National security expert Himamauli “Him” Das will become acting director of FinCEN while a search for a permanent director gets underway.
Lempres takes over from Dennis Frank, who had served as chairman since 1996.
Hunter Merghart was Bitstamp's first U.S. employee.
The new general counsel is Libra's second in just three months.
HDR Global Trading said David Wong – a former deputy CEO at Bank of China – will join its board as a non-executive chairman.
The new hire brings the London-based digital asset manager connections to major financial institutions in Europe.
Outgoing OkCoin CEO Tim Byun will lead OK Group's global government relations from the end of March.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has appointed a new head of the cyber unit that tackles crypto firms breaking the law.
Ripple has opened a new D.C. office and expanded its regulatory team as it seeks to better educate policymakers on blockchain tech.
The online retail giant has announced that Jonathan Johnson – who's led the firm since the departure of Patrick Byrne – is now its permanent CEO.
Blockchain payments tech provider Ripple has hired a former political adviser to assist its advocacy efforts with lawmakers in Washington, D.C.
Balaji Srinivasan, the former CTO of Coinbase, has joined Findora as a strategic adviser, as has Dan Boneh, head of Stanford's Cryptography Group.
The security token platform is strengthening its leadership team with three new hires as it prepares to onboard more tokens.
The operator of Binance's upcoming U.S. crypto exchange has hired a former Ripple executive to lead the roll out of the new platform.
Bram Cohen has taken over as CEO of his current company, Chia Network – a firm creating a less energy-intensive cryptocurrency.