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Crypto Legal is an award-winning firm headquartered in the UK, specialising in cutting-edge blockchain forensics and legal services related to cryptocurrencies. With a focus on claims, disputes, AML compliance, financial fraud and asset recovery, we help clients navigate the complex legal landscape of the blockchain industry.
YBR is a forensics firm of court-qualified experts experienced with cryptocurrency litigation in multiple jurisdictions who perform the following services:
AEON Law is an intellectual property law firm based in Seattle, Washington, with an additional office in Austin, Texas. Founded in 2010, the firm focuses on patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret matters for clients ranging from individual inventors and startups to established technology companies.
The firm offers services across three core areas: IP protection (utility, design, and plant patents, trademarks, copyrights, and international filings), transactions (licensing, due diligence, portfolio acquisitions and sales), and enforcement (litigation, oppositions, cancellations, and legal opinions). AEON Law charges transparent project-based fees rather than traditional hourly billing. It has been recognized in IAM Patent 1000, Chambers and Partners USA, and IP Stars rankings.
The firm operates a dedicated high-technology practice that includes blockchain and cryptocurrency IP, covering patent strategy, portfolio audits, infringement analysis, and transactions for crypto and blockchain platform developers operating across multiple jurisdictions.
"Gresham International are the market leaders in Cryptocurrency & Blockchain Gaming Legal Services.
Since 2016 we have assisted entrepreneurs, companies, governments, and groups launch their currency or token offering to market. Calculated to date, we are proud to have assisted companies raise over $900 million during their raise periods.
Aside of currency providers, we support companies working within the cryptocurrency space, such as Mining Operations, Investment Funds, Exchanges, Crypto-media, Crypto-financial and Traditional Financial Groups. Our work involves developing strategies, creating documents, and managing projects to protect our clients through the lifetime of their operations by ensuring compliance balanced with meeting business requirements.
We adopt a consultative approach to help you understand the market, compliance issues, and practicality problems surrounding the cryptocurrency market. We can create the investment, legal, and practical documentation along with the strategy you need to become and stay compliant while meeting the objectives of your project.
Gresham International does not operate an affiliate system. This means all of our team are employees working as a team. Our services are custom, there is no off the shelf solution for any one of our clients. "
Our work is 100% ethical and we only work with innovative companies. We are proud to have become the true market leaders in Cryptocurrency compliance and Strategy.
"Coinfirm creates a safer blockchain economy by being at the innovative forefront of crypto AML compliance, analytics and illicit asset tracing. Our industry-leading risk management helps 845k+ blockchain protocols scale sustainably.
Founded in 2016 by experienced compliance, technology and finance professionals, we have become a globally-recognised RegTech firm. Our offices in the UK, Poland, US, Canada and Japan are supporting financial inclusion projects, combatting human trafficking and safeguarding the world’s digital economy.
The company’s solutions are deployed by market leaders ranging from crypto exchanges such as Binance, protocols such as ADA, to major financial institutions like PKO BP."
ZenLedger is a cryptocurrency tax and accounting software platform based in the United States. Founded in 2017, it helps individual investors, tax professionals, enterprises, and government agencies calculate, track, and report taxes on digital asset transactions.
The platform connects to over 400 exchanges, supports more than 40 blockchains, 7,000 token types, 20 or more DeFi protocols, and covers NFTs and all major wallets. It automates the generation of tax forms and supports both state and federal filing. ZenLedger holds SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO 27001 security certifications and is AICPA-compliant.
In addition to its self-service plans for individual traders, ZenLedger offers a Tax Pro Suite aimed at accounting firms and a professional tax preparation service for users who prefer assisted filing.
"Based in Washington, D.C., Coin Center is the leading non-profit research and advocacy center focused on the public policy issues facing cryptocurrency and decentralized computing technologies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and the like.
Our mission is to defend the rights of individuals to build and use free and open cryptocurrency networks: the right to write and publish code – to read and to run it. The right to assemble into peer-to-peer networks. And the right to do all this privately.
We do this by producing and publishing policy research, educating policymakers and the media about cryptocurrencies, advocating for sound public policy, and by engaging in litigation to defend digital civil liberties."
Perkins Coie LLP is a full-service international law firm headquartered in Seattle, Washington, with more than 1,200 lawyers across 20 offices in the United States and Asia. The firm advises clients across corporate, litigation, intellectual property, and regulatory matters, with particular depth in the technology and financial services sectors.
Perkins Coie operates a dedicated Blockchain and Digital Assets practice that has advised clients in the space since the early years of the technology. Services cover regulatory compliance, token offerings, digital asset custody, money transmission licensing, securities law, fund formation, and enforcement matters. The firm represents cryptocurrency exchanges, blockchain protocol developers, digital asset funds, and fintech companies. It has consistently received Band 1 rankings in Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies from Chambers FinTech.
In 2026 Perkins Coie completed a combination with global law firm Ashurst to form Ashurst Perkins Coie, a top-20 global firm by revenue with over 3,500 fee earners across 52 offices in 20 countries. The combined firm continues to serve digital asset clients under its technology and financial services divisions.
Elliptic is a blockchain analytics and crypto compliance company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Founded in 2013 by Adam Joyce, Tom Robinson, and James Smith, the company develops software and data solutions that help financial institutions and cryptocurrency businesses detect illicit activity, manage regulatory risk, and meet anti-money laundering obligations on the blockchain.
