Digital Assets, Blockchain and Cryptocurrency

Firmly Footed in the Centralized Finance and DeFi Worlds

Haynes Boone is a pioneering law firm in the areas of cryptocurrency, digital assets, and blockchain financial transactions. As one of the only firms to have extensive experience in the financial services and the decentralized finance worlds, Haynes Boone’s Digital Asset and Blockchain - Financial Transaction and Regulatory Group has advised and counseled some of the largest financial institutions and some of the most well-known cryptocurrency players in all aspects of Fintech.

Paving the way for both emerging companies and well-established global financial institutions entering the cryptocurrency market for the first time, Haynes Boone’s Digital Asset and Blockchain Group has worked on numerous first-of-their-kind transactions and has remained the vanguard as the cryptocurrency and blockchain world has grown and evolved.

In emerging markets, everything requires structure and standards to ensure a proper foundation for the next stage of its development – this includes a formidable legal foundation. Our Digital Asset and Blockchain Group has developed for our clients the standardized set of transaction documents used in the market today, including master digital currency loan agreements (MDCLA), crypto swap agreements, and crypto repo agreements. These documents are the backbone for the rapidly advancing digital assets cryptocurrency marketplace.

Haynes Boone offers a full range of services to its clients entering into the digital asset and cryptocurrency markets for the first time and those well-established in the DeFi space.

• Crypto Lending / Borrowing
• Crypto Derivative Financings
• Blockchain networks
• Exchanges
• Equipment Financing
• Staking Transactions
• Federal and State Securities compliance
• FinCEN, CFTC, and SEC regulatory advising
• Securities Regulatory
• SEC and Government Investigations
• Intellectual Property
• Technology Licensing
• Fund structuring
• Securitization of digital assets

Haynes Boone’s Digital Asset and Blockchain Group keeps abreast of the latest legal and market developments and works collaboratively to help clients anticipate emerging issues and implement proven strategies.