John Wise

Carol Van Cleef, CEO of Luminous Group and a partner in NuArca, is a lawyer and consultant who specializes in Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies. Carol is a FinTech lawyer by background, having worked with various payment technologies from more than 20 years. She has been immersed in digital and virtual currencies for more than 10 years. She represents clients through out the cryptocurrency ecosphere, includ- ing exchanges, miners, software development companies, private equity and ven- ture capital firms as well as banking organizations. She has been actively working with clients on designing and implementing ICOs and token offerings. Carol advises clients on a full range of legal and regulatory issues impacting this space including state money transmitter licensing, anti-money laundering and compliance, consumer protection, privacy and data security. Carol is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Spe- cialist (CAMS) and created an AML compliance bootcamp for virtual currency related companies. She is launching in late May a compliance bootcamp for companies that have completed or are contemplating ICOs. She sits on the advisory board of several Blockchain related companies including Securrency. Carol is a graduate of Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and Ameri- can University’s Washington College of Law.