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	Podcast:		Law of Code
	Episode:		#175 - On-chain fundraising with Gabe Shapiro of MetaLex
	Category:		Technology
	Duration:		00:48:20
	Publish Date:		2026-02-23 10:00:00
	Description:		Can companies raise capital and issue securities directly on-chain without intermediaries or lawyers? Gabe Shapiro is the founder of MetaLeX and a longtime crypto lawyer focused on tokenization, legal automation, and decentralized capital markets. Timestamps: ➡️ 1:20 — Stablecoins, DeFi “kill switches,” and the new crypto narrative ➡️ 5:44 — Why custodial assets create governance power over blockchains ➡️ 11:04 — Tokenized securities vs. today’s DTCC intermediary model ➡️ 21:36 — How MetaLeX enables direct issuer-to-investor capital raises ➡️ 23:12 — Private keys as legal signatures and atomic deal execution ➡️ 27:58 — Privacy concerns and on-chain legal infrastructure ➡️ 33:43 — Low-KYC accreditation and composable legal credentials ➡️ 34:23 — Reversibility, bearer instruments, and issuer controls ➡️ 39:34 — TradFi, L2s, and whether Wall Street is “eating crypto” ➡️ 43:38 — What regulators are missing: CFTC derivatives rules and UCC reform Sponsor: This episode is brought to you by the Decentralization Research Center (DRC), a nonprofit think tank advocating for decentralization in emerging technologies. Learn more at thedrcenter.org. Resources:
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