Richard B. Levin

Richard is the chair of the FinTech Practice and one of the first lawyers to focus on the regulation of blockchain and digital assets. He is considered a legal thought leader in FinTech. Richard has represented electronic trading platforms since 1999. He brings his experience as a senior legal and compliance officer on Wall Street and in London to advising clients on corporate, FinTech, securities, and regulatory issues.

Richard represents early stage and publicly traded companies in the FinTech space, including investment banks, broker-dealers, investment advisers, peer- to-peer lending platforms, digital currency trading platforms, alternative trading systems (ATSs), exchanges, and custodians. His current and past clients include leading national financial institutions, multinational financial services holding companies, leading firms in the FinTech space, and institutions engaging in global investment banking, investment management, securities, and other financial services with institutional clients.

He represents these clients before the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), state regulators, and Congress. Richard’s experience includes representing clients before regulators in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, and the United Kingdom.

Media

• Quoted in Reuters Article: US Securities Regulator to Drop Lawsuit Against Coinbase – https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-securities-regulator-drop-lawsuit-against-coinbase-exchange-says-2025-02-21/
• Quoted in CNBC Article: United States acts as top cop — setting the crypto standards for the world – https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/31/state-of-crypto-regulation-in-2023-eu-laws-approved-but-us-is-top-cop.html
• Quoted, CNBC Article: Heroes to zeroes in 12 months: How the two biggest crypto billionaire CEOs proved the critics right – https://www-cnbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2023/12/30/how-the-two-biggest-crypto-billionaire-ceos-proved-the-critics-right.html
• Mentioned in Business Today News – Top 10 Influential USA Lawyers Impacting FinTech: Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies (2023)
• Quoted in Forkast Article: Sam Bankman-Fried could face decades in jail if convicted of law violations in FTX collapse, lawyers say – https://forkast.news/sam-bankman-fried-could-face-decades-in-jail-if-convicted-of-law-violations-in-ftx-collapse-lawyers-say/#google_vignette
• Quoted in Holdl Article: US Crypto Lending Firms Limit Services to Avoid SEC’s Scrutiny: Report – https://ihodl.com/topnews/2022-04-28/us-crypto-lending-firms-limit-services-avoid-secs-scrutiny-report/
• Quoted in The Financial Times: Politicians are waking up to the fact there are votes in crypto – https://www.ft.com/content/c0b6b93c-f2ed-41ea-b292-7b77a4119a5e
• Quoted in The Wall Street Journal in its recent article, “Crypto Mortgages Test Home Buyers’ Appetite in Digital-Currency World – https://www.wsj.com/articles/crypto-mortgages-test-home-buyers-appetite-in-digital-currency-world-11649167203
• Quoted in Hypeotamus: Can Southeast Startups Lead in the Crypto and Web 3.0 Space? – https://hypepotamus.com/feature/crypto-southeast/
• Quoted in FinOps Report: Richard Levin Quoted in FinOps Report Article on Securities and Exchange Commission Loan Reporting – https://www.nelsonmullins.com/insights/blogs/fintech-nostradamus/fn-in-the-news/richard-levin-quoted-in-finops-report-article-on-securities-and-exchange-commission-loan-reporting
• Quoted in The Wall Street Journal: Fed Prepares to Launch Review of Possible Central Bank Digital Currency – Fed Prepares to Launch Review of Possible Central Bank Digital Currency
• Quoted in The Wall Street Journal: Crypto Funds Trade in Coins That Are Under SEC Scrutiny – https://www.wsj.com/finance/regulation/crypto-funds-trade-in-coins-that-are-under-sec-scrutiny-11632481200?mod=searchresults_pos2
• Mentioned in Business Insider – Top Crypto and Blockchain Lawyers – and Which Clients They Advise (2021)
• Mentioned in Business Insider – 19 Crypto and Blockchain-focused Lawyers Who Are Inking Deals, Fighting Lawsuits, and Navigating Fast Evolving Regulations (2021)
• Quoted in The Wall Street Journal: Coinbase Says SEC Is Investigating Its Crypto Lending Program – https://www.wsj.com/finance/regulation/coinbase-says-sec-plans-enforcement-action-over-crypto-lending-program-11631110478?mod=searchresults_pos3
• Quoted in The Financial Times: Regulators in three US states close in on BlockFi’s cryptocurrency accounts – https://www.ft.com/content/3d6c19d4-4848-4c0e-8112-5cff52dd1cbd
• Quoted in The Wall Street Journal: Facebook Inc. – Backed Digital Currency Project Revamps to Address U.S. Regulators’ Concerns – https://www.wsj.com/finance/regulation/facebook-backed-digital-currency-project-revamps-to-address-u-s-regulators-concerns-11620854340
• Quoted in Yahoo Finance: The Risks & Rewards of Growth Hacking & Clout Chasing with BitClout – https://finance.yahoo.com/news/risks-rewards-growth-hacking-clout-132829346.html
• Quoted in The New York Times: Manic Markets, Imploding Funds: Wall Street’s New Top Cop Has a Full Plate – https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/21/business/economy/gensler-wall-street-sec.html
• Quoted in FinOps Report: New IDs for Digital Assets: FIGIs or ISO-Backed Codes? – https://finopsinfo.com/regulations/standards/new-ids-for-digital-assets-figis-or-iso-backed-codes/
• Quoted in CQ Roll Call: UK limit on cryptocurrency derivatives draws attention in US – https://www.polsinellibitblog.com/in-the-news/2020/11/5/uk-limit-on-cryptocurrency-derivatives-draws-attention-in-us
• Quoted, FinOps Report: Prime Brokerage Enters Crypto Market, Sort Of – https://www.polsinellibitblog.com/in-the-news/2020/7/27/richard-levin-quoted-in-finops-report-prime-brokerage-enters-crypto-market-sort-of
• Quoted in Decrypt: The Ticking Time Bomb of ICO Class-Action Suits –https://decrypt.co/24605/the-ticking-time-bomb-of-ico-class-action-suits
• TV Interview – Yahoo Finance: Polsinelli’s Levin on Regulating Facebook’s Libra – https://finance.yahoo.com/video/polsinelli-levin-regulating-facebook-libra-210154137.html
