Macauley Venora is an associate in the Washington, DC office. Mr. Venora’s practice focuses on providing regulatory guidance to investment advisers, broker-dealers and exchanges, as well as representing individuals, and SEC and SRO registered entities in regulatory inquiries and investigations. He is also a member of Murphy & McGonigle’s FinTech and Blockchain Practice and provides guidance on various blockchain and cryptocurrency issues.

While in law school, Mr. Venora worked as an intern at the SEC, FINRA, the Investment Advisers Association, and the Investment Company Institute. He also served as an associate editor of the Catholic University Law Review.

Publications

• SEC's Hester Peirce Speaks on Howey, NFTs, and her Safe Harbor Proposal
  Blockchain Law Center | (03/31/2021)
  
• Third Time’s the Charm? Lawmakers Try Again to Clarify Cryptocurrency and Digital Asset Regulation
  (03/15/2021)
  
• SEC Issues Risk Alert Highlighting the Continued Focus on Digital Asset Securities
  Blockchain Law Center | (03/02/2021)
  
• Agencies Issue Joint Rule Proposing to Amend Bank Secrecy Act Regulations
  Blockchain Law Center | (11/02/2020)
  
• Leaders of SEC, FinCEN and CFTC Release a Joint Statement on Digital Asset Compliance and Regulation
  Blockchain Law Center | (10/15/2019)
  
• NY DFS Approves Gold-Backed Digital Asset
  Blockchain Law Center | (09/11/2019)
  
• SEC Staff Issues Second Utility Token No-Action Letter
  (08/15/2019)
  
• FinCEN: Guidance Addressing the Regulations Applicable to Certain Business Models Involving Convertible Virtual Currencies
  Blockchain Law Center | (05/21/2019)
  
• SEC Charges Blockchain Investment Firm with Misleading Investors
  Blockchain Law Center | (05/15/2019)