Preston J. Byrne

Preston J. Byrne

Preston Byrne, a CoinDesk columnist, is a partner in Anderson Kill's Technology, Media and Distributed Systems Group. He advises software, internet and fintech companies. His biweekly column, “Not Legal Advice,” is a roundup of pertinent legal topics in the crypto space. It is most definitely not legal advice.

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Post COVID-19, Companies Must Be Resilient, Not Just Efficient
Companies need better emergency planning. They can't always rely on government in a crisis, says our columnist.
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How to Escape Contracts That Are Killing Your Company During Coronavirus
Our “Not Legal Advice” columnist reviews options for changing or terminating business contracts during this crisis.
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How to Survive the Coronavirus and Keep Your Startup Alive
From protecting your staff to planning a succession, here's a six-point plan to staying out of legal trouble during the pandemic.
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The States Can't Blockchain
If states want to promote the use of blockchain tech, they need advisors with solid technical understanding of what they're trying to legislate.
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Preston Byrne: Peirce's Safe Harbor Proposal Would Be Hilarious if It Weren’t so Serious
In his first column for CoinDesk, Preston Byrne responds to Hester Peirce's proposal for a token sale safe harbor.
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Bitcoin Is an Emerging Systemic Risk
The bubble in cryptocurrency threatens the broader financial system, given new buyers’ different motivations from early adopters and use of leverage.
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4 Hype-Free Predictions for Private Blockchains in 2016
To cut through the hype around blockchain tech, outspoken Eris COO Preston Byrne offers these four predictions for 2016.
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