Named experts · Practitioner profile
Steven Gatti
Clifford Chance · United States
About Steven
Steven Gatti is a Partner in Clifford Chance's Washington, D.C. office, working on US financial regulation including the state-by-state money-transmitter framework and federal FinCEN MSB requirements for crypto-asset businesses. He is part of the firm's Global Digital Assets and DLT working group.
Practice fields
Credentials
- Partner, Clifford Chance Washington, D.C.
- Member, Clifford Chance Global Digital Assets and DLT working group
Jurisdictions
Sources
Every entry on this page is sourced from public records. The references below are the evidence base for the practitioner's expertise claims.
- Global Crypto Roundup August 2025 — Clifford Chance — publication
- Digital Assets and DLT — Clifford Chance — firm bio
Relevant guides
Knowledge-base coverage that overlaps with Steven's practice (United States · 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)
A crypto exchange licence is not one licence. It is six or seven different regimes — MiCA, VARA, MAS, SFC, FCA, FINMA, and the US state-by-s…
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 …
Latvia · Latvijas Banka · CASP authorisation
Latvia Latvijas Banka CASP Authorisation 2026 — Practitioner Guide
Latvia merged the FCMC into Latvijas Banka in 2023 — a single-supervisor model now covers MiCA CASP authorisation. Small but engaged Baltic …