Moves of 2025
Markets & VenuesCEO Changes
Rob Phythian Steps Down as SharpLink Co-Chief Executive
SharpLink Gaming said on December 17, 2025, that Rob Phythian had stepped down as co-chief executive and director and that its board had made Joseph Chalom sole chief executive officer, effective December 15, completing a planned transition.
Payments & ConsumerBoard Seats
Animoca Brands Appoints John Madden to Board of Directors
Animoca Brands said on December 15, 2025, that John Madden, its company secretary since 2019, had become a director on December 10, a day before director David Brickler resigned.
Payments & ConsumerBoard Seats
David Brickler Resigns From Animoca Brands Board
Director David Brickler resigned from Animoca Brands' board effective December 11, 2025, one day after John Madden's appointment took effect, the company announced on December 15, 2025.
Markets & VenuesExecutive Hires
MEXC Names Vugar Usi Chief Operating Officer
MEXC named Vugar Usi chief operating officer on December 3, 2025, hiring a Bitget veteran to run its global expansion four months before promoting him to chief executive.
Markets & VenuesCEO Changes
Hyperliquid Strategies Names David Schamis Chief Executive Officer
Hyperliquid Strategies named David Schamis chief executive officer on December 2, 2025, the day its merger with Sonnet BioTherapeutics closed and its stock began trading as a HYPE treasury vehicle.
ProtocolsExits and Removals
Sushi Labs Managing Director Jared Grey Steps Down
Jared Grey announced on Dec. 1, 2025 that he would step down as Sushi's Head Chef and Sushi Labs managing director for an advisory role, as Synthesis founder Alex McCurry took over and invested in the protocol.
ProtocolsCEO Changes
Sushi Names Alex McCurry Chief Executive
PANews reported on December 1, 2025, that Jared Grey would step down as Sushi's top leader, and PR Newswire carried Sushi's own announcement that Alex McCurry had joined as chief executive on December 16, 2025.
Markets & VenuesCEO Changes
Blockchain.com Names Lane Kasselman Co-Chief Executive
Blockchain.com promoted president Lane Kasselman to co-CEO on November 17, 2025, to run a new Dallas headquarters while founder Peter Smith stays chief executive from London.
Markets & VenuesBoard Seats
BitMine Immersion Names Jason Edgeworth Independent Director
BitMine Immersion Technologies seated JPD Family Holdings asset manager Jason Edgeworth as an independent director on Nov. 14, 2025, the same day it named Chi Tsang chief executive.
Markets & VenuesBoard Seats
BitMine Immersion Names Olivia Howe Independent Director
BitMine Immersion Technologies seated RigUp chief legal officer Olivia Howe as an independent director on Nov. 14, 2025, the same day it named Chi Tsang chief executive.
Markets & VenuesBoard Seats
BitMine Immersion Names Robert Sechan Independent Director
BitMine Immersion Technologies seated Robert Sechan, founder of NewEdge Capital Group, as an independent director on Nov. 14, 2025, the same day the firm named Chi Tsang chief executive.
Markets & VenuesCEO Changes
BitMine CEO Jonathan Bates Departs
Jonathan Bates left BitMine Immersion Technologies as chief executive on Nov. 14, 2025, the same day the company named Chi Tsang to replace him.
Markets & VenuesCEO Changes
BitMine Names Chi Tsang Chief Executive
BitMine Immersion Technologies named Chi Tsang CEO on Nov. 14, 2025, replacing Jonathan Bates as the firm pushed its Ethereum treasury past 2.9 percent of the token's supply.
ProtocolsExecutive Hires
Danika Delano Becomes Chief Operating Officer at the Zcash Foundation
The Zcash Foundation promoted Danika Delano from operations director to chief operating officer on November 11, 2025.
Markets & VenuesCEO Changes
Bitpanda's Eric Demuth Steps Down as CEO for Executive Chairman
Eric Demuth handed Bitpanda's chief executive title to Lukas Enzersdorfer-Konrad on November 3, 2025, after more than a decade as co-CEO, and moved into the role of Executive Chairman and President of the Board.
ProtocolsExecutive Hires
Zcash Foundation Names Alex Bornstein Executive Director
The Zcash Foundation's board appointed Alex Bornstein executive director effective November 1, 2025, making permanent the role he had held on an interim basis since March.
