marc goldich

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# Marc Goldich is a crypto-native attorney working at the point where stablecoin infrastructure, decentralized protocols, and traditional regulatory frameworks meet. He currently serves as Chief Legal Officer of Wayport, a stablecoin conversion and settlement platform, and separately as General Counsel of Proximity Labs, a NEAR protocol ecosystem R&D organization.

# His background spans BigLaw commercial litigation, plaintiff-side class action and qui tam matters, and the founding of a blockchain-based legal finance venture. He now focuses on the legal and regulatory architecture underlying stablecoins, decentralized protocols, and crypto-native businesses. He is a co-founder of LeXpunK, a builder-centric community of lawyers and developers working on legal frameworks for decentralized systems.

# He writes and speaks on the regulatory treatment of stablecoins, DeFi market structure, and the legal architecture of decentralized protocols.

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Dec 2025-now

Chief Legal Officer

Wayport

Leads legal, regulatory, and compliance strategy for a stablecoin conversion and settlement platform, spanning banking relationships, licensing and regulatory posture, and cross-border operating structure.

Jul 2022-now

General Counsel

Proximity Labs

Serves as General Counsel of Proximity Labs, advising on legal, regulatory, governance, commercial, and strategic matters across digital assets, decentralized infrastructure, stablecoins, and emerging technology. Translates complex legal questions into practical frameworks for founders, product teams, and operators.

May 2021-now

Co-Founder

LeXpunK

Builder-centric community of lawyers and developers producing legal frameworks and commentary for decentralized systems.

2018-2021

President & Chief Legal Officer

LawCoin

Fintech venture applying blockchain infrastructure to legal finance.

2016-2021

Partner

Axler Goldich LLC

Plaintiff-side class action and qui tam litigation.

2015-2016

Managing Attorney

Sheller P.C.

Plaintiff-side class action and qui tam litigation.

2004-2015

Commercial Litigator

Reed Smith

BigLaw commercial litigation practice.

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active

Kaiju Management LLC

token structuring

Consulting on token structuring and related crypto-native legal and business matters.

active

AG Law

outside GC

Outside general counsel services for founders and companies building in digital assets and emerging technology.

# Open to inquiries through either entity, see contact below.

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>Brown Rudnick Global Blockchain Conference2025 / speaker

>NEARCON2024 / speaker

>NEARCON2023 / speaker

>ETHDenver — DeFi Stage2023 / speaker

>TechTalks DenverFeb 2024 / speaker

>Law of Code2023 / podcast

>UpOnly2021 / podcast