• TV Interview – Bloomberg Markets Balance of Power: Polsinelli’s Levin on Regulating Facebook’s Libra – https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2019-10-25/polsinelli-s-levin-on-regulating-facebook-s-libra-video
• Quoted in Law360: CME Group Plans To Launch Bitcoin Options Early Next Year –https://www.law360.com/articles/1201217/cme-group-plans-to-launch-bitcoin-options-early-next-year
• Quoted in San Francisco Chronicle: Telegram Pushes Ahead with Plans for Cryptocurrency – https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Telegram-pushes-ahead-with-plans-for-14402789.php
• Quoted in WA Today: As Facebook’s Libra Hit with Scrutiny, Telegram to Launch its Own Cryptocurrency – https://www.watoday.com.au/world/north-america/telegram-pushes-ahead-with-plans-for-a-decentralised-gram-cryptocurrency-20190829-p52m1l.html
• Quoted in The Age: As Facebook’s Libra Hit with Scrutiny, Telegram to Launch its Own Cryptocurrency – https://www.theage.com.au/world/north-america/telegram-pushes-ahead-with-plans-for-a-decentralised-gram-cryptocurrency-20190829-p52m1l.html
• Quoted in Investor Ideas: #CryptoCorner: Gemini Joins Silvergate Exchange Network, Telegram to Issue Digital Currency Within Two Months, Swiss Crypto Firm Sygnum Aiming for Banking License in Singapore – https://www.investorideas.com/news/2019/crypto-corner/08281Gemini-Telegram-Swiss-Singapore.asp
• Quoted in Inside Bitcoins: Telegram’s Cryptocurrency Stays On Course For Its Launch – https://insidebitcoins.com/news/telegrams-cryptocurrency-stays-on-course-for-its-launch/236148
• Quoted in The New York Times: Telegram Pushes Ahead With Plans for ‘Gram’ Cryptocurrency – https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/27/technology/telegram-cryptocurrency-gram.html
• Quoted in Business Jet Traveler: Decoding Cryptocurrency – Decoding Cryptocurrency – https://www.bjtonline.com/business-jet-news/decoding-cryptocurrency
• Quoted in The FinTech Times: London Fintech Week: Libra, Regulation and the Key to Start-Up Success – https://thefintechtimes.com/london-fintech-week/
• Quoted in FinOps Report: Crypto-Miners: Are They Broker-Dealers or Math Geeks? –https://finopsinfo.com/regulations/crypto-miners-are-they-broker-dealers-or-math-geeks/
• Interviewed by Nasdaq Trade Talk: Chamber of Digital Commerce – DC Blockchain Summit 2019 – https://youtu.be/5L5DOaC2b7g
• Quoted in MarketWatch: Winklevoss-founded crypto exchange Gemini secures critical third-party test of its security and design – https://www.marketwatch.com/story/winklevoss-founded-crypto-exchange-gemini-secures-critical-third-party-test-of-its-security-and-design-2019-01-29
• Quoted in Brave NewCoin: Crypto attorneys weigh in on SEC token framework – https://bravenewcoin.com/insights/crypto-attorneys-weigh-in-on-sec-token-framework
• Quoted in Business Standard – How cryptocurrencies are entering the traditional markets they once spurned –- https://www.business-standard.com/article/reuters/cryptocurrency-companies-use-backdoor-listings-to-ease-into-mainstream-119022200103_1.html
• Quoted in Economic Times: Cryptocurrency companies use “backdoor” listings to ease into mainstream – https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/cryptocurrency-companies-use-backdoor-listings-to-ease-into-mainstream/articleshow/68108127.cms
• Quoted in Reuters: Cryptocurrency companies use ‘backdoor’ listings to ease into mainstream – https://www.reuters.com/article/technology/cryptocurrency-companies-use-backdoor-listings-to-ease-into-mainstream-idUSKCN1QB002/
• Quoted in Asgardia: Cryptocurrency companies use ‘backdoor’ listings to ease into mainstream – https://asgardia.space/en/news/Backdoor-Listings-Help-Many-Cryptocurrency-Exchanges-Ease-into-the-Mainstream
• Quoted in Tech Circle: Cryptocurrency companies use ‘backdoor’ listings to ease into mainstream – https://www.techcircle.in/2019/02/25/how-cryptocurrency-companies-are-using-backdoor-listings-to-ease-into-mainstream
• Quoted in Deccan Chronicle: Backdoor listings used to ease into mainstream – https://www.deccanchronicle.com/technology/in-other-news/220219/backdoor-listings-used-to-ease-into-mainstream.html
• Quoted in FinOps Report: Wyoming’s Digital Custody Law: Taming the Wild West? – https://finopsinfo.com/investors/wyomings-digital-custody-law-taming-the-wild-west/
• Quoted in The Denver Business Journal: Colorado wants to be an epicenter of blockchain technology. Can it succeed? – https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2018/12/06/colorado-blockchain-technology-epicenter.html
• Quoted in Law360: Fintech Cops Urged To Play Nice, But Sandbox Is A Hard Sell – https://www.law360.com/articles/1093621/fintech-cops-urged-to-play-nice-but-sandbox-is-a-hard-sell?ts_pk=f4b8d419-c40c-417f-94be-6bb074fd5771&utm_source=user-alerts&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=tracked-search-alert
• Quoted in Law360: Fidelity’s Foray Into Bitcoin Likely To Boost Crypto Appeal – https://www.law360.com/articles/1093538/fidelity-s-foray-into-bitcoin-likely-to-boost-crypto-appeal?ts_pk=f4b8d419-c40c-417f-94be-6bb074fd5771&utm_source=user-alerts&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=tracked-search-alert
• Quoted in Law360: SEC to Reconsider Staff’s Rejections of 9 Bitcoin ETFs – https://www.law360.com/articles/1076630/sec-to-reconsider-staff-s-rejection-of-9-bitcoin-etfs
• Quoted in The Wall Street Journal: Startups Love This Cryptocurrency Strategy. Regulators Say Not So Fast – https://www.wsj.com/articles/startups-love-this-cryptocurrency-strategy-regulators-say-not-so-fast-1524562200
• Quoted in MarketWatch: ProShares Bitcoin-Backed ETF Decision is Due Thursday – https://www.marketwatch.com/story/proshares-bitcoin-backed-etf-decision-is-due-thursday-2018-08-22
• Quoted in The Wall Street Journal: Even Free Tokens Face Regulatory Heat as Coin Offerings Scrutinized – https://www.wsj.com/articles/even-free-tokens-face-regulatory-heat-as-coin-offerings-scrutinized-1534273134
• Quoted in The New York Times: Venture Capitalists Seek “Safe Harbor” for Virtual Currencies – https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/19/technology/virtual-currency-securities.html
• Quoted in The Los Angeles Times: Cryptocurrency influencers hype up coin offerings, sometimes making $105,000 a tweet – https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-cryptocurrency-ico-influencers-20180626-story.html