ProtocolsExecutive Hires
Alchemy Names AWS Veteran Bill Platt Chief Operating Officer
Alchemy announced on October 28, 2025, that it had hired Bill Platt, a former Amazon Web Services executive, as chief operating officer to scale its blockchain infrastructure for institutional demand.
Markets & VenuesCEO Changes
Evernorth Names Asheesh Birla Chief Executive
Evernorth Holdings announced on October 20, 2025, that Asheesh Birla, a former Ripple executive, would lead the company as it seeks over $1 billion in gross proceeds through a Nasdaq listing.
Markets & VenuesExecutive Hires
Bitfarms Names Jonathan Mir Chief Financial Officer
Bitfarms named Jonathan Mir chief financial officer on October 14, 2025, succeeding Jeff Lucas as the Nasdaq-listed miner builds data centers for high-performance computing in Pennsylvania, Quebec and Central Washington.
Markets & VenuesExecutive Hires
Cipher Mining Names Gregory Mumford Chief Financial Officer
Cipher Mining Inc. named Gregory Mumford, a Keefe, Bruyette & Woods digital assets banker, as its second chief financial officer in a release dated October 6, 2025.
Markets & VenuesExits and Removals
Cipher Mining's Edward Farrell Retires as Chief Financial Officer
Cipher Mining Inc. announced on October 6, 2025, that Edward Farrell, its first chief financial officer, would retire effective October 14, 2025, and move into a senior advisor role.
Markets & VenuesExecutive Hires
Strive Names Ben Werkman Chief Investment Officer
Ben Werkman left Swan Bitcoin to become Strive's chief investment officer on October 6, 2025, three weeks after Strive's board had listed him as a director tied to Swan.
Markets & VenuesExecutive Hires
Bitpanda Names Markus Dorner Chief Technology Officer
Bitpanda promoted Markus Dorner, a three-year employee who rose from director to VP of engineering, to chief technology officer effective October 1, 2025.
ProtocolsExecutive Hires
TON Foundation Names Gerardo Carucci Chief Marketing Officer
TON Foundation hired former Apple and Nike marketing executive Gerardo Carucci as chief marketing officer on October 1, 2025, seven months before Telegram founder Pavel Durov said Telegram would take over the foundation's role.
ProtocolsBoard Seats
0G Foundation Appoints Jonathan Chang to Its Board
0G Foundation named Dr. Jonathan Chang a director on September 30, 2025, after 0G announced the launch of Aristotle Mainnet, its decentralized AI network, to advance policy ties for the project.
Payments & ConsumerExecutive Hires
David Schwartz Hands the Ripple CTO Job to Dennis Jarosch
David Schwartz, Ripple's chief technology officer since 2018, told the XRP community on September 30, 2025 that he would step back at the end of the year, and Ripple's senior vice president of engineering, Dennis Jarosch, would take the title.
ProtocolsCEO Changes
Mitchell Demeter Runs Sonic Labs for 145 Days
Sonic Labs named Mitchell Demeter CEO on Sept. 28, 2025, when Michael Kong became chief information officer.
Payments & ConsumerExecutive Hires
Tether Names Benjamin Habbel Chief Business Officer
Tether appointed former Google and Limestone Capital executive Benjamin Habbel chief business officer on September 24, 2025, to lead growth, finance and investments.
Markets & VenuesExecutive Hires
Argo Blockchain Promotes Charlotte Proctor-Worrall to CFO
Argo Blockchain promoted group financial controller Charlotte Proctor-Worrall to chief financial officer on September 22, 2025, in the same filing that said Nasdaq had granted the mining company a reprieve on its listing requirements.
Markets & VenuesBoard Seats
Bakkt Appoints Mike Alfred to Its Board of Directors
Bakkt named fintech investor Mike Alfred to its board on Sept. 22, 2025, as the company leaned into digital asset trading, stablecoin payments and Bitcoin.
Markets & VenuesExecutive Hires
MEXC Names Cecilia Hsueh Chief Strategy Officer
MEXC announced Cecilia Hsueh as chief strategy officer on September 22, 2025, adding a former Phemex and Morph executive as the exchange pushes to become a broader Web3 platform.
