Category: Hires

Coinbase Hires Former Stripe Exec as Chief Compliance Officer

February 17, 2021

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Melissa Strait will take charge of Coinbase’s compliance initiatives ahead of its planned public listing. Feb 17, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. UTCUpdated Feb 17, 2021 at 3:21 p.m. UTC Coinbase Hires Former Stripe Exec as Chief Compliance Officer Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has hired a former executive of payments company Stripe to head its compliance efforts. […]

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

February 16, 2021

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The digital currency asset manager’s new executives bring with them experience at firms such as Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and Ripple Labs. Feb 16, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. UTCUpdated Feb 16, 2021 at 4:04 p.m. UTC Digital Asset Manager Grayscale Expands Leadership Team With Trio of C-Suite Hires Grayscale Investments has expanded its senior […]

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MicroStrategy Begins Hiring for Bitcoin Data Product

February 12, 2021

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After buying 71,079 BTC, the business intelligence company is building its first bitcoin-related software product. MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor(CoinDesk archives) Feb 12, 2021 at 7:31 p.m. UTCUpdated Feb 13, 2021 at 4:07 p.m. UTC MicroStrategy Begins Hiring for Bitcoin Data Product MicroStrategy is moving to assemble a blockchain analytics team. It would be the first […]

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

January 7, 2021

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Jan 7, 2021 at 4:07 p.m. UTCUpdated Jan 7, 2021 at 4:11 p.m. UTC Grayscale’s Michael Sonnenshein speaks at Invest: NYC 2019.(CoinDesk archives) Crypto Investment Firm Grayscale Names New CEO, Plans to Double Staff in 2021 Digital asset manager Grayscale Investments has named Michael Sonnenshein, currently the firm’s managing director, as CEO. Sonnenshein has been […]

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

December 27, 2020

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Dec 27, 2020 at 4:14 p.m. UTCUpdated Dec 27, 2020 at 4:15 p.m. UTC BlackRock Seeks VP Blockchain Lead to ‘Drive Demand’ for Firm’s Crypto Offerings The world’s largest asset manager BlackRock is seeking to hire a vice president, blockchain lead to help build and execute strategies and “drive demand” for the company’s crypto and […]

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Libra Association Taps Saumya Bhavsar as General Counsel for Payments Subsidiary

November 25, 2020

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Nov 25, 2020 at 4:15 p.m. UTC Libra Association Taps Saumya Bhavsar as General Counsel for Payments Subsidiary The Libra Association, the organization developing the Facebook-backed cryptocurrency project libra, has hired a former banking regulator and industry veteran as general counsel for its payments subsidiary. The hire, Saumya Bhavsar, will assist Libra Networks in “launching […]

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Microsoft Marketing Exec Joins Blockchain Gaming Platform Enjin to Lead Enterprise Push

November 16, 2020

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Nov 16, 2020 at 12:01 p.m. UTCUpdated Nov 16, 2020 at 3:04 p.m. UTC (Shutterstock/Piotr Swat) Microsoft Exec Joins Blockchain Gaming Platform Enjin to Lead Enterprise Push Blockchain gaming platform Enjin is launching a bid to attract more enterprise business, and it has hired an executive with two decades of experience at Microsoft to lead […]

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Bitstamp Names Gemini Alum Julian Sawyer as CEO

October 22, 2020

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Oct 22, 2020 at 15:14 UTCUpdated Oct 22, 2020 at 15:45 UTC (CryptoCompare) Danny Nelson Bitstamp has hired former Gemini Managing Director for Europe Julian Sawyer as its new chief executive and moved founder Nejc Kodrič into a “non-executive role.” Sawyer will oversee the company’s continued expansion of digital asset services and growth, Bitstamp said […]

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Ex-Coinbase, BitFlyer Lawyer Joins Anderson Kill

October 19, 2020

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Oct 19, 2020 at 13:00 UTCUpdated Oct 19, 2020 at 14:53 UTC Robert Kim, senior legal analyst at Bloomberg Law; Amy Kim, chief policy officer at Chamber of Digital Commerce; John Smith, partner at Morrison Foerster; and Hailey Lennon, partner at Anderson Kill. (CoinDesk Archives) Former Coinbase counsel Hailey Lennon is joining law firm Anderson […]

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