Block & Order
Episodes
Building on Layer 1 with Jennie Levin: Algorand, Policy Shifts & Tokenization’s Future
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Kyle and Moish talk with Jennie Levin, the Chief Legal and Operating Officer of the Algorand Foundation, about the evolving regulator...
Reddit Sues Perplexity, Counter-Strike 2 Skins Market Crash, Kalshi v. NY, CZ Pardon & More
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Election Day edition of Block and Order, Kyle Lawrence and Moish Peltz kick off with SEC Chair Atkins’ proposed “innovation exemption,” ...
How Much Is That Token Worth? feat. Neil Thakur
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Block and Order, Kyle and Moish chat with valuation expert Neil Thakur of Teknos Associates to unpack the art—and science—of fi...
SEC/CFTC Turf Wars, Tokenized Stocks, Anthropic's $1.5B AI Copyright Settlement and More! #43
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kyle Lawrence and Moish Peltz kick off this episode of Block and Order with a look at the growing rivalry between the SEC and CFTC, and what their lat...
Project Crypto, SEC vs Ripple Aftermath, Nathaniel Chastain Freed and AI Age Detection – #42
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're back! Hosts Kyle Lawrence and Moish Peltz break down the SEC’s bold Project Crypto speech and what it means for U.S. blockchain leadershi...
Bitcoin Breaks Records, Lummis Crypto Tax Bill, Robinhood Stock Tokens, and Tornado Cash - #41
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kyle Lawrence and Moish Peltz kick off this episode of Block and Order by discussing Bitcoin’s historic run to new highs and the persistent “it’...
Securing the Future: Bitcoin Custody, Regulation, and DeFi Innovation feat. Bill Barhydt - #40
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Block & Order, hosts Kyle and Moish sit down with Bill Barhydt, CEO of Abra, for a wide-ranging conversation about the future o...
Policy in Progress feat. Solana Policy Institute's Kristin Smith - #39
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Block & Order, hosts Kyle and Moish sit down with Kristin Smith, president of the Solana Policy Institute, to talk about what’...
Wealth, Wisdom & Web3: Estate Planning for the Bitcoin Generation feat. Matt McClintock - #38
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Block and Order, hosts Kyle and Moish chat with Matt McClintock, founder of Bespoke Group, about estate planning, wealth preservati...
Bitcoin 2025, Coinbase, Ripple, Punks IP, PumpFun, MicroStrategy, Trump Crypto + More! - #37
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Block and Order, hosts Kyle and Moish dive into their experience at the massive Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas and break down...
Bankrupt Crypto Organizations feat. Kara Bruce, Chris Odinet, & Andrea Tosato - #36
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Block and Order, hosts Kyle and Moish chat with professors Kara Bruce, Chris Odinet, and Andrea Tosato about how bankruptcy law fit...
Crypto Market Structure Bill, New Hampshire, App Store, CryptoPunk Whale, Peaky Binders + More - #35
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Block and Order, hosts Kyle Lawrence and Moish Peltz break down major developments in the crypto space, including a proposed bill t...
Onchain and On Message: PR and Communications in the Crypto Industry feat. Kelley Weaver - #34
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Block and Order, Kyle Lawrence and Moish Peltz chat with Kelley Weaver, the CEO of Melrose PR, about all things crypto, PR, and how...
Digital Chamber, Deel, NFTs, BitMEX + More! - #33
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Block and Order, Kyle Lawrence and Moish Peltz share their takeaways from a whirlwind trip to Washington D.C. for the Digital Chamb...
Crypto Mavericks: Secrets for Traders & Aspiring Crypto Founders feat. Zeneca - #32
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Block and Order, Kyle and Moish sit down with Zeneca for a fun and insightful chat about the wild world of NFTs and crypto. Zeneca ...
Memecoins, Crypto Reserve, LIBRA, Token Taxonomy, Bybit, + More! - #31
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Block and Order, hosts Kyle Lawrence and Moish Peltz break down the latest shake-ups in crypto law. They unpack the SEC’s decisio...