Payments & ConsumerExecutive Hires
Anjali George Takes Paxos Labs From Bid to Funded Spin-Off
Paxos Labs' head of marketing arrived mid-bid in September 2025, after years as a TRON press contact, and the venture has since raised $12 million while bank groups contest its yield products.
Markets & VenuesExecutive Hires
Strive Names Jeff Walton Chief Risk Officer
Strive named True North founder Jeff Walton its chief risk officer on September 16, 2025, the same day it acquired his Bitcoin media platform in a de minimis cash deal.
Markets & VenuesExecutive Hires
Thesis* Names Victoria Chan Chief Operating Officer
Thesis* announced on September 16, 2025, that it had hired former Coinbase and Google executive Victoria Chan as chief operating officer to run day-to-day operations across its Bitcoin product lineup.
ProtocolsExecutive Hires
Polygon Labs Names John Egan Chief Product Officer
Stripe's head of crypto, John Egan, announced on Sept. 15, 2025, that he had joined Polygon Labs as its first chief product officer, starting the next day.
Markets & VenuesBoard Seats
Strive Names Pierre Rochard to Its Board of Directors
Pierre Rochard, CEO of The Bitcoin Bond Company, joined Strive's board on September 15, 2025, as the newly public company disclosed a $750 million raise and 69 Bitcoin in initial holdings.
Rules & RiskExecutive Hires
Ondo Finance Names Peter Curley Regulatory Affairs Chief
Ondo Finance hired former SEC and Treasury official Peter Curley as its Head of Global Regulatory Affairs on September 10, 2025.
Markets & VenuesExecutive Hires
IREN Names Anthony Lewis Chief Financial Officer
IREN promoted Anthony Lewis to chief financial officer on September 8, 2025, two months after he joined as chief capital officer, succeeding Belinda Nucifora after her 3.5 years in the role.
Markets & VenuesExits and Removals
IREN's Belinda Nucifora Departs as Chief Financial Officer
Belinda Nucifora left as IREN's chief financial officer on September 8, 2025, after 3.5 years in the role, and the company credited her with its transition to U.S. GAAP reporting.
Payments & ConsumerCEO Changes
Paradigm's Matt Huang Named Chief Executive of Tempo
Stripe and the venture firm Paradigm announced the stablecoin blockchain Tempo on September 4, 2025, naming Paradigm managing partner Matt Huang as chief executive while he kept his seat at the venture firm.
Payments & ConsumerCEO Changes
Stable Names Matthew Tabbiner Chief Executive Officer
Stable announced on August 28, 2025, that Matthew Tabbiner had joined the USDT-focused layer 1 as chief executive officer, alongside three other new chief officers; by October 3, 2026, Stable's own team page named a different chief executive.
ProtocolsExecutive Hires
Stable Names Sam Kazemian Chief Technology Officer
Frax Finance founder Sam Kazemian said on X on Aug. 28, 2025, that he had joined stablecoin network Stable as chief technology officer while staying on as Frax's chief executive.
Payments & ConsumerCEO Changes
Robby Yung Takes The Sandbox From Its Co-Founders
Animoca Brands' investments chief became CEO of The Sandbox on Aug. 28, 2025, with both co-founders moved out of executive roles.
Markets & VenuesCEO Changes
Amber International Names Michael Wu Chief Executive
Amber International's board appointed Michael Wu chief executive on August 21, 2025, stacking the role onto his chairmanship as the Nasdaq-listed firm added two new directors the same day.
Markets & VenuesExecutive Hires
Amber International Names Vicky Wang President
Amber International's board named Vicky Wang president on August 21, 2025, the same day it handed Michael Wu the chief executive title and seated her on the board.
Markets & VenuesCEO Changes
Wayne Huo Steps Down as Amber International CEO
Wayne Huo left the chief executive seat at Amber International on August 21, 2025, when the board replaced him with chairman Michael Wu and thanked him in a single sentence for his tenure.
Payments & ConsumerCEO Changes
CoinGecko Names Co-Founder Bobby Ong Chief Executive Officer
CoinGecko promoted co-founder Bobby Ong from chief operating officer to chief executive officer on August 18, 2025, as fellow co-founder TM Lee moved into a new president role.
Payments & ConsumerCEO Changes
TM Lee Steps Down as CoinGecko's Chief Executive Officer
CoinGecko co-founder TM Lee moved from chief executive officer to a new president role on August 18, 2025, handing the top job to his fellow co-founder Bobby Ong.
