Executive Appointments
Coinbase Names Former Facebook Executive as CMO
Kate Rouch spent more than a decade at the social media giant.
FinCEN Names New Acting Director to Replace Michael Mosier
National security expert Himamauli “Him” Das will become acting director of FinCEN while a search for a permanent director gets underway.
Former Coinbase Legal Exec Lempres Joins Silvergate Capital as Chairman
Lempres takes over from Dennis Frank, who had served as chairman since 1996.
Head of Bitstamp US Departs to Join Castle Island Ventures
Hunter Merghart was Bitstamp's first U.S. employee.
CEO of Bitcoin Mining Firm Core Scientific Resigns
Kevin Turner, previously the COO of Microsoft, had led Core Scientific since July 2018.
Libra Taps Ex-Homeland Security General Counsel as New Legal Chief
The new general counsel is Libra's second in just three months.
BitMEX Owner HDR Appoints Former Bank of China Exec to Board
HDR Global Trading said David Wong – a former deputy CEO at Bank of China – will join its board as a non-executive chairman.
CoinShares Hires WisdomTree Exec as Company Plans Expansion Outside UK
The new hire brings the London-based digital asset manager connections to major financial institutions in Europe.
Crypto Exchange OKCoin Appoints New CEO to Drive US Expansion
Outgoing OkCoin CEO Tim Byun will lead OK Group's global government relations from the end of March.
The SEC Has a New Chief Crypto Cop
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has appointed a new head of the cyber unit that tackles crypto firms breaking the law.
