BitGo named Jeff Horowitz chief compliance officer on Jan. 13, 202112. Horowitz had led Coinbase's global compliance program until he left that company in October 2020, CoinDesk reported. BitGo announced the hire on X, writing that Horowitz brought "over 25 years of compliance and regulatory experience".
The second executive hire at BitGo on the record since 2018
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Dec. 6, 2018 | Corcoran became CEO. Dick Corcoran was named Chief Executive Officer, BitGo Trust Company of BitGo |
| Jan. 13, 2021 | Horowitz became Chief Compliance Officer. Jeff Horowitz was named Chief Compliance Officer of BitGo |
| Aug. 2, 2022 | Fang became COO. Chen Fang was named Chief Operating Officer of BitGo |
| June 25, 2026 | Layoffs. Layoffs at BitGo became public |
| Sept. 17, 2026 | Rozman became Chief Compliance Officer. Alex Rozman was named Chief Compliance Officer of BitGo |
27 executive hires on the record in 2021
Executive hires CryptoLately has verified, by year
- 2021: 27
- 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
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| Item | Value |
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| 2018 | 8 |
| 2019 | 11 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2021 | 27 |
| 2022 | 37 |
| 2023 | 20 |
| 2024 | 39 |
| 2025 | 59 |
The hire
CoinDesk framed the appointment around the job ahead of Horowitz. “Cryptocurrency custodian BitGo has hired Coinbase's former chief compliance officer to lead its compliance and anti-money laundering (AML) programs,” the outlet wrote2. Horowitz described the demand he saw from the market he would now serve. “Banks and institutional investors are looking for a regulated and independent custody solution provider to safely store their crypto,” he told CoinDesk in an email.
BitGo's own post named the regulatory range the company wanted Horowitz to cover. “Jeff brings knowledge from both traditional financial services and crypto markets to help us navigate state, federal and international policies,” the company wrote1. CoinDesk added a detail about his record. Horowitz had co-chaired the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association's anti-money-laundering committee2. That post put him among the people who write the rules banks ask custodians to follow.
A settlement sat behind the hire
CoinDesk linked the appointment to a penalty from the prior month. The U.S. Treasury Department announced in December 2020 that BitGo agreed to pay $93,8302. The sum settled 183 "apparent violations" of multiple sanctions programs, the outlet reported. BitGo hired Horowitz on Jan. 13, 2021, five weeks after the Treasury made the settlement public. The dollar figure looked modest. Its count of 183 separate violations pointed to a screening gap wider than one missed transaction, the kind of pattern a chief compliance officer gets hired to close.
What came next
Horowitz served as BitGo's chief compliance officer from Jan. 13, 2021, until his retirement took effect on June 19, 2026, after five years and five months in the role13. BitGo announced the retirement on June 18, 2026, and called it an orderly transition, separate from any dispute over the company's operations, policies or practices.
Sources
- BitGo, "BitGo on X: welcoming Jeff Horowitz as Chief Compliance Officer," X, Jan. 13, 2021, https://x.com/BitGo/status/1349359861675409411
- Nathan DiCamillo, "BitGo Taps Former Coinbase Exec Jeff Horowitz as Chief Compliance Officer," CoinDesk, Jan. 13, 2021, https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/01/13/bitgo-taps-former-coinbase-exec-jeff-horowitz-as-chief-compliance-officer
- TipRanks, "BitGo Announces Retirement of Chief Compliance Officer Horowitz," The Globe and Mail, June 23, 2026, https://www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/markets/markets-news/Tipranks/2615217/bitgo-announces-retirement-of-chief-compliance-officer-horowitz/