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Member of Legal, Trading & Licensing

Guide CFTC and NFA firm-level licensing through end-to-end registration lifecycle

Serve as the primary subject matter expert on CFTC and NFA firm-level licensing for Anchorage Digital's institutional crypto platform. Guide the business through the end-to-end registration lifecycle under the Commodity Exchange Act, providing legal counsel on OTC and cleared derivatives, margin lending, and privacy considerations for new business lines. Balance regulatory compliance with strategic objectives in the fast-paced crypto space whi...

Why This Role?

Direct impact on institutional crypto platform licensing with access to leading investors and global crypto infrastructure

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide legal counsel on OTC and cleared derivatives transactions
  • Advise on margin lending and privacy considerations for new business lines
  • Guide business through end-to-end CFTC and NFA firm-level registration lifecycle
  • Monitor evolving regulatory landscape of the Commodity Exchange Act
  • Balance regulatory compliance with firm's strategic objectives in crypto markets

Requirements

  • Expertise in CFTC and NFA firm-level licensing
  • Experience with Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) regulatory framework
  • Background in OTC and cleared derivatives, margin lending, and privacy law
  • Ability to provide legal counsel in fast-paced crypto environment
  • Experience guiding businesses through end-to-end registration lifecycles

Required Skills

legalregulatory-compliancecryptoderivativescommunicationCFTC licensingNFA complianceCommodity Exchange ActDerivatives regulationFinancial regulatory lawCrypto asset regulation

Indonesia Context

Working Hours Overlap:
Flexible — work your own hours
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View Original Description from Lever Postings

Original description from Lever Postings

At Anchorage Digital, we are building the world’s most advanced digital asset platform for institutions to participate in crypto.   Anchorage Digital is a crypto platform that enables institutions to participate in digital assets through custody, staking, trading, governance, settlement, and the industry's leading security infrastructure. Home to Anchorage Digital Bank N.A., the first federally chartered crypto bank in the U.S., Anchorage Digital also serves institutions through Anchorage Digital Singapore, Porto by Anchorage Digital, and other offerings.   The company is funded by leading institutions including Andreessen Horowitz, GIC, Goldman Sachs, KKR, and Visa, with its Series D valuation over $3 billion. Founded in 2017 in San Francisco, California, Anchorage Digital has offices in New York, New York; Porto, Portugal; Singapore; and Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Learn more at anchorage.com, on X @Anchorage, and on LinkedIn.  With the evolving landscape of digital threats and an increasing volume of sophisticated attacks by malicious actors, we have a security policy mandating all new hires complete an in-person onboarding process - no exceptions. Security is our foundation and we prioritize physical identity verification and secure IT setup. While our security and IT logistics require physical presence to protect our infrastructure from sophisticated global threats, this move is equally about our Village culture. We believe that a laptop can be shipped, but our culture cannot. We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Regulatory Licensing Attorney to join our dynamic Legal team. In this pivotal role, you will serve as the firm’s primary subject matter expert on CFTC and NFA firm-level licensing, guiding the business through the end-to-end registration lifecycle and the evolving regulatory landscape of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA). Operating at the intersection of legal strategy and commercial reality in the fast-paced crypto space, you will provide critical legal counsel on OTC and cleared derivatives, margin lending, and privacy considerations for new business lines, balancing regulatory compliance with the firm's strategic objectives.   We have created the Factors of Growth & Impact to help Villagers better measure impact and articulate coaching, feedback, and the rich and rewarding learning that happens while exploring, developing, and mastering the capabilities and contributions within and outside of the Member of Legal, Trading & Licensing role:

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Source
Lever Postings
Job Type
full time
Location
Remote · Open worldwide
Category
Seniority
senior
PostedVerified
Jul 29, 2026

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