• Quoted in The Wall Street Journal: Cryptocurrency Firm Coinbase in Talks to Become SEC-Regulated Brokerage – https://www.wsj.com/articles/cryptocurrency-firm-coinbase-in-talks-to-become-sec-regulated-brokerage-1523043315?mod=djemFinancialRegulationAlertPro&tpl=fr
• Quoted in The New York Law Journal: How Law Firms Can Prepare for FinTech Wave – https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2018/03/26/how-law-firms-can-prepare-for-the-fintech-wave/
• Research Paper Says Issuers of ICO Tokens Will Face Class Action Lawsuits –https://news.bitcoin.com/research-paper-says-issuers-of-ico-tokens-will-face-class-action-lawsuits/
• Quoted in Lothian News: ICO Rules and Regs – Initial Coin Offerings Under Regulatory Spotlight – https://johnlothiannews.com/ico-rules-regs-initial-coin-offerings-regulatory-spotlight-complicated-seem/
• Quoted in U.S. News and World Report: Cryptocurrency Issuers Clean Up, Shun U.S. Investors as SEC Gets Tough – https://www.usnews.com/news/technology/articles/2018-03-21/cryptocurrency-issuers-clean-up-shun-us-investors-as-sec-gets-tough
• Quoted by Reuters: Cryptocurrency Issuers Clean Up, Shun U.S. Investors as SEC Gets Tough – https://www.reuters.com/article/us-crypto-currencies-usa/cryptocurrency-issuers-clean-up-shun-u-s-investors-as-sec-gets-tough-idUSKBN1GX2OX
• Quoted by Financial Advisor Magazine: Cryptocurrency Issuers Clean Up, Shun U.S. Investors As SEC Gets Tough – https://www.fa-mag.com/news/cryptocurrency-issuers-clean-up–shun-u-s–investors-as-sec-gets-tough-37766.html
• Quoted by Fair Observer: Initial Coin Offerings: Can Regulators Curb the Risks? – https://www.fairobserver.com/region/north_america/bitcoin-cryptocurrency-news-blockchain-new-icos-34094/
• Quoted by Knowledge at Wharton University of Pennsylvania: Initial Coin Offerings: Can Regulators Curb the Risks? – http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/initial-coin-offerings-can-regulators-curb-risks/
• Quoted by CNET: Blockchain explained: It builds trust when you need it most – https://www.cnet.com/news/blockchain-explained-builds-trust-when-you-need-it-most/
• Quoted in Gate 39 Media: Crypto Markets Are Young, Hungry and Just Getting Started – https://www.gate39media.com/crypto-markets-young-hungry-just-getting-started/
• Quoted by U.S. News and World Report: Will Bitcoin Futures Legitimize Cryptocurrencies?   – https://money.usnews.com/investing/cryptocurrency/articles/2017-12-14/will-bitcoin-futures-legitimize-cryptocurrencies
• Interviewed by Coin Geek: Rick Levin on cryptocurrency crime: the days of crypto-anarchy are numbered – https://coingeek.com/rick-levin-cryptocurrency-crime-days-crypto-anarchy-numbered/
• Quoted in Law360: Bitcoin Futures Bring Digital Currencies to Wider Market –https://www.law360.com/articles/993387/bitcoin-futures-bring-digital-currencies-to-wider-market
• Quoted in Verdict: Who controls your bitcoin? Why all that new wealth isn’t really in your hands – https://www.verdict.co.uk/who-controls-your-bitcoin-why-all-that-new-wealth-isnt-really-in-your-hands/
• Quoted by The American Banker: Bitcoin moves toward financial mainstream with futures contracts – https://www.americanbanker.com/news/bitcoin-moves-toward-financial-mainstream-with-futures-contracts
• Quoted in Yahoo Finance: Bitcoin Futures Just Hit Wall Street, and the Price is Surging –https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bitcoin-futures-just-hit-wall-165600537.html
• Quoted in Yahoo News: Top Bitcoin Exchange Site Keeps Crashing as Bitcoin Surge Reaches $11,000 – https://www.yahoo.com/news/top-bitcoin-exchange-keeps-crashing-185800135.html
• Quoted in The American Banker: Is it time for bankers to rethink bitcoin? –https://www.americanbanker.com/news/bitcoin-popularity-feeds-wall-street-interest
• Quoted in Traders Magazine: Nasdaq Prepares Launch of Bitcoin Futures Early Next Year – http://www.tradersmagazine.com/news/foreign-exchange/like-cme-and-cboe-nasdaq-prepares-launch-of-bitcoin-futures-116981-1.html
• Interviewed by BNN Bloomberg – https://www.bnn.ca/video/how-global-regulators-are-looking-to-regulate-digital-assets~1273991
• Quoted by Block Tribune: China Crypto Will Be “Bigger Than Bitcoin” –https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6314872012837830656
• Quoted in Investor’s Business Daily: SEC Bulletin May Bring Order To Wild West ICO Market  – https://www.investors.com/etfs-and-funds/personal-finance/sec-bulletin-may-bring-order-to-wild-west-ico-market/
• Quoted in International Business Times: Here’s What The Blockchain Future Of Capital Markets Might Look Like – http://www.ibtimes.com/heres-what-blockchain-future-capital-markets-might-look-2559852
• Quoted in Brave New Coin: The devil is in the detail: SEC regulation of blockchain technology – https://bravenewcoin.com/insights/the-devil-is-in-the-detail-sec-regulation-of-blockchain-technology
• Quoted in Asset Servicing Times: Blockchain regulations top the list – http://www.assetservicingtimes.com/assetservicesnews/article.php?article_id=7170
• Quoted in A – Team Insight: US Regulation Experts: Blockchain Could Require Exchange Registration – https://a-teaminsight.com/us-regulation-experts-blockchain-could-require-exchange-registration/?brand=ati
• Quoted in Waters Technology: Fintechs Firms May Soon Get Bank Charters – https://www.waterstechnology.com/industry-issues-initiatives/2479484/fintechs-firms-may-soon-get-bank-charters
• Quoted in Asset Servicing Times: Waiting for a revolution – http://www.assetservicingtimes.com/specialistfeatures/specialistfeature.php?specialist_id=178
• Quoted in The American Banker: When a Patent – Happy Industry Meets Open-Source Technology – https://www.americanbanker.com/news/when-a-patent-happy-industry-meets-open-source-technology
• Quoted in USA Today: SecondMarket jumps to give legitimacy to Bitcoin – https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/02/26/secondmarket-bitcoin-exchange-trading/5840593/
• Quoted in The New York Times: You’re the Boss: The Art of Running a Small Business – S.E.C. Advances New JOBS Act Rule, but Not Crowdfunding – https://boss.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/24/s-e-c-advances-new-jobs-act-rule-but-not-crowdfunding/?_r=0

