Zachary Kelman Joins Cointelegraph As General Counsel

The addition of Zachary, was based on the pace at which the Institution is rapidly evolving in applications of distributed ledger.

As at the time of writing this news, the following information was gathered;

Cointelegraph, the world's foremost source of news and information on the future of finance, disclosed that it was adding Zachary Kelman as general counsel.

Zachary is a contributing writer for Cointelegraph since 2019, and as well a managing partner of crupto-native law firm Kelman PLLC and an early crypto adopter.

Other positions held by Kelman both presently and in the past include;

Kelman is a popular guest on leading podcasts, especially on the Brink with Castle Island with Nic Carter of Castle Island Ventures and as well a thought leader with frequent contributions to Cointelegraph.

It was gathered that Kelman began his legal career working in-house for major financial institutions such as Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley in areas such as money laundering (AML), Know Your Customer (KYC) and similar critical legal areas essential to legacy financial infrastructure. He has an intimate knowledge of international transaction monitoring mechanisms uniquely positions him to advise emerging fintech and venture crypto companies.

He became popular in 2014, when he drafted H.R 5092 the online market Protection Act of 2014; designed to exempt on-chain transactions from most U.S. Regulators. He also serves as a member of the Florida Blockchain Business Association's Legislative Committee, having contributed to the development of two bills (H.B. 1351 and S.B 1758) designed to position Florida as a leading destination for blockchain and cryptocurrency Ventures.

He was once a Chief Legal Officer and Director of Caribbean Crypto Exchange Bitt, where he worked with the Caribbean government to design early legislation promoting the adoption of crypto assets in the region. He had also acted similarly for Southeast Asian digital-asset firm Coins pH, working with the Central Bank of Philippines to design legidtoon in 2017.

Other important updates from the news include;

Zachary's appointment in Cointelegraph was based on the pace at which the Institution is rapidly evolving in applications of distributed ledger.

In conclusion, Cointelegraph found it worthy to engage Zachary as general counsel based on his achievements and positions held.

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