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Insights

Timely commentary and analysis on the technology, regulation, and market dynamics shaping modern finance.

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Interactive Models

Interactive Models

Interactive models that make complex legal and financial frameworks tangible. Each one traces how a doctrine or system actually operates in practice. Filter by topic or search to find one.

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About

Michael Gertsik

My interest sits where law, finance, and technology meet. That interest began in 2021 with late-night deep dives into smart contracts, governance, and trading protocols, and it has since sharpened into a clear professional direction. The questions that hold my attention are legal ones: how the law should govern technologies that are reshaping value creation, information flow, and market dynamics. Those questions run across the full fintech landscape, from blockchain, crypto, and prediction markets to securities and tokenization, and they extend to the harder problems emerging at the edges of artificial intelligence and privacy.

Current Focus Areas
  • DeFi
  • Prediction Markets
  • Tokenized Assets
  • Stablecoins
  • Staking
  • Custody
  • KYC / AML Compliance
  • Privacy Tools
  • Artificial Intelligence
Michael Gertsik
Experience

Where I've worked

June 2026 – Present
Legal Intern
Day One Law
May 2025 – Present
Research Assistant
Fordham University School of Law (Professor Donna Redel)
Conduct legal research and writing on SEC/CFTC enforcement actions and regulatory developments in the digital asset space, with a focus on market structure, prediction markets, custody, stablecoins, and compliance obligations as regulators respond to innovation.
May 2025 – Present
Student Fellow: Fordham Blockchain Regulatory Symposium
Fordham University School of Law
Manage logistics for Fordham's Blockchain Regulatory Symposium, including speaker outreach, CLE accreditation, and development of panel topics for an audience of 350+ legal professionals.
June 2025 – August 2025
Legal Intern
Blockchain Association
Drafted legal memoranda, amicus briefs, policy reports, and comment letters on federal and state legislative, regulatory, and enforcement developments, primarily focused on decentralized finance, tokenized assets, stablecoins, anti-money laundering, and sanctions compliance.
Get in Touch

Let's connect

I'm always interested in connecting with practitioners, researchers, and others working at the intersection of law, finance, and technology. Please reach out by email or through LinkedIn.

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