Hiring


Policy

NYDFS Hiring New Deputy Superintendent for Virtual Currency

The move will bolster the state’s BitLicense regulator following Superintendent Linda Lacewell’s departure.

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Markets

Retail Giant Walmart Seeking to Hire Digital, Cryptocurrency Lead

The company is looking for someone to develop its digital currency strategy and product roadmap.

Walmart

Finance

Chainalysis Exec Heads to PayPal to Lead Crypto Regulatory Efforts

Jesse Spiro, chief of government affairs at Chainalysis, is heading to PayPal's crypto wing to work on regulatory policy.

PayPal

Finance

Amazon Is Looking to Hire a Digital Currency Lead

The successful candidate will have expertise in cryptocurrency and central bank digital currencies, according to the job posting.

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Markets

Bitstamp Names Kraken Veteran Zagotta as New US Chief Executive

Robert Zagotta will oversee daily operations and look to grow the exchange's U.S. business.

Bitstamp recruited its first U.S. CEO.

Markets

Fidelity Digital Assets to Increase Headcount by 70%: Report

The staff will be used to develop new products and expand into crypto other than bitcoin.

Tom Jessop, head of Fidelity Digital Assets

Finance

Dapper Labs Hires Former NFL VP as Marketing Chief; NBA Top Shot Gets New GM

The firm is adding key staff on the heels of a $305 million funding round.

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Finance

BlackRock Wants a Blockchain Strategy for Aladdin, Its Investments Engine

A job posting reveals enterprise blockchain ambitions at the world’s largest asset manager. Public and private chains are up for evaluation, a source said.

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Policy

Crypto Lawyers Andrew Hinkes, Justin Wales Join Fintech Practice at Miami’s K&L Gates

The two are making the jump after a combined 11 years at Carlton Fields, a smaller law firm.

Crypto lawyer Andrew Hinkes

Finance

Crypto Exchange Apifiny Hires New President, Inches Towards Public Listing

The “exchange of exchanges” has hired a new CFO to help take the company public.

Apifiny's employees in a photo from 2020.