"Elite law. Deep crypto. Built and sold a Web3 company."
Mohammud Anas Bhurtun is a founder, investor and lawyer with elite academic and professional credentials at the intersection of law, fintech, and Web3. He studied law at the University of Oxford, holds an MSc from the London School of Economics (LSE), and qualified as a Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England & Wales in 2016. His legal career spans Slaughter and May (Magic Circle trainee), Ashurst, and Gowling WLG — among the world's most prestigious law firms — before moving into FinTech as Legal Counsel at Checkout.com, where he worked directly with major exchanges including Coinbase, Binance, and FTX. He is certified by the Government of Dubai Legal Affairs Department as a Legal Advisor and co-founded Arts DAO, the largest Web3 community in the Middle East, which was successfully sold. He currently serves as Managing Director of a family office deploying capital in real estate across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, and is an active DeFi liquidity pool strategist and crypto investor since 2018.
Law degree Oxford; MSc Economics from LSE
Trainee at Magic Circle firm — elite legal tier
FinTech Legal Counsel — Coinbase, Binance, FTX
Certified Legal Advisor — Government of Dubai
INVESTOR NOTE
Crypto licensing is the single hardest part of building a compliant fintech in 2026 across three emerging markets. Anas brings elite legal pedigree, hands-on FinTech deal experience at Coinbase/Binance level, and a lived Web3 founder exit. That combination doesn't exist twice.