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Binance Hired Compliance SVP From Rival Crypto Exchange Kraken

Steven Christie, who spent nearly five years at Kraken, joined Binance in May, according to a report.

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NFT Investor Animoca Brands Names Ex-Gemini Finance Chief as CFO

Jared Shaw joins Animoca after more than three years as Gemini's head of finance.

The Animoca Brands team in Hong Kong (Animoca)

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Chiliz, Owner of Blockchain Sports-Fan Platform Socios, Names Julian La Picque as CFO

La Picque joins Chiliz from blockchain platform Covantis having previously founded Geneva-based blockchain consulting firm Uncrypted.

Chiliz CFO Julian La Picque (Chiliz)

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Digital Asset-Focused Bank Protego Trust Names Ron Totaro as CEO

Protego added Bitfury’s CEO to its board of directors in February.

Ron Totaro, CEO de Protego Trust Bank. (Protego Bank)

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JPMorgan Hires Former Microsoft Executive to Its Digital Assets-Related Payments Group

Microsoft’s former corporate treasurer and chief investment officer Tahreem Kampton joined JPMorgan Payments, which focuses on digital payments and blockchain technology.

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Crypto Tracer Elliptic Hires Software Veteran Jackson Hull as CTO

Hull takes over a role previously held by Elliptic’s co-founder James Smith.

Elliptic has hired Jackson Hull as its chief technology officer. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Crypto Custody Firm Copper Appoints Tim Neill as Chief Risk Officer

Neill, who has 20 years of experience in operations and risk management, previously worked at Mastercard.

Newly appointed chief risk officer Tim Neill (Copper)

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FTX.US Derivatives Deepens Board With Addition of Ex-CFTC Commissioner

The hire comes as FTX has previously pitched the CFTC to directly clear customers' crypto swaps.

Former Commodity Futures Trading Commission Commissioner Jill Sommers, in a 2011 photo. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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5 Top Crypto Lawyers Join Law Firm Brown Rudnick’s Digital Commerce Practice

Well-known crypto lawyer Stephen Palley will co-chair Brown Rudnick’s Digital Commerce practice.

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Ex-S. Korean Finance Minister Yong-Beom Kim Appointed as CEO of Hashed Open Research

The research arm of crypto venture capital fund Hashed is looking to bridge the gap between the blockchain industry and the South Korean government.

Seoul, South Korea (Ciaran O'Brien/Unsplash)