Unchained
Unchained
Laura Shin
DEX in the City: Insider Trading and Crypto: What the Law Actually Says - Ep. 962
47 minutes Posted Nov 26, 2025 at 8:30 pm.
Introduction
Why insider trading is not as clear cut as many think
How blockchain has made insider trading detection easier
Why Katherine sees the crypto front-running landscape changing as tokenization takes off
Do AI agents unfairly affect market balance?
The problem with regulators not being able to hold crypto
How DATs are in a tricky spot as regards insider trading
Vy explains how DATs should approach insider trading policy
How insider trading controls work in TradFi
How insider trading policy would differ from CeFi to DeFi
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Insider trading has become a hot topic in crypto in recent months from questionable digital asset treasury stock trades to suspiciously timed asset trades amid news-led market volatility. But do people really know what it means?
In this episode of DEX in the City, hosts Jessi Brooks of Ribbit Capital, Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos of StarkWare and Vy Le of Veda explore the complexities of insider trading law and how blockchain technology can make it easier to detect.
They also delve into how AI agents impact market dynamics, the problem with regulators not being able to hold crypto and how insider trading law would differ from centralized to decentralized platforms. Plus Katherine talks about the future of front running and Vy explains how DATs should approach insider trading policy.Hosts:
Jessi Brooks, General Counsel at Ribbit Capital
Katherine Kirkpatrick Bos, General Counsel at StarkWare
TuongVy Le, General Counsel at Veda
Links:
Unchained:
Why the Black Friday Whale’s $192 Million Crypto Trade Was Legal
Insider Trading? Yep, But the Real Story Is Securities
The Department of Justice Goes After Its First NFT Insider Trading Case
SEC and FINRA Scrutinize 200 Crypto-Treasury Firms: Report
How the x402 Standard Is Enabling AI Agents to Pay Each Other
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