James Burnie

James Burnie FRSA is ranked Leading Partner for FinTech Regulatory and Key Lawyer for fintech: Corporate and Commercial in Legal 500, and Band 1 for Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies in Chambers. He has acted for over 300 firms in Web 3, having been involved in the industry since advising on the first successful UK-based ICO and the first equity issuance settled on-chain. Recent highlights include advising (i) regulators on drafting FinTech frameworks; (ii) Bitwise Asset Management on the first 100% spot SOL ETF, the number 1 ETF launch of 2025 by volume; (iii) peaq on the launch of the first tokenized robo-farm in the world; (iv) Xapo Bank in relation to becoming official partner to Aston Villa Football Club; and (v) on tGBP, the first GBP stablecoin launched by a cryptoasset firm registered with the FCA. James hosts the podcast Crypto Cast, which has around 8,000 impressions per episode.

James Burnie FRSA is ranked Leading Partner for FinTech Regulatory and Key Lawyer for fintech: Corporate and Commercial in Legal 500, and Band 1 for Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies in Chambers. He has acted for over 300 firms in Web 3, having been involved in the industry since advising on the first successful UK-based ICO and the first equity issuance settled on-chain. Recent highlights include advising (i) regulators on drafting FinTech frameworks; (ii) Bitwise Asset Management on the first 100% spot SOL ETF, the number 1 ETF launch of 2025 by volume; (iii) peaq on the launch of the first toke...