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Is 2023 the Year the US Gets Serious About Protecting Privacy?
A discussion of the Bank Secrecy Act and new privacy priorities in Congress.
ABOUT
On this week’s “Long Reads Sunday,” it’s all about privacy. NLW reads:
“Sweeping Crypto Regulation? First Update the Bank Secrecy Act” - Mark Lurie
“Privacy Is a Human Right – and the 118th Congress Must Defend It” - Lia Holland, Eseohe Ojo
“The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Rob Mitchell and research by Scott Hill. Jared Schwartz is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. Music behind our sponsor today is “Swoon” by Falls. Image credit: Matt Anderson Photography/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk. Join the discussion at discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8.
HOST
NLW is an independent strategy and communications consultant for leading crypto companies as well as host of The Breakdown – the fastest-growing podcast in crypto. Whittemore has been a VC with Learn Capital, was on the founding team of Change.org, and founded a program design center at his alma mater Northwestern University that helped inspire the largest donation in the school’s history.

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