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BNY Mellon Names Caroline Butler CEO of Digital Assets

Butler previously ran the Custody Services division at the bank.

Caroline Butler (BNY Mellon)
Caroline Butler (BNY Mellon)

Custodial banking giant BNY Mellon (BK) has promoted Caroline Butler to CEO of Digital Assets, the lender announced Thursday.

Butler joined BNY Mellon in 2020 and most recently was CEO of Custody Services, where she led development of the bank’s integrated digital custody and administration platform for traditional and digital assets.

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The platform launched in October 2022, allowing fund managers to store keys necessary to access and move around their bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH), as well as the other traditional bookkeeping functions.

In her new position, Butler will continue to lead the digital assets custody platform, as well as oversee any digital assets commercial initiatives company-wide.

Helene Braun

Helene is a New York-based markets reporter at CoinDesk, covering the latest news from Wall Street, the rise of the spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds and updates on crypto markets. She is a graduate of New York University's business and economic reporting program and has appeared on CBS News, YahooFinance and Nasdaq TradeTalks. She holds BTC and ETH.

Helene Braun