Lawyer and builder, working between regulated markets and the systems that serve them
Giorgio Alessandro Donà-Danioni is a lawyer and a builder. His practice sits at the intersection of financial regulation, emerging technology, and climate finance; his technical work sits at the intersection of data engineering, product design, and on-chain forensics.
On the legal side, he is Head of Legal Affairs at Noemon Money, Senior Advisor to Bitwyre in the GCC region, and Founder of G.A.D.D. Legal, a boutique international practice based in Dubai. He is admitted to the Italian and Spanish bars and is active across the UAE, Cyprus, Switzerland, the UK, the EU, Italy, Spain, and Japan.
On the technical side, he works as an independent developer, product architect, and data architect. His current project is blockchainanalysis.io, a forensic analytics platform for on-chain intelligence that he is building from the ground up - from the data pipelines and address clustering models to the product architecture and user interface.
His previous roles include President of KCG (ADGM), Chief of Legal at Carbonmark, President of KlimaDAO Japan, and Co-Founder of KlimaDAO, one of the first on-chain voluntary carbon market protocols. Earlier in his career he served as Head of the Legal Department of the Ricasoli Group, Junior Partner at SDG & Partners, and legal consultant at Studio Pirola, Pennuto, Zei & Associati in Milan. In 2022 he contributed to the legislative consultation process behind the Lummis-Gillibrand Responsible Financial Innovation Act.
He has spoken at ADIPEC, WebX Tokyo, ETH Dubai, and DAO Tokyo, and co-authored Blockchain Masterclass with Michele Facchini for AIEP Editore, with a foreword by Avv. Carlo Piana.
Giorgio Alessandro Donà-Danioni è avvocato e costruttore. La sua attività professionale si colloca all'intersezione tra regolamentazione finanziaria, tecnologie emergenti e finanza climatica; il suo lavoro tecnico si colloca all'intersezione tra data engineering, product design e analisi forense on-chain.
Sul versante legale è Head of Legal Affairs di Noemon Money, Senior Advisor di Bitwyre per l'area GCC e Founder di G.A.D.D. Legal, studio internazionale boutique con base a Dubai. È iscritto agli albi forensi italiano e spagnolo e opera tra Emirati Arabi Uniti, Cipro, Svizzera, Regno Unito, Unione Europea, Italia, Spagna e Giappone.
Sul versante tecnico lavora come sviluppatore indipendente, product architect e data architect. Il suo progetto attuale è blockchainanalysis.io, una piattaforma di analisi forense on-chain per l'intelligence sulle blockchain pubbliche, che sta costruendo end-to-end: dalle pipeline dati ai modelli di clustering degli indirizzi, fino all'architettura di prodotto e all'interfaccia utente.
In precedenza è stato President di KCG (ADGM), Chief of Legal di Carbonmark, President di KlimaDAO Japan e Co-Founder di KlimaDAO, uno dei primi protocolli on-chain per i mercati volontari del carbonio. A inizio carriera è stato Responsabile del Dipartimento Legale del Gruppo Ricasoli, Junior Partner di SDG & Partners e consulente legale presso lo Studio Pirola, Pennuto, Zei & Associati di Milano. Nel 2022 ha contribuito alla consultazione legislativa sul Lummis-Gillibrand Responsible Financial Innovation Act.
Ha parlato ad ADIPEC, WebX Tokyo, ETH Dubai e DAO Tokyo, ed è coautore di Blockchain Masterclass, edito da AIEP Editore, con prefazione dell'Avv. Carlo Piana.
Giorgio Alessandro Donà-Danioni est à la fois avocat et bâtisseur. Sa pratique juridique se situe à l'intersection de la régulation financière, des technologies émergentes et de la finance climatique ; son travail technique, à celle de l'ingénierie de la donnée, du design de produit et de l'analyse forensique on-chain.
Côté juridique, il est Head of Legal Affairs chez Noemon Money, Senior Advisor de Bitwyre pour la région du Golfe et Fondateur de G.A.D.D. Legal, un cabinet international boutique basé à Dubaï. Il est inscrit aux barreaux italien et espagnol et intervient aux Émirats arabes unis, à Chypre, en Suisse, au Royaume-Uni, dans l'Union européenne, en Italie, en Espagne et au Japon.
Côté technique, il exerce en tant que développeur indépendant, architecte produit et architecte de données. Son projet actuel est blockchainanalysis.io, une plateforme d'analyse forensique on-chain qu'il construit de bout en bout, des pipelines de données aux modèles de clustering d'adresses, jusqu'à l'architecture produit et l'interface utilisateur.
