Executive Appointments

BitMEX CEO Alexander Hoeptner speaks at Token2049 in Singapore last month. (Token2049)
BitMEX CEO Alexander Hoeptner Departs From the Crypto Futures Exchange
CFO Stephan Lutz will take over in the interim.
BitMEX CEO Alexander Hoeptner speaks at Token2049 in Singapore last month. (Token2049)

Former Valour CEO Diana Biggs (dianabiggs.com)
Former Valour CEO Diana Biggs Joins Crypto Investment Firm 1kx as Partner
Biggs joined the firm, which is backed by billionaire Alan Howard, after a two-year stint as CEO of Valour a Swiss digital-asset investment firm.
Former Valour CEO Diana Biggs (dianabiggs.com)

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Former JPMorgan Banker Joins Pantera Capital as COO
Samir Shah had worked at the Wall Street firm for 12 years, spanning roles in sales, strategy and digital.
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The Polkadot pavilion on the Promenade at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland (Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)
Polkadot Builder Parity Technologies Adds 3 Executives
The new executives are Chief Operating Officer Eran Barak, Chief Marketing Officer Peter Ruchatz and Chief Financial Officer Fahmi Syed.
The Polkadot pavilion on the Promenade at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland (Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)

Thales Araújo de Freitas, the new country manager of Bitso's Brazil operation. (Bitso)
Latin American Crypto Exchange Bitso Hires New Brazil Chief
The executive once had leadership roles at Citibank and HSBC.
Thales Araújo de Freitas, the new country manager of Bitso's Brazil operation. (Bitso)

Members of the Unstoppable Domains team. (Unstoppable Domains)
Unstoppable Domains Hires Execs From Twitch and IBM
Former Twitch VP Sajjad Rehman will lead Europe efforts while former IBM executive Nilkanth Iyer will head up Asia.
Members of the Unstoppable Domains team. (Unstoppable Domains)

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Eqonex Names Former Head of Binance UK Jonathan Farnell CEO
The move is part of an agreement that the lender signed with Bifinity, a new Binance entity.
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Sheila Warren (Crypto Council for Innovation)
Sheila Warren Leaves World Economic Forum to Lead Crypto Lobbying Group
The Crypto Council for Innovation's founding members include Coinbase, Fidelity and Paradigm.
Sheila Warren (Crypto Council for Innovation)

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Brazilian Crypto Asset Manager Hashdex Pursues US Expansion Following 2 Key Hires
The firm is adding staff for its U.S. operation and created the positions of head of corporate communications and chief of staff.
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Coinbase Names Former Facebook Executive as CMO
Kate Rouch spent more than a decade at the social media giant.
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