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12 Crypto Compliance Experts Regulators Actually Listen To

As digital-asset regulation moves from principles to supervision, a small group of practitioners is shaping how the rules are applied in practice.

ExpertProfile.AI Editorial 1 min read 12 experts Global Information checked 30 Aug 2026

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Regulation of digital assets has entered its supervisory phase. Licensing regimes are live, enforcement is routine, and the important questions are now about implementation: how travel-rule data actually flows, how custody is evidenced, how market-abuse surveillance works on-chain.

These twelve people are recognised for public contributions that move those questions forward. They are not ranked and their inclusion does not imply endorsement of any firm.

The experts

Listed in editorial order, not ranked

01
Yuki Solberg

Yuki Solberg

Chief Compliance Officer · Ledgerline Exchange

Zurich, CH

Verified 13 Sept 2026

Why they are included

Built a compliance programme that has been publicly cited as a reference model in licensing guidance.

02
Noor Rahimi

Noor Rahimi

Head of Regulatory Affairs · Basalt Custody

Lisbon, PT

Verified 12 Sept 2026

Why they are included

Author of detailed, on-the-record responses to multiple digital-asset consultations.

03
Callum Weber

Callum Weber

Partner, Digital Assets · Fairweather Law

Stockholm, SE

Verified 11 Sept 2026

Why they are included

Publishes widely used analysis of licensing regimes across jurisdictions.

04
Beatriz Delacroix

Beatriz Delacroix

Head of Financial Crime · Halcyon Markets

Toronto, CA

Verified 10 Sept 2026

Why they are included

Led public-private information sharing initiatives on crypto financial crime typologies.

05
Oskar Brandt

Oskar Brandt

Policy Lead · Digital Asset Policy Centre (sample)

Dubai, AE

Verified 9 Sept 2026

Why they are included

Coordinates open policy research that has been referenced by supervisors.

06
Zainab Byrne

Zainab Byrne

Head of Market Surveillance · Onchain Analytics

Sydney, AU

Verified 8 Sept 2026

Why they are included

Pioneered publicly documented on-chain market-abuse surveillance methods.

07
Elias Raman

Elias Raman

General Counsel · Merit Digital

London, UK

Verified 14 Sept 2026

Why they are included

Negotiated and publicly explained landmark licensing outcomes.

08
Marguerite Mensah

Marguerite Mensah

Director, Travel Rule Programme · Relay Compliance

Amsterdam, NL

Verified 13 Sept 2026

Why they are included

Runs an industry travel-rule interoperability programme with public reporting.

09
Tariq Solberg

Tariq Solberg

Head of Custody Risk · Vault Trust

Berlin, DE

Verified 12 Sept 2026

Why they are included

Publishes custody risk frameworks adopted by institutional clients.

10
Helena Rahimi

Helena Rahimi

Senior Adviser · Concord Advisory

Singapore

Verified 11 Sept 2026

Why they are included

Advises supervisors and publishes accessible explainers on digital-asset rules.

11
Jonas Weber

Jonas Weber

Founder · Clearsign

New York, US

Verified 10 Sept 2026

Why they are included

Founded a compliance-tooling company whose methodology papers are public.

12
Adaeze Delacroix

Adaeze Delacroix

Head of Licensing · Atlas Exchange

Dublin, IE

Verified 9 Sept 2026

Why they are included

Guided several firms through licensing and speaks publicly about lessons learned.

Reading the list

The group skews toward people who publish: consultation responses, technical standards, and detailed public commentary. That is deliberate. Influence that cannot be observed publicly cannot be verified, and verification is the point of this series.

Methodology

How this list was compiled

Selection drew on public consultation records, published standards work and conference programmes between April and August 2026. Each profile was verified against an official employer page and at least one additional public source.

Corrections & nominations

Help us keep this list accurate

Profiles are compiled from public sources and re-checked periodically. If a role has changed or something is wrong, tell us. If someone is missing, nominate them and we will research the public record.

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