Named experts · Practitioner profile
About Joe
Joe Beashel is a partner and co-head of Matheson's Financial Institutions Group, with around thirty years in financial-services regulation. He was one of two lead partners on Matheson's work helping Kraken secure the first MiCA licence granted by the Central Bank of Ireland, and his authorisation practice spans e-money, payments and crypto. Chambers ranks him Band 1 for FinTech Legal in Ireland. He now heads Matheson's London office, though his regulatory practice remains anchored in Ireland.
Practice fields
Credentials
- Partner & Co-Head, Financial Institutions Group, Matheson LLP
- Chambers FinTech 2026 — Band 1, FinTech Legal (Ireland)
- Lead partner on Kraken's MiCA authorisation — first granted by the Central Bank of Ireland
- ~30 years in financial-services regulation; head of Matheson's London office
Jurisdictions
Sources
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Relevant guides
Knowledge-base coverage that overlaps with Joe's practice (Ireland · MiCA CASP, Crypto custody, Crypto AML, Stablecoin issuance).
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MiCA scope edges · DeFi · staking · DLT Pilot · Article 60 · reverse solicitation · MiFID II line
The Edges of MiCA Scope 2026 — DeFi, Staking, DLT Pilot, Article 60, Reverse Solicitation
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EU TFR · Travel Rule · 2026 implementation
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The EU AML, Travel Rule, sanctions and tax-reporting stack for CASPs in one place — TFR member-state implementation, self-hosted wallets, FA…
Crypto company formation · Cross-jurisdiction guide
Crypto Company Formation 2026: The Vehicle, the Capital, and the Licence
A cross-jurisdiction guide to forming the company behind a crypto business — Estonia OÜ, Lithuania UAB, Czech s.r.o., Ireland LTD, Poland sp…
Crypto brokerage · OTC desk · MiCA services
Crypto Broker License 2026 — OTC Desk and Brokerage Under MiCA
A crypto broker license under MiCA is built from CASP services — reception and transmission of orders, execution, and placing for an agency …