Blockchain and Crypto-Assets 2026

USA Law and Practice Contributed by: Gregory Strong, Sarah W. Chen, Brian Farber and Amil Sumaiya Malik, Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP

Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP is the premier destina- tion for clients seeking counsel to help them resolve their most important, most challenging, and most sensitive legal and business problems relating to dig- ital assets and other emerging technologies. The firm is entrepreneurial, creative, practical, responsive and relentless in its efforts to achieve clients’ goals. Lever- aging Cahill’s more than century-long track record of excellence and innovation in guiding traditional finan-

cial institutions through seismic transformations in the structure and regulation of capital formation and trading markets, the firm’s CahillNXT practice is now at the forefront of helping clients navigate the maze of risks and opportunities that flow from the world’s next great financial revolution arising from the advent of blockchain technology, cryptocurrency transac- tions, Web3 (or Web 3.0) development, decentralised finance (DeFi) and other emerging technologies.

Authors

Gregory Strong has been advising clients engaging with blockchain and crypto-assets since 2018. He provides strategic regulatory advice

Brian Farber is counsel in the New York office of CahillNXT, Cahill’s globally recognised Digital Assets and Emerging Technology practice. Brian advises clients on all matters in the space of digital assets, including

with a focus on securities, commodities, and consumer protection laws and regulations. He has successfully represented clients before the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, state securities regulators, and various other regulators. He has also worked on cutting-edge litigation and transactions involving crypto-assets.

general corporate, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions and securities regulatory. Brian also has deep experience of working with product and development teams to design digital asset products in a compliant manner, and guiding regulators through the products’ underlying technology. Prior to joining, Brian was the general counsel of an industry-leading tokenisation platform and blockchain-enabled transfer agent.

Sarah W. Chen advises clients on matters in the digital assets and emerging technology space, including M&A, venture capital investments, securities, financial regulatory and general corporate matters. She

Amil Sumaiya Malik focuses her practice on regulatory and litigation matters specific to digital assets, decentralised finance and emerging technology.

represents clients ranging from blockchain development companies, foundation entities, digital asset marketplaces and tokenisation platforms to venture capital firms, fintech companies and traditional financial institutions, providing legal advice on securities, commodities, and other laws and regulations that apply to digital assets activity and the use of blockchain technology.

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