Ryón Nixon is the original crypto lawyer. After graduating from UCLA School of Law and
completing a federal clerkship, Ryón decided to chase his passion - working with startups and
disruptive technology. This led him to Silicon Valley, where he learned how to be a successful
startup lawyer. After cutting his teeth with a number of Boost VC portfolio companies, Ryón
worked closely with one of the first non-custodial cryptocurrency wallets, MyEtherWallet,
starting in 2016. His experience with MyEtherWallet and later MyCrypto led him down the
rabbit hole of the nascent digital asset industry, where he carved a niche for himself as the
preeminent lawyer for San Francisco’s crypto-elite.

Ryón started Horizons Law & Consulting Group in 2017 and has had the privilege of working
with many of the biggest names in the industry since then. Notable clients include: Solana (as
their first external general counsel from 2018-2021), Akash Network, Synthetix, Quasar,
Kwenta, Raydium, Dapper Labs, Osmosis, Orca, Agoric, Immunefi, Axelar, Tokemak,
Gammaswap, Lit Protocol, Joe McCann of Asymmetric, and many more. As the go-to U.S.
lawyer for Synthetix founder, Kain Warwick, Ryón has also worked with many of the most
notable names in DeFi.

Ryón emphasizes his crypto-nativity as the key to his successful legal practice. He is always
learning as much as possible about the underlying technology so that he can speak competently
with founders and investors. Ryón is a passive co-founder of Paragons DAO, a DAO built
around the NFT-based Parallel trading card game. As a founder himself, Ryón understands what
his clients prioritize and has the track record to prove that he is one of the most knowledgeable
and successful lawyers in crypto.