Matthew Homer

Matthew Homer

Matthew Homer, a CoinDesk columnist, is a VC investor and advisor to founders in the crypto space. He was formerly the first-ever executive deputy superintendent for research and innovation at the New York State Department of Financial Services.

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Crypto Gets the Regulation It Deserves
Crypto services may need to look more like the institutions regulators are already familiar with. Rather than saying they deserve to be part of the financial system, they’ll n...
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4 Questions That Will Determine the Future of Retail Trading
Crypto is resistant to neat classifications like securities, commodities and cash – and that will likely continue as the industry expands into new business lines.
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Does the US Government Have a Monopoly on Trust?
How crypto could become the next great system of mutual trust in financial services.
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Executing on Biden's Crypto Executive Order
Coordinating a "whole-of-government" approach will be difficult.
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The Infuriating Patchwork of Crypto Regulations Is Good for Crypto
Calls for a centralized crypto regulator in the U.S. feed the false narrative that the industry is unchecked.
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