Hires

Crypto Investment-Product Firm 21.co Hires Former Goldman Alum as Chief Technology Officer
David Josse led Goldman Sachs’ business intelligence and engineering efforts for the bank’s Marcus product.

Binance Hired Compliance SVP From Rival Crypto Exchange Kraken
Steven Christie, who spent nearly five years at Kraken, joined Binance in May, according to a report.

NFT Investor Animoca Brands Names Ex-Gemini Finance Chief as CFO
Jared Shaw joins Animoca after more than three years as Gemini's head of finance.

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.

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

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.

Crypto Tracer Elliptic Hires Software Veteran Jackson Hull as CTO
Hull takes over a role previously held by Elliptic’s co-founder James Smith.

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.

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.

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.

