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Cryptocurrency in Business: Legal, Tax, and Compliance Strategies for Payments and Token Based Compensation

Comprehensive guide to cryptocurrency payments, token compensation, tax treatment, and regulatory compliance for legal professionals advising business clients.

2025-11-24 13:00:00

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2025-11-24 13:00:00

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Course Overview

Navigating Cryptocurrency Law for Business Applications

2025-11-24 13:00:00

Participants will learn to classify digital assets, structure compliant payment systems, and implement token-based compensation while managing tax obligations. These skills enable attorneys to advise clients confidently in the evolving digital economy.

Format

CLE Credit

2h CLE Credits

Level

Intermediate

Length

2

Key topics that will be covered

01
Token Classification
Understanding security, utility, payment, and stablecoin classifications determines your entire legal analysis.
02
Regulatory Framework
Navigate SEC, CFTC, FinCEN, and IRS requirements under the GENIUS Act and pending CLARITY Act.
03
Payment Systems
Structure crypto payment acceptance while addressing money transmission licensing and consumer protection obligations.
04
Token Compensation
Design compliant compensation structures addressing securities law, state wage requirements, and employee consent.
05
Tax Treatment
Apply Section 83 rules, 83(b) elections, and IRS property treatment to cryptocurrency transactions.
06
Risk Management
Implement AML/KYC programs, custody security, and travel rule compliance for digital asset operations.

Program schedule

clock 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST

Cryptocurrency in Business: Legal, Tax, and Compliance Strategies

This comprehensive session covers the legal and regulatory framework for digital assets, including token classification, SEC and CFTC jurisdiction, and recent enforcement trends. Attendees will learn about crypto payment systems, token-based compensation structures, securities and employment law implications, tax treatment under Section 83, and essential AML/KYC compliance programs for businesses operating in the digital asset space.

Tonya M. EvansTonya M. Evans
Nitin GaurNitin Gaur
clock 2:00 pm - 2:10 pm EST

Scheduled Break Between Sessions

A brief intermission allowing attendees to refresh before the next session. Use this time to network with fellow participants and prepare questions for the upcoming discussion on tokenization.

Tonya M. EvansTonya M. Evans
Nitin GaurNitin Gaur
clock 2:10 pm - 3:10 pm EST

Token-Driven Revolution: Rewiring Value Networks and Finance

This session explores how tokenization is transforming financial infrastructure by converting real-world assets into digital representations on blockchain networks. Topics include the distinction between decentralized and traditional finance, smart contract functionality, institutional-grade interoperability, and market projections showing potential growth to $5-30 trillion by 2030.

Tonya M. EvansTonya M. Evans
Nitin GaurNitin Gaur
Tonya M. Evans

Tonya M. Evans

Advantage Evans LLC

Nitin Gaur

Nitin Gaur

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation

Tonya M. Evans

Tonya M. Evans

Advantage Evans LLC

Tonya M. Evans, Esq. is a global expert in digital assets, fintech, and emerging technology law. A former tenured law professor and award-winning educator, she now leads Advantage Evans Academy & Consulting, providing executive education, legal strategy, and advisory services at the intersection of law, innovation, and financial inclusion.

Education & Credentials

Full tenured professor at Penn State Dickinson Law with a co-hire at the Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences.

Recognition & Leadership

2023 EDGE in Tech Athena Award for Academic Leadership; inaugural Forbes Over 50 List (Investment category, 2021); award-winning educator.

Professional Involvement

Serves on the Digital Currency Group board; provides executive education and advisory services to corporate and academic institutions.

Experience

Former tenured law professor; serves on the Digital Currency Group board; writes for Forbes.com and TheHub.news; hosts the Confidently Crypto segment on SiriusXM's Financially Speaking podcast; author of Digital Money Demystified. Expertise in intellectual property, blockchain and virtual currency law and policy, entertainment law, and trusts & estates law.
Nitin Gaur

Nitin Gaur

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation

Nitin Gaur is a pioneering force in digital asset innovation, currently serving as a Senior Advisor to DTCC Digital Asset, with extensive experience bridging traditional finance with decentralized systems.

Education & Credentials

MS in Management Information Systems and MBA in Finance from the University of Maryland.

Recognition & Leadership

IBM Distinguished Engineer; Master Inventor with an extensive patent portfolio in fintech and emerging technologies.

Experience

Senior Advisor to DTCC Digital Asset; Founder and CTO of LedgerLink, an AI-powered Web2.5 platform; Managing Director at State Street; Founder and Director of IBM Digital Asset Labs; CTO of IBM World Wire; Founder of IBM Blockchain Labs; CTO for IBM Mobile Payments and Enterprise Mobile Solutions.
Tonya M. Evans

Tonya M. Evans

Advantage Evans LLC

Tonya M. Evans, Esq. is a global expert in digital assets, fintech, and emerging technology law. A former tenured law professor and award-winning educator, she now leads Advantage Evans Academy & Consulting, providing executive education, legal strategy, and advisory services at the intersection of law, innovation, and financial inclusion.

Education & Credentials

Full tenured professor at Penn State Dickinson Law with a co-hire at the Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences.

Recognition & Leadership

2023 EDGE in Tech Athena Award for Academic Leadership; inaugural Forbes Over 50 List (Investment category, 2021); award-winning educator.

Professional Involvement

Serves on the Digital Currency Group board; provides executive education and advisory services to corporate and academic institutions.

Experience

Former tenured law professor; serves on the Digital Currency Group board; writes for Forbes.com and TheHub.news; hosts the Confidently Crypto segment on SiriusXM's Financially Speaking podcast; author of Digital Money Demystified. Expertise in intellectual property, blockchain and virtual currency law and policy, entertainment law, and trusts & estates law.
Nitin Gaur

Nitin Gaur

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation

Nitin Gaur is a pioneering force in digital asset innovation, currently serving as a Senior Advisor to DTCC Digital Asset, with extensive experience bridging traditional finance with decentralized systems.

Education & Credentials

MS in Management Information Systems and MBA in Finance from the University of Maryland.

Recognition & Leadership

IBM Distinguished Engineer; Master Inventor with an extensive patent portfolio in fintech and emerging technologies.

Experience

Senior Advisor to DTCC Digital Asset; Founder and CTO of LedgerLink, an AI-powered Web2.5 platform; Managing Director at State Street; Founder and Director of IBM Digital Asset Labs; CTO of IBM World Wire; Founder of IBM Blockchain Labs; CTO for IBM Mobile Payments and Enterprise Mobile Solutions.

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