#24 - Lori Stein: The world’s first publicly traded Bitcoin investment fund, DAOs, and Canadian crypto regulation‪.‬ Law of Code

Lori Stein is Co-Head of the Digital Assets and Blockchain practice at Osler, Hoskin, & Harcourt LLP, and a Partner in their Corporate Department. Lori is one of the top attorneys in Canadian FinTech & Securities, playing a major role in the development of crypto investment regulations. With clients such as 3iQ Corp., Lori had an integral role in establishing the first publicly traded Bitcoin & Ethereum investment funds in the world. Lori regularly advises Canadian companies on blockchain and cryptocurrency law, and has been widely published and quoted in the media for her expertise in this space.  

Show highlights: 

- The path to convincing the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) to allow the world's first publicly traded crypto investment fund 

- How Lori prepared for her arguments to the OSC and best practices when navigating new areas of law 

"At one point, the idea of a gold or silver ETF was completely novel"

- What regulators can do to capitalize on the potential of crypto, while protecting consumers 

- Comparing the burden of proof in Canada vs the United States

- DAOs: Suitable approaches to legal recognition, applying the Howey test, and what the future holds 

- NFTs & securities regulation

- Working with clients: first conversations and asking questions 

- Law of Code NFT? 

- Mentorship

& much more.