 Book Chapters

• S. Law and FinTech in Financial Technology and Digital Commercial Law,Oxford University Press (Feb. 25, 2025)
• Battle for the Planet of the Bored Apes: Regulation of Digital Assets, Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Laws and Regulations 2025, Global Legal Insights (GLI) (Oct. 28, 2024)
• More Cowbell – FinTechs (Don’t) Fear the Reaper: Regulation of Digital Assets, Global Legal Insights (GLI) (Sep. 23, 2024)
• HAL, the Terminator, and Agent Smith entered a bar; Regulation of Artificial Intelligence in the United States, Global Legal Insights (GLI) (June 3, 2024)
• Stoned Cats, Ripples, and Krakens, oh my! SEC regulation of digital assets by enforcement, appears in Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Regulation 2024, Global Legal Insights (GLI) (Nov. 10, 2023)
• A Disturbance in the Force – Ripples in the Crypto Universe, Global Legal Insights (GLI) (Oct. 11, 2023)
• Crypto Pennies Saved, Crypto Pennies Lost, Global Legal Insights (GLI) (Sep. 7, 2022)
• A Day Late and a Digital Dollar Short: Central Bank Digital Currencies, Global Legal Insights (GLI) (Jan. 6, 2022)
• The Regulation of Non-Fungible Tokens in the United States, Global Legal Insights (GLI) (Sep. 7, 2021)
• Untying the Gordian Knot – Custody of Digital Assets, Global Legal Insights GLI (2021)
• When Beeple Met Howey – A Token by Any Other Name Could Still Be a Security: The Regulation of Non-Fungible Tokens in the United States, Global Legal Insights (GLI) (2021)
• The regulation of Robo-advisors, Wealth Management in the FinTech Age, Information Age Publishing (2019)
• Betting Blockchain Will Change Everything, SEC and CFTC Regulation of Blockchain Technology, Elsevier (2018)
• Real Regulation of Virtual Currencies, Elsevier (2015)

Articles, Client Alerts, and Blog Posts

• No Soup for You – SEC Commissioners Revoke Authority of Director of Enforcement to Launch Investigations, National Law Review – Author (Mar. 24, 2025) – https://natlawreview.com/article/no-soup-you-sec-commissioners-revoke-authority-director-enforcement-launch#:~:text=A%20violation%20of%20his%20rules,had%20allowed%20the%20SEC%27s%20Director
• New Rule on SEC Delegation of Authority to Director, Investigations – Author (Mar. 19, 2025) – https://natlawreview.com/article/new-rule-sec-delegation-authority-director
• The SEC May Have a Problem—Crypto Enforcement in the Age of the Major Questions Doctrine, Beaumont Capital Markets – Co-Author (Jan. 7, 2025) – https://beaumont-capitalmarkets.co.uk/featured_item/us-nelson-mullins-fintech-2024-25/
• Richard Levin Featured in Article on “Bitcoin ETFs Drive Mainstream Adoption Despite Regulatory Hurdles”, The Street – Featured (July 26, 2024) – https://www.thestreet.com/crypto/policy/bitcoin-etfs-drive-mainstream-adoption-despite-regulatory-hurdles
• Nelson Mullins Tax Report – Proposed Regulations on Information Reporting for Digital Asset Sales and Exchange – National Law Review (Sep. 7, 2023) – https://natlawreview.com/article/tax-report-proposed-regulations-information-reporting-digital-asset-sales-and
• Gov’t Backtrack On Ether As Security May Spur Crypto Clash, Law360 – Co-Author (May 19, 2023) – https://www.law360.com/articles/1678582/gov-t-backtrack-on-ether-as-security-may-spur-crypto-clash
• 3 Key Areas Where Fintech And Sports Gaming Intersect, Law360 – Co-Author (May 16, 2023) – https://www.law360.co.uk/articles/1601618/3-key-areas-where-fintech-and-sports-gaming-intersect
• Cryptoassets & Blockchain: ‘Know When to Hold ‘Em, Know When to Fold ‘Em: An Introduction to Stablecoins’, Lexology – Co-Author (Dec. 13, 2022) – https://www.lexology.com/panoramic/workareas/cryptoassets-and-blockchain/content/know-when-to-holdem-know-when-to-foldem-an-introduction-to-stablecoins
• Crypto Love is a Battlefield, CPI TechREG Chronicle – Co-Author (Feb. 2022) – https://www.nelsonmullins.com/storage/Ztekm199lnnQ5xXtewJATS3FxnDcvPPdSpnQSVif.pdf
• Crypto Assets and Blockchain: ‘It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine), Lexology – Co-Author (2021) – https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=55d6eeca-6d52-490e-9e0a-15797dd6ba91
• I’m Your Huckleberry – SEC Staff Statement on WY Division of Banking’s Letter on Custody of Digital Assets, National Law Review – Co-Author (Dec. 1, 2020) – https://natlawreview.com/article/i-m-your-huckleberry-sec-staff-statement-wy-division-banking-s-letter-custody
• John McAfee Meet Agent Smith, National Law Review – Co-Author (Nov. 6, 2020) – https://natlawreview.com/article/john-mcafee-meet-agent-smith
• Revenge of the Rat Pack; SEC Proposes Finders Exemption, National Law Review – Co-Author (Nov. 5, 2020) – https://natlawreview.com/article/revenge-rat-pack-sec-proposes-finders-exemption
• Time to Do the Foxtrot (Three Step) SEC Establishes Improved Process for Settlement of Digital Asset Securities Co-Author (Oct. 5, 2020) – https://natlawreview.com/article/time-to-do-foxtrot-three-step-sec-establishes-improved-process-settlement-digital
• SEC Mic Drop on Rapper and Film Producer Charged With Illegal ICOs, National Law Review – Co-Author (Oct. 2, 2020) – https://natlawreview.com/article/sec-mike-drop-rapper-and-film-producer-charged-illegal-icos

• SEC Mike Drop on Rapper and Film Producer Charged With Illegal ICOs, National Law Review (Oct. 1, 2020) – https://natlawreview.com/article/sec-mike-drop-rapper-and-film-producer-charged-illegal-icos

