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Toshihide Endo, former commissioner of Japan's Financial Services Agency and adviser to the DeCurret cryptocurrency exchange.
Finance
Exchanges
Former Top Japanese Regulator Joins Crypto Exchange DeCurret as Adviser
Toshihide Endo was commissioner of the Financial Services Agency (FSA) from 2018 to 2020.
Toshihide Endo, former commissioner of Japan's Financial Services Agency and adviser to the DeCurret cryptocurrency exchange.
By Tanzeel Akhtar
Mar 23, 2021 at 9:21 a.m. UTC
Mar 23, 2021
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Finance
Google
Robinhood Hires Ex-Google Exec as Its First Chief Product Officer
Google veteran Aparna Chennapragada will oversee all product, design and research.
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By Jamie Crawley
Mar 18, 2021 at 2:28 p.m. UTC
Mar 18, 2021
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Finance
Hires
Crypto.com Appoints Music Industry Veteran to Lead New NFT Marketplace
The exchange is soon to launch an invite-only NFT platform it says will feature top artists and sports stars.
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By Jamie Crawley
Mar 16, 2021 at 1:06 p.m. UTC
Mar 16, 2021
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Zeeshan Feroz
Markets
Coinbase
Former Coinbase UK Chief Joins Crypto Payments Company MoonPay
The notable hire comes after MoonPay secured approval for a virtual financial asset license in Malta.
Zeeshan Feroz
By Tanzeel Akhtar
Mar 11, 2021 at 12:24 p.m. UTC
Mar 11, 2021
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BitMEX
Finance
Pwc
BitMEX Operator Appoints PwC Partner as Chief Financial Officer
Stephan Lutz will bring to the firm nearly a decade of experience as partner at auditing and consultancy giant PwC when he joins in May.
BitMEX
By Tanzeel Akhtar
Mar 4, 2021 at 10:03 a.m. UTC
Mar 4, 2021
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Markets
Coinbase
Coinbase Hires Former Stripe Exec as Chief Compliance Officer
Melissa Strait will take charge of Coinbase's compliance initiatives ahead of its planned public listing.
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By Sebastian Sinclair
Feb 17, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
Feb 17, 2021
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New York
Finance
Hires
Digital Asset Manager Grayscale Expands Leadership Team With Trio of C-Suite Hires
The digital currency asset manager's new executives bring with them experience at firms such as Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and Ripple Labs.
New York
By Jamie Crawley
Feb 16, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Feb 16, 2021
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MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor
Markets
Hires
MicroStrategy Begins Hiring for Bitcoin Data Product
After buying 71,079 BTC, the business intelligence company is building its first bitcoin-related software product.
MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor
By Danny Nelson
Feb 12, 2021 at 7:31 p.m. UTC
Feb 12, 2021
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Diana Biggs, Valour CEO
Finance
Investment
Former HSBC Exec and Blockchain Expert Diana Biggs Joins Valour as CEO
Biggs is an associate fellow at the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School, guest lecturing on blockchain technology and digital assets.
Diana Biggs, Valour CEO
By Jamie Crawley
Feb 11, 2021 at 1:58 p.m. UTC
Feb 11, 2021
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Zeeshan Feroz
Finance
Coinbase
Crypto Banking Company BCB Group Hires Former Coinbase UK CEO
Feroz will bring experience "built across the global payments and fintech industry," BCB Group said.
Zeeshan Feroz
By Tanzeel Akhtar
Feb 3, 2021 at 12:56 p.m. UTC
Feb 3, 2021
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