Cross-Border Crypto: The Industry on a Global Scale feat. Yitzy Hammer & Yarden Noy - #30
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Block and Order, hosts Kyle and Moish sit down with Yitzy Hammer and Yarden Noy, partners at DLT Law, for a deep dive into the fast...
SEC Priorities, Pumps & Dumps, Pump.Fun, NFT Act, CFPB-RIP, ElizaOS + More - #29
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Kyle Lawrence and Moish Peltz dive into SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce's top 10 priorities for the crypto task force, exploring key issues ...
$Trump, Crypto Stockpile, SAB 121, DeepSeek, Tornado Cash + More - #28
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Block and Order, Kyle Lawrence and Moish Peltz dive into the legal drama surrounding President Trump’s meme coin and other crypto...
CyberKongz, Coinbase, AI Tokens, Broker Rule, CFBP + More - #27
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Kyle Lawrence and Moish Peltz take a closer look at the CyberKongz legal team’s response to the SEC’s claims about unregistered securities a...
Ups and DAOns of DAOs with Gabriel Shapiro - #26
09 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Block and Order, hosts Moish and Kyle sit down with Gabriel Shapiro, CEO and founder of MetaLeX and former General Counsel of Delph...
Hailey Welch's $HAWK Coin, Pump.fun, OpenAI's o1 Model, Coinbase, Fake Enron, + More - #25
24 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Kyle Lawrence and Moish Peltz discuss a recent case where Samuels filed a lawsuit against Lido DAO, accusing its staking services of being an un...
Creators Take Control: Professor Ed Lee on the Evolving Digital Asset Market - #24
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Block and Order hosts Kyle Lawrence and Moish Peltz are joined by Professor Ed Lee from Santa Clara Law to discuss the intersection...
Hester Peirce Recap, 2024 Elections & Crypto, Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, B+O Wishlist + More - #23
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Block and Order, hosts Kyle Lawrence and Moish Peltz recap their insightful interview with SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, and disc...
Embracing Innovation: SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce on Crypto Regulation - #22
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Block and Order Season 2! In today's episode of Block and Order, hosts Kyle Lawrence and Moish Peltz sit down for an incredible discus...
OpenAI For-Profit, IMF El Salvador, FBI Investigations, Crypto.com, Ripple Ruling, and More - #21
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of "Block and Order," hosts Kyle Lawrence and Moish Peltz delve into El Salvador’s experiment of adopting Bitcoin as a leg...
Telegram Founder Arrested, OpenSea's Wells Notice, AI Music Streaming Fraud, and More - #20
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Block & Order hosts Kyle Lawrence and Moish Peltz dive into the shutdown of Friend.tech, the arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov, and an intrig...
Navigating Crypto Taxes with Matthew Foreman of How Tax Works - #19
30 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we're diving into the intricate world of cryptocurrency tax with our guest, tax expert Matthew Foreman, Partner and co-chair of Falcon Rapp...
The Howey Test: How I Learned to Stop Worrying & Love the SEC (feat Jonathan Mann & Brian Frye) - #18
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Block and Order hosts Kyle Lawrence and Moish Peltz were joined by special guests Jonathan Mann and Brian Frye to discuss suing the SEC and...
Polymarket Predictions, Pump.fun Memecoins, Celsius, SEC Updates, and OpenAI Whistleblowers - #17
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hosts Kyle Lawrence and Moish Peltz kick off this episode with a look at Polymarket, a prediction market that's making waves by forecasting polit...
AssangeDAO, Chevron Overturned, NBA Top Shot Settlement, Circle's EMI License, and More - #16
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode includes the story of AssangeDAO, a collective that raised a staggering 17,422 ETH ($59.5 million) to support Julian Assange&apos...
