Cryptocurrencies and Money Transmitter Bonds in an Unpredictable Economic Environment

Amanda Miceli is an attorney in the surety and fidelity group at the law firm of Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC in West Orange, New Jersey.  Amanda received her B.A. in philosophy from Franklin and Marshall College before graduating from Seton Hall Law School.  Prior to joining Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC, Amanda was a law clerk in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. She is a frequent presenter at surety law conferences.

Joseph Quintilian is a partner at Distributed Capital Partners and the Head of Trading and Exchanges at the Maker Foundation, responsible for all Foundation crypto market activity including cryptocurrency marketplaces and principal trading. Joseph graduated from Bucknell University with a B.A. in business administration, banking, corporate finance and securities law. He routinely consults on issues pertaining to cryptocurrencies.  

The Maker Foundation is the organization facilitating the development of MakerDAO. MakerDAO governs the Maker Protocol and Dai, the world’s first decentralized, collateral-backed stablecoin on the Ethereum blockchain. Dai mitigates volatility through an autonomous system of smart contracts called the Maker Protocol, and through decentralized community governance.