Compliance for Tokens: Opportunities and Risk Management
Navigating compliance can be a difficult task, particularly in this environment. That’s why Liquifi, the “Carta for Crypto”, has teamed up with law firm WSGR and advisory firm Teknos, leading experts at the forefront of their fields, on a webinar.
The session will cover topics pertaining to tokens around:
Compliance and risk management considerations
Securities compliance, AML/OFAC compliance, and KYC/KYB
Tax compliance on 83(b) elections for tokens
Employee payroll taxes and withholdings for tokens
The session will be conducted virtually on Tuesday, May 23rd from 1pm-2pm PT.
Additional Background:
About Liquifi
Liquifi helps crypto companies automate their token vesting/lockups and manage their token operations all in one platform.
Projects like Optimism, Balancer, Animoca Brands, Metaplex, Gitcoin, Goldfinch, and SuperRare trust Liquifi to handle the security and compliance challenges of having a token.
About WSGR
Jonathan Chan is a corporate partner in the emerging companies practice at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. Jonathan advises early stage and late stage emerging growth companies and venture capital firms, with a focus on fintech, blockchain, and video game sectors. Previously, Jonathan was co-founder and COO of Fig, a venture-backed investment platform, and a business development executive at Electronic Arts.
Neel Maitra is a corporate partner and member of the fintech and financial services group in the Washington, D.C., office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. Neel advises clients on a range of securities matters, including unique concerns relating to the blockchain, crypto, and fintech industries. He is an expert on the complex and fast-evolving regulatory landscape of crypto assets and other cutting-edge financial technologies. Prior to joining the firm, Neel was a senior special counsel and the crypto specialist in the Division of Trading and Markets at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
About Teknos Associates
Teknos Associates is the premier provider of valuations for cryptocurrency and token-related assets. As the first firm to specialize in crypto and token valuations, Teknos Associates is uniquely positioned to draw on its deep breadth of experience to best assist our clients in a variety of complex situations. Whether you’re valuing token grants (e.g. 83b elections), intricate warrants, or you are dealing with the issuance of tokens as part of a more sophisticated transaction (e.g. equity to token conversions, acquisition structures, large block transfers of low-liquidity tokens, simple agreement for future token (SAFT) valuations, etc.), Teknos Associates is able to innovate and aid our clients in finding the solution that bests fit their needs.