In this episode of the Crypto 101 Podcast, Gabe Shapiro, co-founder and CEO of MetaLex Labs, joins Bryce to break down the legal and structural future of crypto tokens, on-chain companies, tokenized securities, and decentralization. He explains how MetaLex started by helping DAOs manage legal entities with smart contracts, then evolved into helping normal businesses bring corporate finance, governance, cap tables, and securities workflows on chain. The conversation covers the Clarity Act, SEC and CFTC authority, token vs equity structures, buybacks, tokenized securities, stock wrappers, reverse tokenization, MetaDAO, Pump.fun-style launch models, and what investors should research before buying a token.

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Chapters

00:00 Intro

02:00 - From big law to Ethereum and smart contracts

03:00 - How MetaLex started with DAOs and legal entities

05:45 - Why crypto law is harder after Gensler

08:50 - Wall Street, regulation, and boiling the frog

11:10 - SEC, CFTC, and the missing crypto spot market rules

13:45 - What investors actually get when they buy a token

17:20 - Securities risk, rescission, and token issuers

22:10 - Token plus equity models and why they may last

34:45 - Tokenized securities, stock wrappers, and Robinhood

44:55 - Reverse tokenization and tokens converting into equity

48:35 - What regulators and builders cannot screw up

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Ep. 758 Why Crypto Tokens Are Starting to Look Like Equity

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Ep. 758 Why Crypto Tokens Are Starting to Look Like Equity