Overview
(July 6, 2015, Washington, DC) — Steptoe & Johnson LLP partner Jason Weinstein has joined the advisory board of the Chamber of Digital Commerce, a Washington, DC-based trade association dedicated to promoting the understanding, acceptance and use of digital assets and block chain-based technologies. The chamber looks to its advisory board to provide guidance and leadership in helping to shape its public policy positions, for strategic input on educational outreach campaigns, and for access to key relationships in Washington, on Wall Street, and beyond.
"I am honored to join the talented team on the chamber's advisory board and look forward to utilizing my government and private sector experience to help the chamber in its important work," said Mr. Weinstein. "After 15 years with the Department of Justice, I am pleased to play a leadership role in engaging with government agencies on financial technology issues and helping the digital asset industry navigate the challenging regulatory and enforcement environment."
Mr. Weinstein is a former deputy assistant attorney general in the Department of Justice’s criminal division, where, among other things, he supervised the computer crime section and oversaw numerous investigations involving the use of virtual currencies. Prior to that position, he was a federal prosecutor, serving as lead counsel in numerous jury trials. At Steptoe, he concentrates his practice on white-collar criminal defense and government investigations, and on matters related to privacy and cybersecurity and financial technologies.
Mr. Weinstein is nationally recognized for his command of the complex legal issues surrounding bitcoin and the block chain. Most recently, he participated in the first-ever “Block Chain Summit” hosted by Sir Richard Branson, a select gathering of tech company leaders and venture capitalists to discuss the development of applications for block chain technology. He is also a member of the strategic advisory board of BitFury, a bitcoin block chain infrastructure provider and transaction processing company.
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