Bhavsar joins the Libra Association after 25 years in public and private sector banking regulation roles.
Twitter Hires Noted Hacker as Head of Security Months After Bitcoin Scam
Twitter has hired Peiter Zatko, a prominent white-hat hacker going by the handle “Mudge,” to help prevent future security breaches.
Microsoft Exec Joins Blockchain Gaming Platform Enjin to Lead Enterprise Push
Enjin is aiming to widen its enterprise focus with its latest hire hailing from over 20 years at tech giant Microsoft.
Bitstamp Names Gemini Alum Julian Sawyer as New CEO
Sawyer replaces Bitstamp’s founder Nejc Kodrič, now shuffling over to a “non-executive role.”
Winklevoss-Founded Crypto Exchange Gemini Hires Former Morgan Stanley Exec
The U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange has tapped a former Morgan Stanley executive to head its compliance operations in Asia.
Libra Association Hires Former HSBC CEO
The Libra Association, the organisation developing the Facebook-led cryptocurrency payments project, has hired a banking heavyweight with 25 years at HSBC.
Coinbase Taps Marcus Hughes as New Eurozone Chief
Hughes had taken over Coinbase’s international legal operations earlier this month.
Elliptic Hires Former Revolut CFO as it Prepares for Asia Expansion
David MacLean will oversee the crypto tracer’s finance and personnel operations.
Coinbase Snags Lyft Engineering Executive Manish Gupta
Gupta will help Coinbase ‘through the next phase of company growth.’
Libra Taps Another Former FinCEN Official as General Counsel
Robert Werner is the second former FinCEN staffer to join the Libra Association this month.
PayPal’s Financial Crimes Division Is Seeking a Blockchain Expert
The payments giant is seeking a blockchain expert to help identify use cases for the tech in the prevention of financial crimes.
Santander Hires Former Apple Pay Exec to Lead P2P Payments
The new hire formerly helped lead the launches of both Apple Card and Apple Pay.
Former JPMorgan Exec Joins Binance as Latin American, European Director
Former State Street counsel, JPMorgan vice president and Huobi regional head Josh Goodbody is joining Binance as its new director of European and Latin American growth and institutional business.
China’s SEC May Soon Have a Crypto-Savvy Department Chief: Report
China’s securities watchdog is reported to be hiring Yao Qian, the former head of the central bank’s digital currency initiative, as the chief of its new tech regulation bureau.
Stack Overflow VP Joins Crypto Lending Firm as Chief Product Officer
Crypto lending firm Unchained Capital has hired Will Cole of the Wyoming Blockchain Task Force as its new chief product officer.
Fidelity Hires Barclays’ Former Head of Digital Assets
Financial services giant Fidelity hired Chris Tyrer, former head of Barclays’ digital assets project.
JPMorgan Exec Joins Blockchain Gold-Trading Firm Tradewind as CEO
Tradewind, a blockchain-powered precious metals market, has hired a JPMorgan veteran to be its first-ever CEO.
Crypto Market Maker B2C2 Hires Wall Street FX Vet to Lead US Expansion
London-based crypto liquidity provider B2C2 has hired Wall Street veteran Rob Catalanello to lead its expansion in the U.S.
Digital Asset Names New CEO to Succeed Blythe Masters
Enterprise blockchain startup Digital Asset has named co-founder Yuval Rooz as the company’s new chief executive officer.
Facebook Blockchain Job Openings Top 20 Amid Staffing Spree
Facebook’s careers website now lists 20 open positions related to blockchain technology in a wide range of areas.