Named experts · Practitioner profile
About Dan
Dan Gibbons is a Partner at Davis Polk & Wardwell in New York. He advises US and international crypto-asset businesses on capital-markets matters, including IPOs and follow-on offerings. Gibbons led Davis Polk's capital-markets work on the Circle Internet Group IPO and the Galaxy Digital Holdings re-listing — two of the most consequential crypto-asset company public-market events of the cycle.
Practice fields
Credentials
- Partner, Davis Polk & Wardwell — Capital Markets
- Lead capital-markets counsel on Circle Internet Group IPO
- Lead capital-markets counsel on Galaxy Digital Holdings re-listing
Jurisdictions
Sources
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Relevant guides
Knowledge-base coverage that overlaps with Dan's practice (United States · Stablecoin issuance, Non-EU crypto).
Crypto custody licence · Comparison
Crypto Custody Licence: Jurisdictions Compared (2026)
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Crypto exchange licence · Comparison
Crypto Exchange License: Jurisdictions Compared (2026)
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US crypto licensing · Comparison
US Crypto Licensing: State MTLs, FinCEN MSB, BitLicense
There is no federal US crypto licence. A firm serving US users typically needs state-by-state money-transmitter licences across every state …
DeFi · MiCA scope · 2026 ESMA review
DeFi Under MiCA 2026 — What's Regulated and What Isn't
MiCA covers crypto-asset services 'on behalf of clients' — which catches centralised custody, exchange, and trading platforms but leaves gen…
Hungary · MNB · CASP authorisation
Hungary MNB CASP Authorisation 2026 — Practitioner Guide
Hungary designated the Magyar Nemzeti Bank (MNB) as the MiCA supervisor via 2024 amendments to the Investment Services Act. MNB applies one …
MiCA Title IV · EMT issuer authorisation
MiCA EMT Issuer Authorisation — Title IV in Practice
EMT issuer authorisation under MiCA Title IV runs through the EMI route — credit institutions and electronic money institutions can issue EM…