Miles Jennings Miles Jennings is a16z crypto's Head of Policy and General Counsel, advising the firm and its portfolio companies on decentralization,DAO DAOs, governance,NFT tokens, as well as U.S. state and federal securities laws. He has worked in crypto law since 2017 and previously worked at ConsenSys. Before that, he was a partner at Latham & Watkins, where he co-led the firm's global Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Practice. He has designed investment structures for multiple crypto investment firms and served as legal counsel to dozens of related startups.
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Miles Jennings Miles Jennings is a16z crypto's Head of Policy and General Counsel, advising the firm and its portfolio companies on decentralization,DAO DAOs, governance,NFT tokens, as well as U.S. state and federal securities laws. He has worked in crypto law since 2017 and previously worked at ConsenSys. Before that, he was a partner at Latham & Watkins, where he co-led the firm's global Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Practice. He has designed investment structures for multiple crypto investment firms and served as legal counsel to dozens of related startups.
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X account @milesjennings states that a principled interpretation of the law will benefit the crypto industry’s long-term development, and says network tokens have room for legal defense whereas company-backed tokens do not.
X account @milesjennings questioned a FAQ for failing to distinguish between programmatic buybacks and discretionary buybacks, arguing that the relevant interpretation could allow startups to circumvent securities law by tokenizing revenue streams.
X account @milesjennings posted a message thanking Summer for the contributions made while leading BA but the post did not specify the arrangements for any change in position.