Joshua Riezman is Managing Director and Head of U.S. Legal and Compliance for GSR, a leading crypto market making and trading firm. Previously, Josh was Assistant General Counsel for product and regulatory matters at Circle, a global financial technology firm that provides crypto-native payments and treasury infrastructure. In his prior traditional finance career, Joshua represented global financial institutions with respect to trading, clearing and custody in the securities, commodities and derivatives markets as in-house counsel and in private practice. He lives in New York City with his wife and daughter.