The company serves over 700 customers across more than 29 countries, including banks, crypto exchanges, payment providers, and government agencies. Its core products include Lens for real-time wallet and transaction screening, Investigator for cross-chain forensic analysis, and Discovery for virtual asset service provider due diligence. Elliptic covers more than 65 blockchains and processes in excess of one billion transactions per week. The World Economic Forum recognised the company as a Technology Pioneer in 2020.
Elliptic operates additional offices in New York, Singapore, Tokyo, Dubai, and other financial centres. The company raised a $120 million Series D round in 2026, backed by investors including Nasdaq Ventures and Deutsche Bank, bringing total funding to over $240 million. Investors have also included JPMorgan Chase, SoftBank, and Wells Fargo.
"How we got here
Notabene was founded in 2020 to solve FATF’s Crypto Travel Rule. As crypto-native entrepreneurs, we realized how daunting–yet vital–regulatory compliance would be in this space.
Two of our founders previously created early Bitcoin startups which were shut down due to lack of proper regulation (Kipochi, Mondome, Yaykuy, and 37coins).
To solve Travel Rule compliance for the entire financial services industry, we began building a trusted data layer to blockchain transactions for protocol-agnostic communication.
Now, businesses use our holistic software to manage counterparty risk with hundreds of counterparties without impeding their customer’s transaction flow.
But that’s just the beginning.
Notabene is on a path to remove global regulatory compliance complexity to cement crypto’s role in mainstream transactions. "
Legal Nodes is a technology-driven legal services platform that provides cross-border legal support for startups and businesses, with a particular focus on Web3 and crypto companies. The platform connects clients with a global network of legal advisors and handles incorporation, contract drafting, compliance frameworks, data protection, tax planning, and crypto licensing across more than 15 jurisdictions.
Founded in 2018 and registered in the United Kingdom, Legal Nodes serves startups, entrepreneurs, and digital businesses requiring legal structures in multiple countries. Its services cover company formation in jurisdictions including the UK, US, Switzerland, BVI, Cayman Islands, Singapore, and UAE, as well as Web3-specific legal work such as DAO wrappers, token launch structuring, and compliance with MiCA, DORA, and GDPR. The platform operates on a pay-per-task credit model rather than traditional hourly billing.
Legal Nodes offers a Virtual Legal Officer service, where specialists coordinate legal activities across teams and vendors, providing oversight without the cost of a full in-house legal department. The platform has supported over 300 companies with cross-border legal and compliance tasks.
TRM Labs is a blockchain intelligence company that provides tools and data for detecting and investigating cryptocurrency-facilitated financial crime. Its platform supports transaction monitoring, wallet screening, entity due diligence, and forensic investigation across more than 57 blockchains and 1.9 billion assets.
Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, TRM Labs serves financial institutions, cryptocurrency exchanges, law enforcement agencies, regulators, and government bodies including the FBI and U.S. Treasury. The company was founded by Esteban Castaño and Rahul Raina and has offices in Washington DC, London, Paris, Buenos Aires, Bangalore, and Cairo.
TRM Labs offers an API for programmatic blockchain intelligence access, a training and certification program called TRM Academy, and a coordination network called Beacon for real-time collaboration between law enforcement and financial institutions. The company achieved FedRAMP High authorization in December 2024, enabling its use in U.S. federal government environments.
"Why TaxBit
A modern technology platform to power digital assets tax and accounting
Designed by CPAs & tax attorneys
When it comes to Form 1099 issuances and tax form filings, it's a zero-error game.
Seamless integration
APIs integrate easily and intuitively with any native platform, enabling instant automation and optimization.
Trusted by the industry
Partnering with and servicing many of the industry's most reputable exchanges.
Privacy & security focused
Independently SOC2 certified. We agonize over the safety of your data.
Intelligent optimization
Smart tax and spending tools synthesize billions of data points in service of our users making better decisions.
Trusted by the authorities
Working with some of the largest regulatory agencies around the world."
Chainalysis is a blockchain data and analytics company headquartered in New York City, United States. Founded in 2014 by Michael Gronager, Jonathan Levin, and Jan Møller, the company builds software and data products that allow organizations to trace, monitor, and investigate cryptocurrency transactions across public blockchains.
The company serves over 1,500 customers across more than 70 countries, including law enforcement agencies such as the FBI, DEA, and IRS Criminal Investigation, as well as cryptocurrency exchanges, banks, regulators, tax agencies, and cybersecurity firms. Its core products include Reactor for blockchain fund tracing, KYT for real-time transaction monitoring, Address Screening for counterparty risk assessment, and Hexagate for Web3 security threat detection.
Chainalysis has assisted in recovering over one billion dollars from the Silk Road takedown in 2020 and linked several major exchange hacks to North Korea's Lazarus Group. The company has raised over 530 million dollars in funding from investors including Accel, Benchmark, Ribbit Capital, and Paradigm, and reached a valuation of approximately 8.6 billion dollars.
Founded in 2013, Trace Labs started with implementing traceability systems for food processing companies in Europe. To resolve issues of trust in supply chains we first introduced blockchain technology in 2016 and have since set out to develop universal data exchange solutions for increasing trust in supply chains. In 2017, we entered the Walmart Food Innovation Pipeline and were awarded the Walmart Innovation Spark Award.
To support scalability for supply chain use cases, we designed and launched Ethereum-based OriginTrail protocol in 2018. With global data standards logic built-in the system supports universal data exchange (interoperability), it connects rather than replaces legacy IT systems (interconnectivity) and ensures data immutability by utilizing the blockchain technology (integrity).

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