CRYPTOCURRENCY NEWS AND ANALYSIS

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Daniel Bresler

Daniel Bresler |
Counsel

Dan Bresler has a broad investment management practice, with particular expertise regarding commodity interest regulation and derivatives. Dan primarily represents U.S. and non-U.S. investment managers, commodity pool operators, commodity trading advisors, and private funds, including hedge funds, private equity funds, and commodity pools. Many of these clients invest in cryptocurrencies, both directly and through derivative instruments, and look to Dan for structuring and regulatory guidance regarding such trades.

“The CFTC is not afraid of pursuing the largest market participants. They are focused on protecting market integrity and the largest players have the biggest impact on the market…BITMex is the JPMorgan of cryptocurrency derivatives exchanges. The dollar amount may not be as high here, but it is just as meaningful of an action.”
- Dan’s thoughts on BitMEX indictment, as published in Crowdfund Insider article “CFTC Action Will Have Big Impact on Crypto Exchanges: Attorney Warns Crypto Exchanges that Regulator is Not Afraid to Pursue Big Market Participants"

Counsel

Dan Bresler has a broad investment management practice, with particular expertise regarding commodity interest regulation and derivatives. Dan primarily represents U.S. and non-U.S. investment managers, commodity pool operators, commodity trading advisors, and private funds, including hedge funds, private equity funds, and commodity pools. Many of these clients invest in cryptocurrencies, both directly and through derivative instruments, and look to Dan for structuring and regulatory guidance regarding such trades.

“The CFTC is not afraid of pursuing the largest market participants. They are focused on protecting market integrity and the largest players have the biggest impact on the market…BITMex is the JPMorgan of cryptocurrency derivatives exchanges. The dollar amount may not be as high here, but it is just as meaningful of an action.”
- Dan’s thoughts on BitMEX indictment, as published in Crowdfund Insider article “CFTC Action Will Have Big Impact on Crypto Exchanges: Attorney Warns Crypto Exchanges that Regulator is Not Afraid to Pursue Big Market Participants"