PleasrDAO Sues Martin Shkreli, Musk Withdraws Lawsuit Against OpenAI, SEC and the Debt Box Case- #15
21 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 15 of Block and Order! In this episode, we kick things off with Pharma Bro Martin Shkreli facing a lawsuit from PleasrDAO over alle...
Blockchain is Getting Political, MEV, Uniswap's Wells Notice Response, and More - #14
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kyle and Moish explore the crypto market's first major structure bill legislation, Uniswap’s response to the SEC's Wells Notice, and a sto...
CZ Sentencing, Avi Eisenberg, MetaMask v. SEC, Samourai Wallet, Moonbirds, SBF & Hong Kong - #13
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, Kyle & Moish discuss CZ’s sentencing, Avi Eisenberg, MetaMask suing the SEC, Samourai Wallet, Moonbirds, SBF & Hon...
Justin Wales: Being a "crypto" lawyer, blockchain's legal landscape, and navigating the future - #12
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, Justin Wales, Head of Legal for the Americas at Crypto.com, joins Moish & Kyle to discuss Justin’s new book “The Crypto ...
Uniswap SEC Notice, BTC Halving, SBF Sentence, BTC Ordinals, Avi Eisenberg & Tokenized Assets - #11
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Block and Order, we dive deep into the Wells Notice received by Uniswap Labs, the Bitcoin Halving event, Sam Bankman-Fried’s 25-y...
Meme Coin Meta, MetaBirkins, DUNA, SEC & Prometheum, Coinbase Lawsuit, & NFT IP Laws - #10
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join hosts Kyle Lawrence and Moish Peltz in the latest episode of Block & Order as they unpack the legal intricacies happening in the world of Blo...
Bitcoin Rallies, Musk Sues OpenAI, Magic Eden Launches ETH Marketplace, Satoshi Emails Leaked - #9
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join hosts Kyle Lawrence and Moish Peltz in the latest episode of Block & Order as they unpack the legal intricacies from the Bitcoin & Crypto...
Will Farcaster Dethrone Twitter? GoDaddy & ENS Partnership, Robotos Shutdown - #8
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join hosts Kyle Lawrence and Moish Peltz in the latest episode of Block & Order as they unpack the legal intricacies from GoDaddy's partnersh...
GameStop Ends NFT Marketplace, Fox & Polygon Verify Protocol, Binance Lawsuit - #7
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Block & Order! From GameStop's NFT marketplace closure to X/Twitter's NFT profile picture discontinuation, hosts Kyle La...
SEC Approves Bitcoin Spot ETF, Logan Paul's CryptoZoo Scandal & NFT Buyback Program, and More - #6
12 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode of Block and Order, we discuss a new era for digital assets, the SEC's approval of a Bitcoin spot ETF, and its impact on ...
KyberSwap Hack, SEC Threatened by District Judge, Crypto Payment Options Expanding & More! - #5
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, we break down the KyberSwap Hack, Ronaldo's $1b Class Action Lawsuit, the SEC getting threatened with sanctions by U.S. ...
Binance's Billion Dollar Penalties, OpenAI & Sam Altman Drama, Bullish Buys Coindesk - #4
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, we break down the never-ending OpenAI and Sam Altman saga, SEC's charges against Kraken, DAO governance models, and Bina...
Carla Reyes Calls In, IRS Crypto Tax Proposal Response, SEC & DOJ Charge SafeMoon with Fraud - #3
17 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, Carla L. Reyes, Associate Professor of Law at SMU Dedman School of Law, joins us to discuss legal issues in cryptocurrency. C...
Sam Bankman-Fried Testifies in Court, Yuga Labs, LBRY - #2
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Block and Order, we dive deep into the high-profile case of Yuga Labs and its victory in a trademark infringement trial, SEC v Jark...
State of Crypto Fundraising Report, Layoffs, IRS Crypto Reporting and More - #1
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode starts off with a deep dive into Messari's State of Crypto Fundraising Report. Guess what? Funding has dropped in the third ...