• Securing the Weakest Link S. Government’s Cryptocurrency Tracing Capacity on Full Display in Civil Forfeiture Action, National Law Review – Co-Author (Sept. 16, 2020) – https://natlawreview.com/article/securing-weakest-link-us-government-s-cryptocurrency-tracing-capacity-full-display
• Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing: Bitclub Network Promoter Admits to Securities Fraud and Tax Offenses, National Law Review – Co- Author (Sep. 15, 2020) – https://natlawreview.com/article/wolf-sheep-s-clothing-bitclub-network-promoter-admits-to-securities-fraud-and-tax
• You Can Run But You Can’t Hide: S. Government’s Cryptocurrency Tracing Capacity on Full Display in Civil Forfeiture Action, National Law Review – Co-Author (Sept. 15, 2020) – https://natlawreview.com/article/you-can-run-you-can-t-hide-us-government-s-cryptocurrency-tracing-capacity-full
• Uncle Sam Wants to Protect Blockchain Technology, National Law Review – Co-Author (Sept. 11, 2020) – https://natlawreview.com/article/uncle-sam-wants-to-protect-blockchain-technology
• ASIC Bans Former BitConnect Front-man, National Law Review – Co-Author (Sept. 11, 2020) – https://natlawreview.com/article/asic-bans-former-bitconnect-front-man
• Money for Nothing: Age-Old Investment Scam Returns in Cryptocurrency Ponzi Scheme, National Law Review – Co-Author (Sept. 3, 2020) – https://natlawreview.com/article/money-nothing-age-old-investment-scam-returns-cryptocurrency-ponzi-scheme
• Automata – SEC Files Suit Against “Robotic” Cryptocurrency Multi-Level Marketing Scheme, National Law Review – Co-Author (Sept. 3, 2020) – https://natlawreview.com/article/automata-sec-files-suit-against-robotic-cryptocurrency-multi-level-marketing-scheme
• The Best Laid Plans: SEC Announces Examination Priorities for Regulation Best Interest and Form CRS, National Law Review – Co-Author (Aug. 19, 2020) – https://natlawreview.com/article/bitblog-bi-weekly-update-april-21-2020
• Better Than Under the Mattress – OCC Opens the Door to Cryptocurrency Custody, National Law Review – Co-Author (Aug. 10, 2020) – https://natlawreview.com/article/better-under-mattress-occ-opens-door-to-cryptocurrency-custody
• Superman29 – Welcome to the Phantom Zone, JDSupra – Co-Author (Aug. 10, 2020)
• OCC FinTech Charter Meets The Empire State, JDSupra – Co-Author (Aug. 10, 2020)
• United States Gratkowski Beware of Inanimate Objects That Violate Your Privacy, National Law Review – Co-Author (July 15, 2020) – https://natlawreview.com/article/united-states-v-gratkowski-beware-inanimate-objects-violate-your-privacy
• Ring of Fire – SEC Hangs Up on Telegram, National Law Review – Co-Author (July 1, 2020) – https://natlawreview.com/article/ring-fire-sec-hangs-telegram
• Down for the Count – Floyd Mayweather Backed ICO Founder Pleads Guilty to Securities Fraud, National Law Review – Co- Author (June 25, 2020) – https://natlawreview.com/article/down-count-floyd-mayweather-backed-ico-founder-pleads-guilty-to-securities-fraud
• No Extension for You – June 30 Compliance Date for Regulation Best Interest Confirmed by SEC, National Law Review – Co- Author (June 22, 2020) – https://natlawreview.com/article/no-extension-you-june-30-compliance-date-regulation-best-interest-confirmed-sec
• Hello Dave – FINRA Meets AI, JDSupra – Co-Author (June 18, 2020)
• Welcome to the Future – OCC to Examine Evolution of Digital Banking, JDSupra – Co-Author (June 18, 2020)
• Let’s Dance – SEC FinHub to Host Virtual Meet-Ups, JDSupra – Co-Author (June 17, 2020)
• The Accountant II – PCAOB Shoots Straight on Crypto Audits, JDSupra – Co-Author (June 17, 2020)
• Modern Times – SEC Moves to Freeze Assets of Alleged $12M Crypto Investment Scam, JDSupra – Co-Author (June 16, 2020)
• Geno’s Knows Cheesesteaks But Does The Philly Fed Know CBDCs, JDSupra – Co-Author (June 16, 2020)
• Empire State of Mind – New York’s Department of Financial Services Launches Outreach Program for FinTech, JDSupra – Co-Author (June 16, 2020)
• Piercing the Decentralized Autonomous Organization Veil, JDSupra – Co-Author (June 15, 2020)
• Show Me the Money … all the Money – ICO Issuer Required to Return $25 Million to Investors, National Law Review – Co- Author (June 8, 2020) – https://natlawreview.com/article/show-me-money-all-money-ico-issuer-required-to-return-25-million-to-investors
• CFTC Gives Fraudulent Trading Platform The Fingerhut, JDSupra – Co-Author (May 13, 2020)
• A Security By Any Other Name Would Smell As Sweet, National Law Review – Co-Author (May 15, 2020) – https://natlawreview.com/article/security-any-other-name-would-smell-sweet
• Don’t Judge a Tradebook by Its Cover, National Law Review – Co-Author (May 13, 2020) – https://natlawreview.com/article/don-t-judge-tradebook-its-cover
• Welcome to Fight Club – New Securities Exchange Approved by SEC, National Law Review – Co-Author (May 11, 2020) – https://natlawreview.com/article/welcome-to-fight-club-new-securities-exchange-approved-sec
• Just a Drop in the Bucket: SEC Charges Dropil with Defrauding Investors in Unregistered ICO, National Law Review – Co-Author (May 11, 2020) – https://natlawreview.com/article/just-drop-bucket-sec-charges-dropil-defrauding-investors-unregistered-ico
• Hanging on the Telephone: Judge Enters Order Blocking Telegram ICO, National Law Review – Co-Author (April 23, 2020) – https://natlawreview.com/article/hanging-telephone-judge-enters-order-blocking-telegram-ico
• A Spoonful of Sugar Helps With Regulation Financial Stability Board (FSB) Consultation on Global Stablecoins, National Law Review – Co-Author (April 22, 2020) – https://natlawreview.com/article/spoonful-sugar-helps-regulation-financial-stability-board-fsb-consultation-global
• New Crypto Lawsuits…just desserts for ICOs or legal obstacles to claims?, National Law Review – Co-Author (April 15, 2020) – https://natlawreview.com/article/new-crypto-lawsuits-just-desserts-icos-or-legal-obstacles-to-claims?amp
• All About the Integration – SEC Says Kik Illegally Offered Securities, National Law Review – Co-Author (April 10, 2020) – https://natlawreview.com/article/bitblog-bi-weekly-update-april-21-2020
• Under Siege – Zen Master Steven Seagal Loses to the SEC, National Law Review – Co-Author (Feb. 27, 2020) – https://natlawreview.com/article/under-siege-zen-master-steven-seagal-loses-to-sec
• Scrolling to the End SoluTech Sanctioned After Conducting Illegal Sale of Securities, National Law Review – Co-Author (Jan. 9, 2020) – https://natlawreview.com/article/scrolling-to-end-solutech-sanctioned-after-conducting-illegal-sale-securities
• Let Slip the Dogs of War…the SEC vs. Telegram, National Law Review (Jan. 3, 2020) – https://natlawreview.com/article/let-slip-dogs-war-sec-vs-telegram
• Wind of Change – The Year FinTech Came in From the Cold, JDSupra – Co-Author (Jan. 3, 2020)
• FINRA and SEC Issue Joint Statement on Security Token and Custody Rules, National Law Review – Co-Author (Sept. 13, 2019) – https://natlawreview.com/article/finra-and-sec-issue-joint-statement-security-token-and-custody-rules
• BitBlog Weekly Summary: Digital Asset Regulations in New York State, JDSupra – Co-Author (Aug. 27, 2019)
• A Pocketful of Quarters: SEC Provides Digital Asset Offering Guidance, JDSupra – Co-Author (Aug. 6, 2019)
• Time To Kik SAFTS To The Curb, Block Tribune – Author (June 25, 2019) – https://blocktribune.com/time-to-kik-safts-to-the-curb/
• SEC Stops Fraudulent ICO That Falsely Claimed SEC Approval, JDSupra – Co-Author (Nov. 09, 2018)

