General Counsel

What you will do

• Own regulatory strategy across the US (SEC, CFTC, FinCEN, OFAC, state MTLs) and key non-US jurisdictions (MiCA, FCA, MAS); engage directly with regulators when needed.

• Lead deal work: M&A, strategic investments, financings, joint ventures, etc.

• Draft, negotiate, and operationalize the full commercial contract stack: customer, partner, vendor, BD, integration, and protocol partnership agreements.

• Partner on global employment matters like offer letters, contractor agreements, immigration, separations, and policy.

• Oversee IP strategy, open-source licensing posture, and trademark portfolio.

• Run litigation, regulatory inquiries, subpoenas, and enforcement matters; select and manage outside counsel; control legal spend.

• Advise on privacy, data, and sanctions compliance across product surfaces.

• Structure and maintain the company's corporate architecture across multiple entities

• Operate as a business-minded partner to engineering, product, BD, and finance: integrated into the process with fast turnarounds and clear guidance.

What you bring

• 8+ years of legal practice with strong law firm training.

• JD and active US bar admission (any state).

• Demonstrated ability to operate as a sole legal lead, comfortable being the only lawyer in the room and the last set of eyes before something ships.

• Substantive command of US financial services and securities regulation as applied to digital assets.

• Track record running M&A, financings, and complex commercial negotiations to close.

• Pragmatic risk judgment. You know the difference between a real risk and a hypothetical one, and you don't hide behind the second to avoid taking a position.

• High-trust communicator who can deliver bad news to founders, executives, and counterparties without theatrics.

• Comfortable in a remote-first, async, global environment with a travel cadence to match.

Requirements

• Prior experience advising a crypto, DeFi, or fintech company, in-house or as outside counsel.

• Experience structuring multi-entity setups, including offshore affiliates and operating subsidiaries.

Benefits

Competitive salary and restricted token units, dependent on position type and location. Discretionary bonus dependent on company performance.

Note: We will only respond to applications that meet our requirements. If you don't get a response, please assume a polite decline.