Institutional Adoption of Crypto: Legal, Regulatory, and Operational Considerations

Attorneys advising financial institutions, fintechs, and enterprise clients must understand the evolving regulatory frameworks, operational risks, and structuring considerations associated with digital asset integration. This program provides a practical roadmap for advising institutional clients entering the crypto ecosystem.

Attendees will gain a working understanding of federal and state regulatory considerations, custody and safekeeping requirements, tokenization models, stablecoin frameworks, risk management expectations, and contract drafting issues relevant to institutional crypto adoption. The program emphasizes real-world implementation challenges and compliance strategies.

Designed for attorneys at the intermediate level, as well as all attorneys representing financial institutions, asset managers, broker-dealers, fintech companies, corporate treasury departments, institutional investors, and enterprise technology providers that are integrating blockchain-enabled products or services.

Learning Objectives:

1. Determine the primary federal regulatory frameworks applicable to institutional adoption of digital assets.
2. Identify key differences between tokenized securities, commodities, and stablecoins.
3. Analyze legal issues around custody, safekeeping, and segregation requirements for institutional crypto holdings
4. Evaluate legal risks associated with the tokenization of traditional assets.
5. Assess contract drafting considerations for institutional crypto service providers.