• Crypto-assets Do Not Pose a Material Risk to Global Financial Stability, National Law Review (Nov. 09, 2018) – https://natlawreview.com/article/crypto-assets-do-not-pose-material-risk-to-global-financial-stability
• SEC Charges ICO Token Offering Platform as an Unregistered Broker-Dealer, National Law Review (Nov. 09, 2018) – https://natlawreview.com/article/sec-charges-ico-token-offering-platform-unregistered-broker-dealer

• SEC Charges Unlicensed Bitcoin-Funded Swap Dealer and CEO
• SEC Launches New Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology
• SEC Suspends Trading in Company Making False Cryptocurrency-Related Claims About SEC Regulation and Registration
• Court Denies Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss in Commodity Fraud Case Involving the Virtual Currency My Big Coin
• Crypto-assets Do Not Pose a Material Risk to Global Financial Stability – https://natlawreview.com/article/crypto-assets-do-not-pose-material-risk-to-global-financial-stability
• SEC Stops Fraudulent ICO That Falsely Claimed SEC Approval
• SEC Charges Bitcoin-Funded Securities Dealer and CEO
• Understanding Blockchain and Its Role in Global Supply Networks
• Blockchain: Coming to a CMBS Near You – Blockchain: Coming to a CMBS Near You, JDSupra (Mar. 13, 2018) – https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/blockchain-coming-to-a-cmbs-near-you-42781/
• Cryptocurrency Class Action Lawsuits: A New Frontier, JDSupra (Mar. 7, 2018) –  https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/cryptocurrency-class-action-lawsuits-a-47325/
• Issuers of Tokens: Beware, Class Action Lawsuits Are Coming, JDSupra (Feb. 23, 2018)  https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/issuers-of-tokens-beware-class-action-46474/
• FinTech Regulation is Not a Zero Sum Game, JDSupra (Sep. 14, 2017) – https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/fintech-regulation-is-not-a-zero-sum-17261/
• U.S. Regulators Enter the FinTech Sandbox
• The Devil Is in the Details: SEC Regulation of Blockchain Technology (Mar. 2017) – https://sites-polsinelli.vuturevx.com/88/802/march-2017/upd0317efin.asp?sid=573e9991-ab7b-4153-8dea-672ef01cd81d
• Meet HAL, Your New Robo-Adviser: SEC Regulatory Guidance For Robo-Advisers, JDSupra (April 21, 2017) –https://sftp.polsinelli.com/publications/fintech/resources/upd0417fin.pdf
• A Potentially Promising Approach to Regulation of FinTech or Should the U.S. Adopt a Regulatory Sandbox?, JDSupra (Jan. 31, 2017) – https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/a-potentially-promising-approach-to-97277/
• Digital Currencies and Blockchain Technology Explained, Lexology (Feb. 16, 2016) – https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=7f3d0200-6f89-46d5-9a41-2e2ae7f5c1fa
• Charles Ponzi Welcome to the Twenty-First Century-Are Hashlets Securities?, Lexology (Dec. 8, 2015) – https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=7b08df2f-ad14-417f-b6ac-b53b9a25be09
• CFTC asserts jurisdiction over Bitcoin trading platform, Lexology (Oct. 1, 2015) – https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=533c3b1f-ac12-4141-b25e-8adc99347af2
• The CFTC asserts jurisdiction over digital currency platform as Swap Execution Facility, Lexology (Sep. 24, 2015) – https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=341eee99-fb7f-4b77-93c3-7c0da67a4ce1
• The Empire State Strikes Back: New York Proposes Rules for Virtual Currency, Lexology (Aug. 7, 2014) – https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=d3ca9c14-458a-4efa-96e1-7353ea89a94c
• Bitcoin Investment Vehicles Beware – The SEC is Watching, Lexology (June 24, 2014) – https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=2d5883c4-d154-4068-8f28-1e8b9359cdee
• Dread Pirate Roberts, Byzantine Generals, and Federal Regulation of Bitcoin, Taxation and Regulation of Financial Institutions (Mar./April 2014) – http://www.civicresearchinstitute.com/online/article_abstract.php?pid=2&iid=867&aid=5685
• Amended Rule 506 – Lifting the Ban on General Solicitation, Lexology (Sep. 6, 2013) – https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=5075543f-51ab-4119-b19e-990d7e48e8f5
• SEC Lifts Ban on General Solicitation in Private Offerings, Lexology (July 11, 2013) – https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=100ed099-a1a4-4947-97c7-361f4db729b8
• SEC Releases National Examination Program Priorities for 2013, Lexology (April 1, 2013) – https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=2d943bf8-523b-47e8-b6fb-93fdfea165fd
• JOBS Act Update, JDSupra (Mar. 11, 2013) – https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/jobs-act-update-03769/
• FINRA Offers Regulatory Road Map for 2013, Lexology (Feb. 6, 2013) – https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=e11b0b1f-c085-43e7-8b45-04cce98cf6ae
• SEC issues proposed rule eliminating the ban on general solicitation and general advertising in Rule 506 offerings, Lexology (Oct. 3, 2012) – https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=4ac6f9cf-d4e9-4365-9ef1-478ed40163ea

