Hires

Coinbase

Former Coinbase UK Chief Joins Crypto Payments Company MoonPay

The notable hire comes after MoonPay secured approval for a virtual financial asset license in Malta.

News  ·  11 March 2021
CoinFlash

BitMEX Operator Appoints PwC Partner as Chief Financial Officer

Stephan Lutz will bring to the firm nearly a decade of experience as partner at auditing and consultancy giant PwC when he joins in May.

Business  ·  4 March 2021
Coinbase

Coinbase Hires Former Stripe Exec as Chief Compliance Officer

Melissa Strait will take charge of Coinbase's compliance initiatives ahead of its planned public listing.

News  ·  17 February 2021
CoinFlash

Digital Asset Manager Grayscale Expands Leadership Team With Trio of C-Suite Hires

The digital currency asset manager's new executives bring with them experience at firms such as Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and Ripple Labs.

Business  ·  16 February 2021
Hires

MicroStrategy Begins Hiring for Bitcoin Data Product

After buying 71,079 BTC, the business intelligence company is building its first bitcoin-related software product.

News  ·  12 February 2021
Hires

Former HSBC Exec and Blockchain Expert Diana Biggs Joins Valour as CEO

Biggs is an associate fellow at the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School, guest lecturing on blockchain technology and digital assets.

Business  ·  11 February 2021
CoinFlash

Crypto Banking Company BCB Group Hires Former Coinbase UK CEO

Feroz will bring experience "built across the global payments and fintech industry," BCB Group said.

Business  ·  3 February 2021
CoinFlash

Ripple Is Hiring Director of Engineering for RippleX Platform

The planned new hire along with a recent expansion show Ripple does not seem deterred by legal troubles in the U.S.

News  ·  17 January 2021
Coinbase

BitGo Taps Former Coinbase Exec Jeff Horowitz as Chief Compliance Officer

Jeff Horowitz led Coinbase’s global compliance program until his departure in October.

Business  ·  13 January 2021
Hires

Crypto Investment Firm Grayscale Names New CEO, Plans to Double Staff in 2021

Grayscale's managing director, Michael Sonnenshein, has now been appointed CEO.

Business  ·  7 January 2021
Hires

BlackRock Seeks VP Blockchain Lead to ‘Drive Demand’ for Firm’s Crypto Offerings

BlackRock, which has $6.84 trillion assets under management, has posted a job vacancy for a New York-based VP of blockchain.

News  ·  27 December 2020
CoinFlash

Crypto Finance AG Hires SIX Group Exec to Lead Brokerage Business

The new hire, Rupertus Rothenhaeuser, was previously head of business at SIX Group's digital assets exchange.

News  ·  15 December 2020
Hires

Crypto Wallet Maker Ledger Hires Luxury Brand Exec to Grow Consumer Business

Ledger's new chief experience officer hails from luxury conglomerate LVMH, which owns brands like Louis Vuitton, Givenchy and Christian Dior.

Business  ·  1 December 2020
Hires

Libra Association Taps Saumya Bhavsar as General Counsel for Payments Subsidiary

Bhavsar joins the Libra Association after 25 years in public- and private-sector banking regulation roles.

News  ·  25 November 2020
Hires

Twitter Hires Noted Hacker as Head of Security Months After Bitcoin Scam

Twitter has hired Peiter Zatko, a prominent white-hat hacker going by the handle "Mudge," to help prevent future security breaches.

Business  ·  17 November 2020