Ses fonctions antérieures incluent la présidence de KCG (ADGM), le poste de Chief of Legal chez Carbonmark, la présidence de KlimaDAO Japan et la cofondation de KlimaDAO, l'un des premiers protocoles on-chain dédiés aux marchés volontaires du carbone. Plus tôt dans sa carrière, il a dirigé le département juridique du Groupe Ricasoli, a été Junior Partner chez SDG & Partners et consultant juridique chez Studio Pirola, Pennuto, Zei & Associati à Milan. En 2022, il a contribué à la consultation législative du Lummis-Gillibrand Responsible Financial Innovation Act.
Il est intervenu à ADIPEC, WebX Tokyo, ETH Dubai et DAO Tokyo, et a coécrit Blockchain Masterclass avec Michele Facchini, publié par AIEP Editore avec une préface de l'Avv. Carlo Piana.
Джорджо Алессандро Дона-Даниони - юрист и разработчик. Его юридическая практика находится на стыке финансового регулирования, новых технологий и климатического финансирования; его технические проекты - на стыке инженерии данных, продуктового дизайна и форензик-анализа блокчейна.
В юридической сфере он занимает должность Head of Legal Affairs в Noemon Money, является старшим советником Bitwyre в регионе GCC и основателем G.A.D.D. Legal - международной бутик-практики со штаб-квартирой в Дубае. Член коллегий адвокатов Италии и Испании, ведёт деятельность в ОАЭ, на Кипре, в Швейцарии, Великобритании, Европейском Союзе, Италии, Испании и Японии.
В технической сфере он работает как независимый разработчик, продуктовый архитектор и архитектор данных. Его текущий проект - blockchainanalysis.io, платформа форензик-аналитики для исследования публичных блокчейнов, которую он строит с нуля: от пайплайнов данных и моделей кластеризации адресов до архитектуры продукта и пользовательского интерфейса.
Ранее он занимал должности Президента KCG (ADGM), Chief of Legal в Carbonmark, Президента KlimaDAO Japan и Сооснователя KlimaDAO, одного из первых on-chain протоколов для добровольных рынков углеродных единиц. В начале карьеры возглавлял юридический отдел Ricasoli Group, был младшим партнёром SDG & Partners и юрисконсультом в Studio Pirola, Pennuto, Zei & Associati в Милане. В 2022 году участвовал в законодательной консультации по закону Lummis-Gillibrand Responsible Financial Innovation Act.
Выступал на ADIPEC, WebX Tokyo, ETH Dubai и DAO Tokyo. Соавтор книги Blockchain Masterclass (AIEP Editore, предисловие - Avv. Carlo Piana).
جورجو أليساندرو دونا دانيوني محامي وبنّاء منتجات. شغله القانوني يجمع بين التنظيم المالي والتكنولوجيا الجديدة والتمويل المناخي، وشغله التقني يجمع بين هندسة البيانات وتصميم المنتج والتحليل الجنائي على البلوكتشين.
من الناحية القانونية، هو Head of Legal Affairs في Noemon Money، ومستشار أول لـ Bitwyre في منطقة الخليج، ومؤسس G.A.D.D. Legal، مكتب بوتيك دولي مقره دبي. مسجل في نقابة المحامين الإيطالية والإسبانية، وشغّال بين الإمارات وقبرص وسويسرا وبريطانيا ودول الاتحاد الأوروبي وإيطاليا وإسبانيا واليابان.
من الناحية التقنية، يشتغل كمطور مستقل ومهندس منتجات ومهندس بيانات. مشروعه الحالي هو blockchainanalysis.io، منصة تحليل جنائي للبلوكتشين يبنيها من الصفر: من خطوط معالجة البيانات ونماذج تجميع العناوين، إلى هندسة المنتج وواجهة المستخدم.
في السابق كان رئيس KCG في سوق أبوظبي العالمي (ADGM)، و Chief of Legal في Carbonmark، ورئيس KlimaDAO Japan، ومؤسس مشارك لـ KlimaDAO، وحدة من أوائل البروتوكولات على البلوكتشين للأسواق الطوعية للكربون. في بداية مسيرته كان رئيس القسم القانوني في Ricasoli Group، وشريك مبتدئ في SDG & Partners، ومستشار قانوني في Studio Pirola, Pennuto, Zei & Associati في ميلانو. في 2022 شارك في الاستشارة التشريعية لقانون Lummis-Gillibrand في الكونجرس الأمريكي.
تكلم في مؤتمر أديبك (ADIPEC) في أبوظبي، و WebX Tokyo، و ETH Dubai، و DAO Tokyo. شارك في تأليف كتاب Blockchain Masterclass الصادر عن AIEP Editore بمقدمة من الأستاذ كارلو بيانا.
Selected moments from public appearances between 2021 and 2026.
