The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced Ashley Alder as its new Chair, with the scheduled projection for his term to commence in January 2023. Alder will take over from in...
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UK regulator appoints new digital assets director to oversee crypto
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed the director of the multi-agency National Economic Crime Command (NECC) as its new director of payments and digital assets. The regulato...
Bitcoin startup Trust Machines appoints ex-Coinbase president Asiff Hirji as advisor
Trust Machines, a startup that seeks to advance Bitcoin adoption via building applications around the flagship cryptocurrency, has added top talent to its team after hiring Manas Mohapatra and Igor Sy...
Matrixport appoints Anthony DeMartino as CEO to lead and build business in the US
Matrixport Group today announced the appointment of Anthony DeMartino as its US CEO as part of its ongoing international growth strategy. Matrixport’s expansion into the US demonstrates its firm commi...
DEA Appoints Tatsuya Kohrogi Vice President & Head Of Global Business
Singapore-based GameFi ecosystem Digital Entertainment Asset Pte. Ltd. (DEA) has revealed the appointment of Tatsuya Kohrogi to the role of Vice President and Head of Global Business. Kohrogi will be ...
Bitget Appoints Gracy Chen as Managing Director
[PRESS RELEASE – Please Read Disclaimer] Singapore, 1 June, 2022 – Leading global derivatives exchange – Bitget, today announced the appointment of Gracy Chen as Managing Director, who will lead Bitge...
Fireblocks Appoints Former Bank of England Head as Director of CBDC
Varun Paul, former head of fintech at the Bank of England (BoE), has accepted the role of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and Market Infrastructure director at the digital asset security company,...
Foxtons appoints Guy Gittins as chief executive
UK estate agent Foxtons has named a new chief executive as it seeks to address shareholder concerns about high pay and poor performance. Guy Gittins, the former boss of rival agency Chestertons, will ...
UK’s neobank Tandem appoints Georgina Whalley as Chief Marketing Officer
UK-based digital bank Tandem announces a key senior appointment to its senior Executive Team with immediate effect. Georgina Whalley joins Tandem in the newly created senior role of Chief Impact and M...
Polymarket appoints former CFTC chief Giancarlo as chair of advisory board
Former Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) head and crypto advocate Christopher Giancarlo has taken a seat as the chairman of crypto prediction platform Polymarket’s advisory board. The ...
CFTC commissioner appoints senior policy adviser experienced in digital asset regulation
Caroline Pham, currently serving as a commissioner at the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or CFTC, has announced a former head of U.S. regulatory policy at investment banking firm ...
Bitstamp appoints new CEO after Julian Sawyer’s sudden departure
Crypto exchange Bitstamp announced on Monday that CEO Julian Sawyer has left the company, with Europe CEO JB Graftieaux promoted to replace him. Sawyer, who had been in the role for 18 months, has &#...
Bitstamp: The Crypto Exchange Appoints JB Graftieaux As New CEO Following Sawyer’s Departure
BItsamp, one of the largest crypto exchanges, has appointed a new CEO as Julian Sawyer decided to depart. Julian Sawyer has taken a decision to pursue other opportunities, highlights the company.&nbs...
NFT project Doodles appoints former Billboard executive as new CEO
Julian Holguin, former executive at Billboard, is the new CEO of Doodles, a community and collection of 10,000 NFTs. “Julian will work alongside the founders of expand Doodles IP through music, gaming...
Bitfinex appoints Giles Dixon to help streamline regulatory approval
Leading cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex has hired Giles Dixon as the Head of Licensing. Bitfinex announced this news on May 4, noting that Dixon joins it with a lot of knowledge in the regulatory and...
TRON DAO Reserve Appoints Alameda Research as the First Member and Whitelisted Institution – crypto.news
Geneva, Switzerland / May 5 / – The TRON DAO Reserve has announced Alameda Research as the first Member and Whitelisted Institution to mint Decentralized USD (USDD), a fully decentralized stablecoin ...
TRON DAO Reserve Appoints Alameda Research as the First Member and Whitelisted Institution
Geneva, Switzerland / May 5 / – The TRON DAO Reserve has announced Alameda Research as the first Member and Whitelisted Institution to mint Decentralized USD (USDD), a fully decentralized stablecoin ...
Payer Appoints Dominik Belloin as New Chairman of the Board
B2B payments company, Payer today announced that the company has named Dominik Belloin, one of its board members, as the new Chairman of the Board. The Swedish firm mentioned that the appointment now ...
CFTC commissioner appoints crypto-experienced CME Group director as chief counsel
Kristin Johnson, one of five commissioners currently serving at the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or CFTC, has announced that a CME Group executive director with experience in cr...
Bitcoin Holder MicroStrategy Releases Q1 2022 Earnings Report, Appoints New CFO – crypto.news
MicroStrategy’s earnings report for Q1, 2022, released on May 3, shows the company recorded a non-cash digital asset impairment charge of $170.1 million during that period. The company has also announ...
Crypto Trading Platform BITmarkets Appoints Maria Apogeni as New CEO
Advertisement     Popular cryptocurrency trading platform BITmarkets is pleased to announce the emergence of new leadership in the company as it appoints Maria Apogeni...
LT Group Appoints Billionaire Lucio Tan’s Grandson To Vice Chairman As Conglomerate Gears Up For Recovery
Philippine Airlines director Lucio Tan III (left) and PAL president and chief operating officer … [+] Stanley Ng (right). Courtesy of Philippines Airlines Billionaire Lucio Tan’s 29-year-old gra...
Cardano Foundation Appoints New Technical Director for Open Source: Details
Vladislav Sopov Cardano Foundation, the nonprofit behind the largest Proof-of-Stake (PoS) network Cardano, now has new technical director for open-source development Contents Hydra’s engineer to...
Crypto.com Appoints Former Visa Boss as VP of Policy of EMEA
Digital currency trading platform, Crypto.com has tapped the services of Roeland Van der Stappen, a Brussels-based regulatory veteran as its new Vice President of Policy in charge of Europe, the Middl...
Astra Protocol Appoints Another Ex-Trump Official to Key Role
Zurich-based Astra Protocol has hired former Department of Homeland Security head, Kirstjen Nielsen to help with compliance as the crypto regulatory landscape evolves. Nielsen, a former government emp...
Nomura Appoints a New Head of Investment Management in the Americas
On Wednesday, Nomura, a Japanese financial services giant, said that Nomura Holding America Inc. (NHA) had appointed Robert Stark as its new Head of Investment Management in the Americas. According to...
UK’s top regulator appoints interim digital assets head
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed an interim lead for its efforts to regulate digital assets. Victoria McLoughlin will take up the charge, according to a LinkedIn post, h...
UK Regulator FCA Appoints Victoria McLoughlin as Interim Head of Digital Assets Division
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), a financial regulatory body in the UK, on Wednesday announced the appointment of Victoria McLoughlin as interim head of its digital assets department. In the new...
ZenLedger Appoints Four New C-suite Level Executives
ZenLedger, a cryptocurrency data analysis company, said on Wednesday that it hired four new c-suite level executives. According to the press release, the firm has named Duyane Norman as its new Chief ...
Cryptocurrency Exchange Bitso Appoints New Country Head In Brazil
Bitso, a cryptocurrency exchange, named Thales Araújo de Freitas as nation head in Brazil, the organization said on Monday. During the previous 6 months, Bitso has escalated its user base in Brazil, a...
Plus500 Appoints Jefferies as Joint Corporate Broker
Plus500 announced it is appointing Jefferies International Limited (“Jefferies”) as a Joint Corporate Broker to the firm, effective immediately. Jefferies will operate alongside with Plus5...