To find the crypto compliance officer or general counsel at a crypto company, search NAUT's people directory by title, open the company's NAUT page to see the team members NAUT holds there, then reach the person on the channel NAUT has on file. NAUT tracks 86 contacts titled general counsel, chief legal officer, head of legal, CCO or compliance officer at 79 crypto project teams, 75 of them with a LinkedIn profile on file, counted on 12 November 2026.
Data note. Every count here was read from NAUT's own database on 12 November 2026, read-only. A contact is counted when the person and the company are both live and NAUT files the company as a project, and the title matches general counsel, chief legal, head of legal, CCO or compliance officer. Before writing, NAUT tried to confirm 3 of the 86 records (Aptos, Arkham and 1Money) against the company's own pages and other public sources; none of the 3 came back confirmed, so all 3 are left out of the table below. The other 83 were not put through a source check, so treat each title as NAUT's record and check it before you write. Anyone listed can ask NAUT to remove their page at https://naut.so/legal/data-deletion.
Who holds the crypto compliance officer seat on NAUT's record?
NAUT's data shows 3 title groups across the 86 contacts. Chief legal officer and head of legal titles are the largest group, and 19 of the 86 titles carry the word compliance, including combined seats such as Chief Legal and Compliance Officer.
| Group | Contacts | X | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLO or head of legal | 47 | 44 | 19 |
| General counsel | 26 | 20 | 11 |
| Compliance (incl. CCO) | 13 | 11 | 3 |
| All 3 groups | 86 | 75 | 33 |
- 78 of the 86 contacts have their own NAUT person page, and 77 of the 79 companies have a NAUT company page.
- 7 of the 79 companies carry 2 legal or compliance names, so 72 teams have exactly 1.
- 22 of the 86 have a Telegram handle on file, the fewest of the 3 channels counted here.
Which crypto teams list a compliance or legal lead?
These 14 teams are a starting list for a vendor selling AML, KYC or licensing work, picked from the 79 for a compliance or legal title on an exchange, wallet, payments, tokenised-asset or infrastructure team, and sorted A to Z. Each row is NAUT's record on 12 November 2026.
| Company | Title | Sector | On file |
|---|---|---|---|
 Arcium |
Head of Legal & Compliance | Infra | |
 Architect_Fi |
2 heads of legal (regulatory and compliance; corporate and commercial) | DEX | LinkedIn x2 |
 Backed |
General Counsel & Head of AML | Tokenized stocks | |
 Backpack |
Chief Compliance Officer | Wallet, DeFi | LinkedIn, X |
 Bastion |
Chief Risk & Compliance Officer; Deputy General Counsel | Stablecoins, custody | LinkedIn x2 |
 Binance |
Chief Legal Officer | CEX | LinkedIn, X |
 Bitstamp |
Chief Compliance Officer Europe; Senior Manager and Assistant General Counsel | CEX | LinkedIn x2 |
 Blockchain.com |
Chief Compliance Officer | Wallet | |
 Caliza |
Head of Legal & Compliance | Payment | |
 Coinme |
Chief Legal Officer; Chief Legal and Compliance Officer | Infra, stablecoins, wallet | LinkedIn x2 |
| D2X | Co-Founder & General Counsel | No tag | |
 DigiFTTech |
Chief Compliance Officer | DEX | |
 Dinari |
Chief Legal Officer | Tokenized stocks | |
 EDX Markets |
Chief Legal Officer | CEX |
4 of these teams, Architect_Fi, Bastion, Bitstamp and Coinme, are among the 7 with 2 names, which lets you pick between a compliance seat and a legal seat at the same company.
How to find the compliance officer at a crypto company: 4 steps for a crypto compliance officer search
Start from the title, then work out to the company and the channel.
- Search by title. Type general counsel, chief legal or compliance officer into NAUT's people search. These 86 are the contacts NAUT counted with those titles at project teams.
- Pick the seat that owns your deal. For AML or KYC tooling, start with the 19 titles that carry the word compliance; for licensing or outside-counsel work, the 26 general counsels and 47 chief legal or head of legal titles are the wider pool.
- Open the company page. It shows the team members NAUT holds, with some visible only after sign-up, so you can check whether a second legal or compliance name sits beside the first, as at the 7 companies with 2.
- Confirm the seat, then write. 75 of the 86 have a LinkedIn profile on file. Check the person's own profile for the current title before the first note, since only 3 records were source-checked for this article.
- Search by titleSearch NAUT people for compliance officer, general counsel or chief legal. NAUT counted 86 with those titles at 79 teams.
- Pick the seat19 of the 86 titles carry the word compliance, the place to start for AML or KYC tooling.
- Open the company pageAt Bitstamp and Coinme NAUT's record holds both a compliance seat and a legal seat.
- Check the profile75 of the 86 have LinkedIn on file: confirm the current title there.
- Send 1 notePick 1 channel per person: LinkedIn for 75, X for 33, Telegram for 22.
What should you say to a crypto compliance officer in the first note?
Keep it to 1 problem and match it to the team. A crypto chief legal officer at an exchange such as EDX Markets sits on a different product from a crypto general counsel at a tokenised-stock team such as Dinari or Backed, so the first line should name that product. Name the product the team ships, the market it serves and the 1 thing you would take off their desk. If you are still building your own list of rivals and partners, the crypto compliance teams on the vendor side are mapped in Crypto compliance providers: 24 firms, 8 verify identity.
Related reading on NAUT: Crypto compliance providers: 24 firms, 8 verify identity and How to find decision makers in a company: 5 steps for crypto.
Can you pull this data through the NAUT API?
Yes: GET https://api.naut.so/v1/people?q=compliance+officer&limit=100 with the header Authorization: Bearer $NAUT_KEY searches people by title, and the same call with q=general+counsel or q=chief+legal covers the other 2 groups, at 5 credits a call (docs). A company's full team comes back from GET https://api.naut.so/v1/projects/bitstamp, and revealing a person's private channels costs 10 credits the first time, then 5 (pricing). Verified Telegram, email and LinkedIn unlock on any paid NAUT plan, so start a 7-day trial to reach these 86 contacts.
Crypto compliance officer FAQ
How do I find the compliance officer at a crypto company?
Search NAUT's people directory for compliance officer, general counsel or chief legal, then open the company's NAUT page to see the team members NAUT holds there. On 12 November 2026 NAUT counted 86 legal and compliance contacts at 79 crypto project teams.
How many crypto compliance officers does NAUT list?
On 12 November 2026 NAUT listed 86 legal and compliance contacts at 79 crypto project teams: 47 chief legal officers or heads of legal, 26 general counsels and 13 compliance officers. 19 of the 86 titles carry the word compliance.
Where can I find crypto general counsels and their contact channels?
NAUT's person and company pages list them: 78 of the 86 legal and compliance contacts have their own NAUT page, and 75 have a LinkedIn profile on file, 33 an X handle and 22 a Telegram handle, as of 12 November 2026. Verified Telegram, email and LinkedIn unlock on any paid NAUT plan, so start a 7-day trial.
Which crypto teams list more than 1 legal or compliance contact?
7 of the 79 teams on NAUT carry 2 legal or compliance names as of 12 November 2026, among them Architect_Fi, Bastion, Bitstamp and Coinme.
Sources
- NAUT database, read-only, 12 November 2026: contacts, titles, channel flags and company pages.
- Company pages on naut.so for each team linked above.