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Bitcoin Miner Riot Blockchain Names Its Head of Corporate Operations as New CFO

Current CFO Jeff McGonegal will retire and move into a new role as senior advisor of the miner in mid-August.

A close-up of one of Riot's mining rigs. (Riot Blockchain)

Finance

Fidelity Digital Assets Plans to Double Staff This Year: Report

The firm is planning to add 110 employees in tech roles, including engineers and developers with blockchain experience.

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INX Taps Galaxy Digital Alum as Chief Financial Officer

Renata Szkoda previously served as finance director at the Mike Novogratz-led crypto financial services firm.

INX hired Galaxy Digital alum Renata Szkoda. (INX)

Finance

Bitstamp Appoints JB Graftieaux as CEO After Julian Sawyer's Departure

Graftieaux previously served as the company's compliance officer and Europe CEO.

Bitstamp CEO JB Graftieaux (Bitstamp)

Finance

JST Capital Hires New York Fed Exec as Regulatory Head

Martin Grant moved to the crypto firm after almost 32 years at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, joining the flock of executives opting for the digital world over the traditional one.

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Grab’s Technology Head Departs to Lead Metaverse Gaming Firm Ethlas: Report

Many high-level executives of traditional technology firms have left their jobs to dive into the metaverse, with Grab’s head of technology, Wui Ngiap Foo, being the latest.

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Finance

Chainlink Labs Hires Diem CTO Dahlia Malkhi to Lead Research

Malkhi was an integral executive at the now-shuttered stablecoin project.

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Finance

Hashdex Appoints Ex-21Shares Director Laurent Kssis as Europe Head

Kssis left 21Shares in September 2021 after two years on the job.

Laurent Kssis (Laurent Kssis)

Finance

Bitcoin-Focused VC Stillmark Hires Former Google X Engineer Vikash Singh

Singh joins the fund as principal investor as the firm looks to deploy capital to Bitcoin-related companies.

Vikash Singh (Stillmark)

Finance

FTX Hires Former WB Gaming Exec to Lead Gaming Partnerships

Steve Sadin comes to the company from the gaming arm of Warner Bros.

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