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Grayscale hires former Solicitor General to help force Bitcoin ETF approval
8.6.2022
Ahead of the July 6 SEC decision, the investment giant has hired Don Verrilli, a former U.S. Solicitor General as a senior legal strategist, working alongside its attorneys at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP and its in-house counsel
Paradigm Hires Romney Presidential Campaign Alum as Legal Head
6.6.2022
Katie Biber, who will serve as chief legal officer, joins the venture capital firm from financial technology company Brex
Fireblocks Hires Former Bank of England Fintech Chief to Lead CBDC Efforts
31.5.2022
Cryptocurrency custody firm Fireblocks hired Varun Paul, the former head of fintech at the Bank of England, as its first director of central bank digital currency (CBDC) and market infrastructure
Binance.US Hires Ex-Uber Compliance Lead Krishna Juvvadi as Head of Legal
19.5.2022
Binance.US has hired Krishna Juvvadi, former global head of operations compliance at Uber, as its new head of legal
Crypto Exchange Coinbase Slows Hiring Amid Market Downturn
19.5.2022
Leading U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase is slowing hiring, citing the current down cycle in the market as a reason to rethink its staffing strategy. The company’s management believes the move will allow the trading platform to match its hiring needs with its business goals. Coinbase...
After Binance Secures French License, New Hires Underway, Hopes for New Permits
5.5.2022
After securing the right to offer its services in the French market, major crypto exchange Binance plans to hire up to 250 employees in France and hopes this new license will help expand in other markets too.
The latest development marks the first time the platform secures such permission from...
Millennium Hires Former Bitstamp Exec Merghart to Lead Digital Asset Strategy
3.5.2022
Hedge fund Millennium Management has hired former Bitstamp executive Hunter Merghart to lead its growing digital asset strategy
Ethereum Name Service Domains Surpass 1 Million Registered Names
3.5.2022
Ethereum Name Service, or ENS, surpassed a million created names this week, according to statistics from the crypto metrics dashboard Dune Analytics. Data shows that there’s been a significant spike in ENS names registered during the last 30 days, and 24-hour statistics indicate ENS has been...
Apollo Hires JPMorgan's Christine Moy to Lead Digital Assets Strategy
28.4.2022
The investment giant will be looking for to make investments between $50 million and $250 million in blockchain and Web 3
Crypto Hires on the Rise in US, More Women Hired but the Gender Gap 'Is Getting Worse'
26.4.2022
The cryptoasset industry is intensifying its recruitment of new employees, with crypto hires rising by a robust 73% between 2019 and 2021 in the US. The number of female professionals hired by the industry is also on the rise, but their share of the total is decreasing, according to a recent...
Report: Saudi Arabia Exploring Possibility of Implementing Blockchain in Government
23.4.2022
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is looking into the possibility of implementing blockchain technology across its government as well as allowing the use of cryptocurrencies. However, an official said the kingdom can only successfully build blockchain-based solutions if it hires people that...
Latin American Crypto Exchange Bitso Hires New Brazil Chief
18.4.2022
Thales Araújo de Freitas most recently led Brazil operations for Chile-based Global66, and prior to that held leadership roles at Citibank and HSBC
Prime Trust Hires Secret Service Veteran to Head Regulatory Affairs
12.4.2022
The crypto custody and infrastructure firm counts Binance.US and FTX among its clients
USDC Stablecoin Issuer Centre Hires 2 Executives to Oversee Regulation, Operations
12.4.2022
The issuer of the second-biggest stablecoin has hired two new executives to oversee policy and operations
JST Capital Hires New York Fed Exec as Regulatory Head
5.4.2022
Chainlink Labs Hires Diem CTO Dahlia Malkhi to Lead Research
29.3.2022
Bitcoin-Focused VC Stillmark Hires Former Google X Engineer Vikash Singh
17.3.2022
Singh joins fund as Principal Investor as the firm looks to deploy capital to Bitcoin companies
FTX Hires Former WB Gaming Exec to Lead Gaming Partnerships
10.3.2022
Steve Sadin comes to the company from WB Games’ Boston studio
Dapper Hires 2 Execs as NFL NFT Marketplace Debuts to $5M in Sales
28.2.2022
The NFL All Day maker is adding an SVP of engineering from Dropbox and a CFO from Recharge Payments as the company’s football marketplace goes live
Coinbase Hires Goldman Veteran to Lead Financial Operations
25.2.2022
It’s the latest in a long line of traditional finance executives exiting their positions to join the crypto industry