ADIPEC Digitalisation & Technology Conference - Abu Dhabi, 2024TezDev 2026 - Commodities Trading, EvolvedEfforce - Silent Unicorn - Dubai, 2021IETA Asia Climate Summit - Tokyo, 2023Accenture x KlimaDAO Japan seminar - Tokyo, 2025ETH Dubai 2023 - Regenerative cryptonomics
Two sides of the same practice
The legal side covers cryptocurrency regulation and digital asset licensing across the UAE, Cyprus, Switzerland, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the European Union, with particular attention to the MiCA framework and the distinction between asset-referenced tokens, e-money tokens, and other crypto-assets under Titles II and III. The practice also covers voluntary carbon markets, Swiss regulatory pathways through VQF, FINMA, and FinIG, and DIFC and ADGM commercial structures for regulated digital asset operators.
The technical side is built on the same subject-matter expertise seen from the other side of the wall. Giorgio develops, architects products, and designs data infrastructure for on-chain analytics. The current flagship is blockchainanalysis.io, an on-chain forensic analytics platform he is building end-to-end: data pipelines ingesting EVM, Solana, and Bitcoin activity; address clustering and attribution models; the product architecture; and the user interface. Stack: Python, SQL, TypeScript, and a healthy respect for the original data.
Current roles
Founder, Product Architect and Developer - blockchainanalysis.io
Dubai, UAE (remote) · Since 2025 · Project
Founder and sole builder of blockchainanalysis.io, an on-chain forensic analytics platform. Designs and implements the full stack end-to-end: data pipelines ingesting EVM, Solana, and Bitcoin activity; address clustering and attribution models; the product architecture; and the user interface.
Head of Legal Affairs at Noemon Money, leading the legal function across digital asset licensing, regulatory strategy, and cross-border structuring.
Senior Advisor - Bitwyre
Dubai, UAE (GCC region) · Since 2025 · Full-time
Senior member of the board of advisors for Bitwyre in the GCC region, supporting the exchange's legal, regulatory, and strategic positioning across the Gulf.
Founder - G.A.D.D. Legal
Dubai, UAE · Since 2020 · Full-time
Founder of G.A.D.D. Legal, a boutique international practice focused on cryptocurrency regulation, voluntary carbon markets, and cross-border commercial structuring across the UAE, Cyprus, Switzerland, the UK, the EU, Spain, and Italy.
Previous roles
President - KCG ADGM
Abu Dhabi, UAE · 2024-01 to 2025-05 (1 year 5 months)
President of KCG, the ADGM-incorporated holding entity behind Carbonmark. Led the build-out of regulated infrastructure for digital environmental commodity markets out of Abu Dhabi.
Chief of Legal - Carbonmark
Dubai, UAE · 2023-11 to 2025-05 (1 year 7 months)
Chief of Legal at Carbonmark, the open carbon market infrastructure built on top of the KlimaDAO tokenization stack. Responsible for global legal, counterparty frameworks, and regulated market pathways.
President - KlimaDAO Japan
Tokyo, Japan · 2023-10 to 2025-05 (1 year 8 months)
President of KlimaDAO Japan, driving the Japanese-market deployment of on-chain voluntary carbon retirement infrastructure and local regulatory engagement.
Co-Founder - KlimaDAO
Global (remote) · 2021-03 to 2025-05 (4 years 3 months)
Co-Founder of KlimaDAO, one of the first on-chain voluntary carbon market protocols. Responsible for the legal architecture behind the DAO, counterparty relationships, and engagement with regulators across the EU, US, and Asia.
Foundation Board Member (former) - The Klima Stiftung
Zug, Switzerland
Former member of the Foundation Board of The Klima Stiftung, a Swiss foundation based in Zug supporting the development of open and decentralized infrastructure for the voluntary carbon market.
Head of the Legal Department - Ricasoli Group
Italy · 2017-04 to 2021-11 (4 years 8 months)
Head of the Legal Department for the Ricasoli Group, overseeing corporate, commercial, and regulatory matters across the group's Italian and international operations.
Junior Partner - SDG & Partners - International Law Firm
Italy · 2015-10 to 2020-06 (4 years 9 months)
Junior Partner at SDG & Partners, an international law firm, advising on commercial and cross-border matters with a growing focus on emerging technologies.
Legal consultant - Studio Pirola, Pennuto, Zei & Associati
Milan, Italy · 2010-11 to 2015-10 (5 years)
Joined as an intern and grew into a legal consultant role in the Commercial and Employment Law department, specialising in advisory work and dispute resolution.
Bar admissions and jurisdictions
Admitted to the Italian Bar and the Spanish Bar. Active across UAE (DIFC and ADGM), Cyprus, Switzerland, United Kingdom, European Union, Italy, Spain, Japan.
Working languages: English, Italian, Spanish, French.