Hires

Chiliz CFO Julian La Picque (Chiliz)
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)

CDCROP: Protego Trust Bank CEO Ron Totaro (Protego Bank)
Digital Asset-Focused Bank Protego Trust Names Ron Totaro as CEO
Protego added Bitfury’s CEO to its board of directors in February.
CDCROP: Protego Trust Bank CEO Ron Totaro (Protego Bank)

CDCROP: JP Morgan building (Shutterstock)
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.
CDCROP: JP Morgan building (Shutterstock)

Elliptic has hired Jackson Hull as CTO (Danny Nelson for CoinDesk)
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 CTO (Danny Nelson for CoinDesk)

CDCROP: Newly appointed chief risk officer Tim Neill (Copper)
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.
CDCROP: Newly appointed chief risk officer Tim Neill (Copper)

CDCROP: Commodity Futures Trading Commission Commissioner Jill Sommers (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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.
CDCROP: Commodity Futures Trading Commission Commissioner Jill Sommers (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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Seoul, South Korea. (Ciaran O'Brien/Unsplash)
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)

Bored Ape (Yuga Labs)
NFT Developer Yuga Labs Hires Social Token Expert as Senior Executive
Chris Fortier joins the growing Web3 powerhouse after stints with social token marketplace Rally and streaming platform Twitch.
Bored Ape (Yuga Labs)

CDCROP: Adam White CEO of Bakkt (CoinDesk)
Former Coinbase VP Adam White Joins Blackstone as Crypto Investment Adviser
White begins at Blackstone in a part-time role working across the firm’s investment teams and with its portfolio companies.
CDCROP: Adam White CEO of Bakkt (CoinDesk)