Compliance Champions: Why Crypto Still Needs Prime Brokers

In this in-depth episode of the MiCA Masters podcast, host Delphine Forma, Head of Policy at Solidus Labs and founder of the Crypto Compliance and Legal Telegram Group, is joined by Sean Lawrence, Head of Europe at LTP, one of the world’s leading digital asset prime brokers.

With a background in traditional finance spanning three decades, Sean shares why he transitioned into crypto, how LTP became one of the top firms in Asia, and why they’re leaning into traditional finance licenses over crypto-native VASP frameworks, especially under MiCA.

🧠 Topics covered include:

• The evolution and role of prime brokerage in crypto
  
  
• Why regulated digital asset firms are doubling down on Europe and MiCA
  
  
• LTP’s multi-jurisdictional licensing strategy (BVI, HK, Spain, VARA, etc.)
  
  
• Market integrity challenges and enforcement gaps in crypto
  
  
• Perspectives on stablecoins as quote assets under MiCA
  
  
• The role of institutional adoption in shaping infrastructure
  
  
• Web3-native ideas for decentralized compliance
  
  
• Why shared order books, tokenized RWAs, and on-chain reporting are the next frontier
  
  

From Spain’s MiCA transition to the UK’s fragmented stance on crypto regulation, Sean offers a clear-eyed view of what’s working, what’s broken, and what’s needed to build the future of finance, securely, globally, and transparently.

🎙️ Whether you’re a policy leader, compliance officer, builder, or broker, this episode is essential listening.