 Speaking Engagements

• FinTech and Private Fund Advisers, FinTech University Series – Speaker (Feb. 26, 2025)
• FinTech Code as Protected Speech, FinTech University Series – Moderator (Jan. 14, 2025)
• Wharton Future Finance Forum, Financial Regulators Leading in the Digital Age – Moderator (Dec. 9, 2024)
• The Major Questions Doctrine: A Challenge to the SEC’s Authority, FinTech University Series – Speaker (Nov. 19, 2024)
• Crypto Investor Day, Crypto Regulation – Panelist (Oct. 25, 2024)
• Crypto & Blockchain Summit 2024, Investing in Crypto and Tokens, Institutional Perspectives – Moderator (Oct. 24, 2024)
• Fear the Reaper – FinTech and Digital Assets Litigation, FinTech University Series – Moderator (Oct. 1, 2024)
• AI Crypto Summit, How to Save Decentralized AI and Web3 from Being Shut Down by Regulators and Governments – Speaker (Sep. 5, 2024)
• FinTech and US Sanctions Programs, FinTech University Series – Speaker (Aug. 6, 2024)
• Regulation of the Use of AI by Financial Institutions, FinTech University Series – Moderator (July 9, 2024)
• Chicago Web3Con, Navigating Regulatory Landscapes in Web3 (June 28, 2024)
• London FinTech Week 2024, Stablecoins & Tokenisation – Panelist (June 13, 2024)
• FinTech and Securities Trading Platforms, FinTech University Series – Moderator (June 4, 2024)
• 2024 Digital Chamber of Commerce Blockchain Summit, Fireside Chat with Congressman Patrick McHenry – Moderator (May 15, 2024)
• FinTech and Employment Law, FinTech University Series – Moderator (May 7, 2024)
• FinTech and Qualified Matching Tax Services, FinTech University Series – Moderator (April 9, 2024)
• 2024 FinTech Update – Speaker (Mar. 20, 2024)
• FinTech and Bank Regulations, FinTech University Series – Speaker (Mar. 5, 2024)
• Remediation of Defective Token Offerings, FinTech University Series – Moderator (Feb. 6, 2024)
• From Idea to Impact: A Guide for Banks to Collaborate with FinTechs to Drive Growth, 2024 Acquire or Be Acquired Conference – Panelist (Jan. 29, 2024)
• Gaming, FinTech, and Cryptocurrency – Co-Presenter (Jan. 11, 2024)
• FinTech and Stablecoins, FinTech University Series – Moderator (Jan. 9, 2024)
• FinTech and Healthcare, FinTech University Series – Moderator (Dec. 5, 2023)
• Navigating the Blockchain Landscape: Goldmine or Minefield – Panelist (Nov. 16, 2023)
• An Assessment of S. and European Crypto Asset Regulations, FinTech University Series – Moderator (Nov. 7, 2023)
• Risks and Opportunities of Emerging Products: Crypto Derivatives – Panelist (Nov. 2, 2023)
• Ole Miss School of Business Banking and Finance Symposium – Co-Speaker (Oct. 27, 2023)
• FinTech, SEC, and OFAC Investigations, FinTech University Series – Moderator (Oct. 3, 2023)
• Diversity in FinTech, FinTech University Series – Moderator (Sep. 5, 2023)
• FinTech Exits and Investable Businesses, FinTech University Series – Moderator (Aug. 1, 2023)
• FinTech and Artificial Intelligence, FinTech University Series – Moderator (July 11, 2023)
• Fireside Chat – Web 3.0 – Crypto – Digital Assets & Regulation (June 19, 2023) FinTech and International Law, FinTech University Series – Moderator (June 6, 2023)
• FinTech and Sports, FinTech University Series – Moderator (May 2, 2023)
• FinTech and Bankruptcy, FinTech University Series – Moderator (April 4, 2023)
• The Failure of Silicon Valley Bank – Co-Presenter (Mar. 15, 2023)
• Blockchain, Crypto Assets, and Legal Issues in Bankruptcy – Co-Speaker (Mar. 8, 2023)
• FinTech and Data Privacy, FinTech University Series – Moderator (Mar. 7, 2023)
• Regulation in FinTech, FinTech Summit 2023 – Keynote (Feb. 18, 2023)
• Current Regulatory Framework and Issues, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School Annual Symposium on Digital Assets and Cryptocurrency – Co-Panelist (Feb. 17, 2023)
• FinTech and the Metaverse, FinTech University Series – Moderator (Feb. 7, 2023)
• FinXTech Session: A Deep Dive on Digital Assets and Cryptocurrency, 2023 Acquire or Be Acquired Conference – Co-Presenter (Jan. 29, 2023)
• 2023 Rocky Mountain Bankruptcy Conference – Speaker 26, 2023)
• FinTech and E-Discovery, FinTech University Series – Moderator (Jan. 10, 2023)
• What’s Around the Corner: Innovating the Innovations – Panelist (Jan. 7, 2023)
• The Future Use of Stablecoins and CBDCs, Cryptoassets Regulation & Compliance 2022 – Moderator (Dec. 8, 2022)
• The View from Washington, FinTech University Series – Co-Speaker (Dec. 6, 2022)
• Wealth Preservation Planning Strategies, FinTech University Series – Moderator (Nov. 15, 2022)
• Is This Token a Security?!, LA Blockchain Summit 2022 – Panelist (Nov. 1, 2022)
• Tax Planning Strategies, FinTech University Series – Moderator (Oct. 11, 2022)
• The Business Case for Women in FinTech, FinTech University Series – Moderator (Sep. 13, 2022)
• Nelson Mullins’ Jason Epstein, Richard Levin, Mallory Acheson to Speak at ACC GA Atlanta Braves Event – Speaker (Aug. 31, 2022)
• Digital Financial Service Strategies, FinTech University Series – Moderator (Aug. 9, 2022) Employment Compensation Issues, FinTech University Series – Moderator (July 19, 2022) Potential White Collar Issues, FinTech University Series – Moderator (June 14, 2022)
• 2022 Nelson Mullins Financial Services Conference (May 18, 2022)
• FinTech and Tax Implications, FinTech University Series – Moderator (April 5, 2022)
• Nelson Mullins, Miami Dade College Present Women in FinTech Conference – Panelist (Mar. 31, 2022)
• Private Offerings of Securities in a FinTech World, FinTech University Series – Moderator (Mar. 8, 2022)
• Harrisburg University Crypto Conference, Shred the System: Driving the Crypto & Blockchain Revolution – Panelist (Mar. 2, 2022)
• FinTech and Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs), FinTech University Series – Co-Speaker (Feb. 15, 2022)
• FinTech and Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), FinTech University Series – Co-Speaker (Jan. 11, 2022)
• Stability in the Cryptosphere: Exploring the Promise, Reality, and Regulation of Stablecoins – Speaker (Dec. 16, 2021)
• HT-NEXT 2021 Dives into the Ramifications of Cryptocurrency in Hospitality (Dec. 14, 2021)
• FinTech and the Automotive Industry, FinTech University Series – Speaker (Dec. 7, 2021)
• FinTech and Gaming, FinTech University Series – Co-Speaker (Nov. 11, 2021)
• 2021 FINRA Firm Grouping Member Forum: Trading & Execution, Alternative Trading Systems (ATS) Update – Panelist (Nov. 10, 2021)
• What is FinTech?, Nelson Mullins FinTech University Series – Speaker (Nov. 3, 2021) Digital Assets, FinTech University Series – Co-Speaker (Nov. 3, 2021)
• Payment Processing, FinTech University Series – Co-Speaker (Nov. 3, 2021) Will Regulation Kill the Crypto Hype? – Co-Speaker (Oct. 8, 2021)
• Inspired By Acquire or Be Acquired: What Officers & Directors Need To Know Now – Presenter (Feb. 4-19, 2021)
• SEC Announces Examination Priorities for Regulation Best Interest and Form CRS – Speaker (May 26, 2020)
