of Trinidad and Tobago. He has published research and commentary on the regulation of digital assets including NFTs, DAOs, and DeFi. His co-authored work has been listed on SSRN's top ten download list and has been featured on MIT Computational Law Report Idea Forum on Composable Governance in the contexts of legal tech, business automation, and Web3.
Matt Green is the Blockchain Litigation Lead at Shoosmiths and is a lawyer specializing in Digital Assets, Technology, Blockchain and Intellectual Property. His practice is specifically designed to service businesses utilizing blockchain technology, recovering crypto assets and advising on copyright, trademarks. He has also co-written two academic papers entitled “DAOs: The Future of Corporate Governance or an Illusion” and "NFT Legal and Regulatory Compliance: Connoisseurship and Critique", both listed on SSRN's top ten downloads.
Dino Kandiloros is legal associate at Outlier Ventures, one of the leading Web3 accelerator investing and partnering with 200 of the best founders in Web3 every year and supporting projects across DeFi, NFTs, blockchain infrastructure and more.
Han Verstraete is a founder and a CEO at Otonomos that helps builders and investors in crypto and tech form and maintain their legal entities in all major jurisdictions around the world. He is also a founder of OtoCo.io which helps entities to incorporate natively on blockchain, tokenize their shares and perform all governance actions on-chain.
This event is co-organised with the Cambridge European Society and Cambridge Blockchain Society.
