New CLO at Cryptocurrency TrustToken on Hectic Regulatory Environment, Outside Counsel Needs
Alex C. Levine recently spoke to Corporate Counsel about his company, its regulatory challenges and what he looks for in outside counsel.
September 25, 2018 at 06:21 PM
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The original version of this story was published on Corporate Counsel
Alex C. Levine recently was named chief regulatory officer and head of legal for TrustToken Inc. based in San Francisco. TrueCoin LLC, a subsidiary of TrustToken, is the issuer of TrueUSD, a stable-value cryptocurrency (stablecoin) tied one-to-one to the U.S. dollar.
Levine, 40, has been a regulatory attorney and executive focusing on securities and derivatives law, and more recently on cryptocurrency, for more than 15 years. He has held senior-level legal posts at the U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission during the regulatory response to the financial crisis and rule-making under the Dodd-Frank Act, according to the company.
He also has been chief compliance officer and head of legal at LedgerX, a derivatives exchange and clearinghouse for cryptocurrencies; and general counsel and chief compliance officer of the hedge fund Gladius Capital Management LP.
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