• How to Apply to Register with the SEC and FINRA as a Broker, Dealer or ATS – Speaker (May 19, 2020)
• Something Wicked This Way Comes: How to Survive an SEC Investigation or Enforcement Action – Webinar Presentation – Speaker (May 17, 2020)
• SEC Regulation of Digital Assets – Huobi University in the Bay – Keynote (Nov. 22, 2019)
• The Gale of Creative Destruction – The Future of FinTech – Panelist (Nov. 19, 2019)
• Digital Currency and FinTech Strategy and Licensing – iDuff & Phelps IP Value Summit – Panelist (Oct. 15, 2019)
• Denver Start-up Week, “Cryptorado” – The Hub for Blockchain – Panelist (Sept. 19, 2019)
• Denver Start-up Week, London Stock Exchange FinTech Panel, “New Trends in Growth Company Financing & Listing – Token Offerings, Venture Activity, Direct Listings and International IPOs” – Panelist (Sept. 16, 2019)
• London FinTech Week, “How do regulators keep up?” – Panelist (July 8, 2019)
• George Mason University, “Cryptocurrency and the Global Financial Transactions Surveillance Model: Inside or Outside of the Regulatory Circle?” – Panelist (May 16, 2019)
• Asian Leadership Conference, “Many Shades of Blockchain-related Innovations” – Panelist (May 15, 2019)
• Denver Masters Conference – Panelist (June 11, 2019)
• 51st Annual Rocky Mountain Securities Conference, “Digital Currency, FinTech, and Other Cyber Issues” – Moderator (May 3, 2019)
• Stanford FutureLaw Conference, “Blockchain @ FutureLaw: What To Know Now and How To Mobilize for the Future” – Panelist (April 3, 2019)
• Chamber of Digital Commerce – DC Blockchain Summit Panel, “Trends, Forecasts, Predictions: What the Future May Bring” – Panelist (Mar. 7, 2019)
• 2019 London Blockchain Week, “Are Security Tokens The Only Future?” – Moderator (Feb. 11, 2019)
• “The Regulatory Landscape of FinTech” – Chambers & Partners – Panelist (Nov. 20, 2018)
• World Intellectual Property Forum – Panelist (Nov. 15, 2018)
• ID/AI Conference-Singapore FinTech Festival, “AI and Identity RegTech” – Panelist (Nov. 14, 2018)
• Singapore FinTech Festival, “The Gale of Creative Destruction: The Future of FinTech” – Moderator (Nov. 14, 2018)
• NSCP National Conference, “FinTech and Technology Governance” – Panelist (Oct. 30, 2018)
• SIFMA FinTech Conference, “Putting Blockchain Solutions Into production” – Panelist (June 21, 2018)
• National Society of Compliance Professionals (NSCP) Spring Conference, “New Developments in Technology” – Panelist (June 4, 2018)
• 2018 Chamber of Digital Commerce DC Blockchain Summit, “Digital Identity for Blockchain – What requirements for identity does blockchain create?” – Panelist (Mar. 8, 2018)
• CryptoCon 2018, “A Legal and Regulatory Perspective” – Moderator (Feb. 15, 2018)
• 2018 London Blockchain Week, “Regulations & Global Jurisdictions Panel” – Panelist (Jan. 23, 2018)
• Multilaw FinTech Webinar, “Overview of FinTech” – Panelist (Nov. 17, 2017)
• ID-AI Conference, “AI and Identity RegTech” – Speaker (Nov. 17, 2017)
• Inclusive Blockchain Conference, “ICO Regulation and Investment” – Panelist (Nov. 15, 2017) World Knowledge Forum, Bitcoin – “The Future of Money” – Panelist (Oct. 18, 2017)
• FinTech Canada Conference, “ICOs and Other Hot Things in Digital Currencies” – Speaker (Aug. 18, 2017)
• Western Regional Conference of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, “Innovation in FinTech and Dispelling the Myth that Regulations Will Stifle Innovation” – Panelist (July 20-22, 2017)
• Missouri Bankers Association Conference, “What Does FinTech Mean for Community Banks?” – Speaker (May 5, 2017)
• FinTech Vancouver Conference, “Advanced Legal and Practical Issues with Blockchain” – Speaker (May 3, 2017)
• FinTech Week Chicago, “FinTech Innovation Outlook” – Panelist (April 26, 2017)
• 2017 Chamber of Digital Commerce DC Blockchain Summit, “Insurance Reimagined with Blockchain” – Panelist (Mar. 16, 2017)
• 2017 London Blockchain Week, “Regulation, Compliance & Innovation” – Panelist (Jan. 24, 2017)
• Wall Street Blockchain Alliance, “Blockchain for Wall Street in ..and Beyond-Blockchain for Wall Street” – Panelist (Nov. 29, 2016)
• 2016 Catalyst Summit, “Evolution of Banking Now Into Tomorrow” – Panelist (Oct. 6, 2016)
• FinTech Futures Series Presents: RegTech Summit, “Making the Business Case and ROI for RegTech” – Panelist (Sept. 19, 2016)
• Annual SKBI Conference – Singapore Management University, “Fintech and Financial Inclusion – Financial Technologies for Enhancing Access to Finance” – Panelist (Aug. 19, 2016)
• June Euromoney Blockchain Forum, Oxford style debate titled “Blockchain could, should and will disrupt the way financial institutions do business” – Panelist (June 21, 2016)
• New York Blockchain Conference – Coalition of Automated Legal Applications (COALA), CERSA, the NYU Stern School of Business, “Adapting the Regulatory Framework to Blockchain Technology – Panelist (April 2016)
• Turnaround Management Association-Rocky Mountain Chapter, “Bitcoin, Blockchain, Banking and What’s Next” – Panelist (April 2016)
• Security Traders Association of Florida 36th Annual Conference, “Market Structure Panel-A Discussion of Regulation ATS and Alternative Trading System (ATS) Reporting” – Panelist (Feb. 2016)
• Money 2020, “Federal Digital Currency Regulation: Ticking Time Bomb or the Last Hope for Blockchain Innovation?” – Panelist (Oct. 2015)
• The Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University, CERS, CNRS, Cyberport, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and the MIT Media Lab, “Hong Kong Blockchain Conference – Financial Regulations and Policy for Blockchain Applications” – Panelist (Oct. 2015)
• Third National Forum On Crypto, Virtual & Digital Currency and Payments Systems – American Conference Institute, “Evolving State Regulatory and Enforcement Framework Governing Crypto, Virtual and Digital Currencies: An In-Depth Examination of Issues Relating to Money Transmission and State Licensing Laws, Including Increased Scope of Licensing Laws” – Panelist (June 2015)
• Blockchain Revolution Conference, “Legacy Institutions Can/Should Adapt to Blockchain Applications?” – Panelist (June 2015)
• Financial Technology Forum Annual Technology Debate-Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment, “The Application of Blockchain Technology to the Securities Industry” – Panelist (June 2015)
• “Bitcoin: The Future of Currency or a Passing Fad?” – Panelist (Mar. 2014)
• Thomson Reuters Global Markets Forum, “The Future of Bitcoin, and Potential U.S. Regulation of the Digital Currency” – Panelist (Mar. 2014)
• “The Use of General Solicitation in Offerings by Private Companies” – 1776 – Speaker (Oct. 2013)
• “Equity Crowdfunding – Fools Money or Financial Revolution?” – Crowdfunding Conference – Speaker (May 2013)
• “JOBS Act Panel” – 2013 FINRA Annual Conference – Panelist (May 2013)
• “Sizing Up the JOBS Act”-The Future of Entrepreneurial Finance Conference – University of Colorado Law School Silicon Flatirons Center for Law, Technology and Entrepreneurship – Panelist (Mar. 2013)