Named experts · Crypto custody

Crypto-asset custody & safeguarding

Custody licensing, segregation of client assets, insolvency protection, and the operational rulebook for custody services.

Editor's Watch

Practitioners highlighted for a distinctive sub-specialty edge in this field — beyond the directory criteria.

Editor's note. Founder of Dilendorf Law Firm — one of the first US digital-asset-dedicated practices, founded 2017. Distinctive track record on consumer-arbitration matters against major exchanges.

Max Dilendorf is Founder of Dilendorf Law Firm in New York, one of the first US attorneys to dedicate his practice to digital-asset law. He founded the firm in 2017 and has 15+ years of experience advising US and international clients on digital-asset custody, regulatory compliance, asset protection, estate planning, cybercrime recovery, and cross-border structuring. He has represented clients in 130+ consumer arbitration matters against major crypto exchanges including Coinbase and Gemini.

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Marc Mouton

Marc Mouton

Arendt & Medernach · Luxembourg, European Union

Editor's note. Mouton led Arendt's team on the first Coinbase MiCA CASP authorisation from the Luxembourg CSSF — the highest-profile MiCA file in the EU.

Marc Mouton is a Partner in the Banking & Financial Services practice at Arendt & Medernach in Luxembourg. He advises banks, investment firms, payment institutions and electronic money institutions on financial regulatory matters, M&A in the financial sector, and emerging fintech sectors. Arendt, jointly with Latham & Watkins, advised Coinbase on its successful CASP licence application under MiCA from the Luxembourg CSSF.

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Tina Balzli

Tina Balzli

CMS von Erlach Partners AG · Switzerland, European Union

Editor's note. Co-Head of CMS's global Crypto / Digital Assets / FinTech focus group — one of the few practitioners with documented authority across both the Swiss DLT framework and MiCA implementation.

Tina Balzli is a Partner and Head of Fintech & Blockchain at CMS Switzerland in Zurich, and Co-Head of the CMS Crypto, Digital Assets and FinTech International Focus Group. She advises crypto-asset firms on the Swiss DLT Act, FINMA fintech and banking licensing, and the MiCA interface for firms with cross-EU footprint.

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