Moha Asghari

Moha Asghari is a multidisciplinary blockchain entrepreneur with a background in law, technology, and startup growth. After receiving a European Commission research fellowship in blockchain regulation during his studies in Italy and the Netherlands, he transitioned from academia into entrepreneurship. Over the past decade, he has built and advised blockchain startups across product, strategy, and operations, and is currently focused on scaling HalalFi.

Education

1. International Joint Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Law, Science & Technology

Erasmus Mundus Programme | 2013 – 2017

Grade: Excellence

Completed across five European universities, including Tilburg University, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, and Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna.

2. Master degree - LLM, Information technology and intellectual property Law

National University of Malaysia (UKM) | 2010 – 2012

Grade: 3.4/4 — Summa Cum Laude

Focused on advanced studies in Information Technology Law, Intellectual Property Law, Competition Law, and International Trade Law.

3. Bachelor of Islamic Law and Jurisprudence

University of Mazandaran | 2006 – 2009

Grade: 17.7/20 — Summa Cum Laude

Work Experience

1. Co-Founder & CEO — HalalFi

Sharia-friendly crowdfunding platform | Jun 2025 – Present

2. Product Strategist — LexQS

AI-powered legal tech (contract generation & CLM) | Jun 2024 – Jun 2025

3. Adjunct Professor — Sharif University of Technology

Digital Platforms Regulation | Sep 2024 – Present

4. Product Owner — MetaCourt

Web3 legal arbitration platform (Solana & BNB) | Apr 2022 – May 2024

5. Member — LexDAO

Legal engineering guild on Ethereum | Dec 2022 – Present

6. Kleros Fellowship of Justice — Kleros

Computational justice & blockchain arbitration | Dec 2021 – May 2022

7. Adjunct Assistant Professor — Shahid Beheshti University

Blockchain, AI & IT Law | Jun 2018 – Jan 2022

8. Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorate (LAST-JD) — European Commission

Law, Science & Technology | Oct 2013 – Jan 2018

Courses, Honors & Rewards and Memberships

1. Gambling Regulation: European Perspective

Associated with Tilburg University

2. Nomodynamic network aspects of legal systems

Associated with University of Turin

3. World Intellectual Property Organization Summer School Diploma

Associated with United Nation – WIPO

4. Robots and Big Data: Worlds apart?

Associated with Tilburg University

5. Legislative XML Summer School LEX14- Managing Legal Resources in the Semantic Web

Issued by UNIBO - Ravenna Campus · Jun 2014

6. International Expert Workshop Towards Linked Legal Open Data in Europe

Issued by UNITO · Jun 2014

7. Intellectual Property in Digital Era

Issued by Mykolo Romerio University , Lithuania · 2015

8. Overview of the Google policy

Associated with European University Institute