H. Joshua Rivera Operating Partner & General Counsel, Blockchain Capital Joshua Rivera is an Operating Partner and the General Counsel of Blockchain Capital. Joshua is an expert in the legal and regulatory issues attending various aspects of the crypto industry, including token protocols, DeFi, KYC/AML, and Tokenization and RWAs, and he has extensive experience analyzing the blockchain industry’s rapidly evolving regulatory landscape. Joshua is also a member of the Blockchain Capital investment team, providing particular expertise in assessing salient legal questions pertinent to prospective and current portfolio companies. Joshua brings to bear his regulatory understanding and connections to help forecast the ongoing development of the industry. Joshua also serves on the Board of Directors for the Blockchain Association, the crypto industry’s leading policy trade association, where he helps coordinate industry consensus on policy and regulatory matters. In April 2023, Joshua provided oral and written testimony before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion in a hearing titled The Future of Digital Assets: Identifying the Regulatory Gaps in Digital Asset Market Structure. In May 2025, Joshua participated as a panelist for the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Crypto Task Force roundtable titled Tokenization — Moving Assets Onchain: Where TradFi and DeFi Meet. Before joining Blockchain Capital, Joshua worked as a senior associate at Cooley LLP, where he was part of the firm’s cryptocurrency and blockchain practice, counseling exchanges, investors, and blockchain developers. While at Cooley, he also advised traditional venture capital firms, startup companies, and investment banks on a wide array of business transactions, including private financings, public offerings, and ongoing public company regulatory compliance. Prior to Cooley, Joshua worked as an associate at Shearman & Sterling LLP advising companies and financial institutions on various commercial matters, including capital markets offerings, credit financings, mergers and acquisitions, asset management transactions, and real estate ventures. Joshua received a J.D. cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center and a B.S. of Business Administration, with a second major in Philosophy, with highest distinction from the University of North Carolina, at Chapel Hill.