Fireblocks has appointed Elad Roisman, former SEC acting chairman and commissioner, as chief regulatory and policy officer, effective immediately. Roisman will lead regulatory strategy from Washington, D.C., and serve as the company's main liaison to regulators as stablecoin and market structure rules take shape in the U.S. and Europe.
Roisman spent his SEC tenure voting on more than 100 rulemakings and over 1,000 enforcement actions. He joins Fireblocks from law firm Cravath, where he co-led the digital assets practice and advised financial institutions on crypto regulation. Regulators in multiple jurisdictions are moving to finalize rules governing digital assets and their custody, an area where Fireblocks operates as an infrastructure provider.
Fireblocks provides institutional-grade digital asset infrastructure, serving financial institutions, exchanges, and asset managers. The company's platform handles transaction approval, risk management, and settlement for digital assets. Fireblocks is placing a senior regulatory strategist at its Washington office during a period when stablecoin legislation and market structure proposals are under active consideration by Congress and federal agencies.
Roisman's prior role at Cravath placed him at the intersection of financial institutions seeking regulatory clarity on crypto products and the lawyers advising them. SEC commissioners typically abstain from crypto-focused work for a period after leaving the agency, but Roisman's move to an infrastructure company rather than a cryptocurrency exchange or token issuer sits in a different category of alignment. His appointment comes as institutional adoption of digital assets accelerates and compliance requirements become harder to meet.
The digital assets practice at major law firms has grown substantially as banks and institutional investors demand guidance on regulatory exposure. Cravath's practice, which Roisman co-led, advises clients on SEC, CFTC, and FinCEN requirements. Roisman's experience across 1,000-plus enforcement actions gives him firsthand knowledge of how regulators interpret existing rules and where gaps exist.
Roisman becomes one of the most senior former regulators to lead a compliance or policy function at a digital assets infrastructure company. His appointment comes as regulators and market participants attach high stakes to custody and settlement systems as institutional money enters the space. The company's investment in top-tier regulatory talent reflects the sector's maturation and its dependence on staying ahead of regulatory change.
