Preston J. Byrne

Preston J. Byrne

Preston Byrne, a CoinDesk columnist, is a partner of Brown Rudnick’s Digital Commerce 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. Preston Byrne, a CoinDesk columnist,

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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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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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To cut through the hype around blockchain tech, outspoken Eris COO Preston Byrne offers these four predictions for 2016.
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