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Skyscrapers and Sky
CRYPTO, DIGITAL ASSETS AND BLOCKCHAIN
Practice Area

SEDA Experts' crypto, digital assets, and blockchain practice covers a broad spectrum of the digital asset industry, addressing both market and regulatory aspects.

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Our team brings experience in fund formation, market and blockchain research, systems implementation, strategic execution, and risk management. Additionally, our experts have co-founded an alternative asset fund centered on a cryptocurrency portfolio, managing areas like research, strategy execution, yield farming, protocol staking, and overseeing investor relations and fund administration. Our experts have handled multiple different civil and criminal matters and have testifying experience in crypto and digital assets related matters.

Our regulatory enforcement team includes seasoned experts, such as a former CFTC Commissioner and a former CFTC Senior Counsel, with extensive experience in the digital assets and cryptocurrency space. They have been involved in regulatory developments in this sector since its inception and remain influential in shaping regulatory frameworks in the evolving fields of law and finance. Their contributions include chairing the Global Digital Asset and Cryptocurrency Association’s Public Policy and Regulation Committee, along with various other significant roles past and present. Our experts initiated a new agency-wide data protection procedures for the consistent handling of data intake and strengthening of responses to potential cyber intrusions.



EXPERTISE

Digital Assets

Our experts offer in-depth knowledge of tokenomics, asset tokenization, and the dynamics of digital asset markets, including cryptocurrency trading, yield farming, and protocol staking. Our team has hands-on experience in structuring and managing digital asset funds, including fund formation, risk management, and strategy execution tailored to digital assets. Additionally, we provide guidance on regulatory compliance and investor relations, ensuring that our clients' digital asset ventures are both strategically positioned and compliant with evolving legal frameworks.

Blockchain

Cryptocurrency

Trading and Exchanges


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