Michael Bassett
Head of Legal & Compliance @ Blockdaemon
- Role
- Head of Legal & Compliance at Blockdaemon
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Michael Bassett
As a versatile corporate and commercial attorney, with over a decade of legal experience, I’ve managed a comprehensive range of transactional, operational strategic and regulatory matters for entities of all sizes, with a specialized focus on the web3 industry.
Experience
Head of Legal & Compliance
Feb 2025 — Present
Lead global legal, regulatory, and compliance strategy for a leading blockchain infrastructure startup offering institutional-grade staking, wallets, nodes, and DeFi services. Advise executives and cross-functional teams on governance, operations, product design, business development, and international regulatory frameworks (SEC/CFTC, MiCA, FCA, FinCEN, FATF). Negotiate and structure complex commercial transactions and partnerships, ensuring scalability, efficiency, and alignment with long-term innovation and business goals. Notable achievements include directing legal and compliance processes for the acquisition of expand.network to broaden company\'s DeFi offerings, structuring a state-chartered trust company to serve as a digital asset custodian, and designing internal automated sanctions and AML/KYC systems to drive scalability, efficiency, and proactive global compliance.
Education
Drexel University
JD
Skills
- Healthcare
- Lexisnexis
- Legal Services
- Employment Law
- Regulatory Compliance
- Legal Compliance
- Health Care Law
- Westlaw
- Health Care Compliance
- Legal Documents
- Contract Law
- Health Law
- Employment Law Compliance
- Legal Writing
- Health Care Operations
- Contract Management
- Telemedicine
- Privacy Regulations
- Transactional Law
- Hipaa
- Legal Contract Review
- Regulatory Analysis
- Privacy Protection
- Legal Assistance
- Health Policy
- Corporate Law
- Microsoft Office
- Employment Contracts
- Health Care Reform
- Health Care Regulation
- Contract Negotiation
- Legal Research
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