Markets & VenuesExecutive Hires
Bitso Names Luis Urrutia General Counsel
Bitso announced on August 15, 2025, that it had hired Luis Urrutia, Mexico's former financial intelligence chief and a past president of the global anti-money-laundering body FATF, as general counsel.
ProtocolsCEO Changes
Gavin Wood Takes Parity Technologies Back From Björn Wagner
Parity's co-founder announced on Aug. 13, 2025 that he would resume the CEO role in late August, and a year later the Polkadot treasury spends $7.4 million a quarter.
Markets & VenuesCEO Changes
CleanSpark Names Matt Schultz CEO a Second Time
CleanSpark's board returned co-founder Matt Schultz to the chief executive seat on August 11, 2025, nearly six years after he first handed the title to Zachary Bradford.
Markets & VenuesCEO Changes
CleanSpark's Zachary Bradford Resigns as Chief Executive
Zachary Bradford resigned as CleanSpark's officer and director on August 11, 2025, ending nearly six years as chief executive of the Nasdaq-listed bitcoin miner.
Markets & VenuesExits and Removals
Galaxy's General Counsel Andrew Siegel Departs the Company
Galaxy said on August 11, 2025, that Andrew Siegel, its general counsel since 2017, was leaving, and named former Cognizant executive Matt Friedrich chief legal officer in his place.
Markets & VenuesBoard Seats
Grayscale Founder Barry Silbert Returns as Board Chairman
Grayscale Investments returned founder Barry Silbert to its board as chairman on Aug. 4, 2025, replacing Mark Shifke as the firm expanded its management team ahead of a planned public listing.
ProtocolsLayoffs
Lido Cuts 15% of Its Contributor Teams
Lido co-founder Vasiliy Shapovalov said on August 1, 2025, that Lido Labs, Lido Ecosystem and Lido Alliance would cut 15% of their contributor teams to control costs despite a market upswing.
Markets & VenuesExecutive Hires
Nexo Names Lorenzo Pellegrino Chief Banking Officer
Nexo named Lorenzo Pellegrino chief banking officer on July 31, 2025, handing the former Skrill and NETELLER chief executive the task of connecting the lender's digital asset platform to the banking system.
Markets & VenuesExits and Removals
BlackRock's Joseph Chalom Departs for SharpLink
Joseph Chalom left a 20-year career at BlackRock on July 25, 2025 to become co-chief executive of SharpLink Gaming, a company that holds Ether as its treasury asset.
Markets & VenuesCEO Changes
SharpLink Names Joseph Chalom Co-Chief Executive Officer
SharpLink Gaming named former BlackRock executive Joseph Chalom co-chief executive officer on July 25, 2025, effective the day before, pairing him with Rob Phythian atop the company's ether treasury.
Rules & RiskCEO Changes
Crypto Council for Innovation Names Ji Hun Kim CEO
The Crypto Council for Innovation named its chief legal and policy officer, Ji Hun Kim, chief executive officer on July 24, 2025, and added SoFi as a member the same day.
Payments & ConsumerBoard Seats
Circle Appoints Adam Selipsky to Its Board
Circle Internet Group named former Amazon Web Services chief executive Adam Selipsky to its board of directors on July 22, 2025, expanding the board to nine members.
ProtocolsCEO Changes
SY Lee Rebuilds Story Protocol's Leadership Around AI Data
Within 30 days in 2025, Story Protocol lost co-founder Jason Zhao and gave SY Lee, Andrea Muttoni and Sandeep Chinchali the top seats, a reset aimed at AI training data.
ProtocolsExecutive Hires
Stellar Names Jason Karsh Chief Marketing Officer
The Stellar Development Foundation hired Jason Karsh, a former Block and Blockchain.com marketing executive, as chief marketing officer on July 16, 2025, its own blog and CoinDesk both reported that day.
ProtocolsExecutive Hires
Stellar Names José Fernández da Ponte President
The Stellar Development Foundation named José Fernández da Ponte, PayPal's former blockchain lead, president and chief growth officer on July 16, 2025, CoinDesk and the foundation's own blog both reported that day.
ProtocolsExecutive Hires
ASI Alliance Names David Taylor Chief Marketing Officer
The Artificial Superintelligence Alliance and SingularityNET named former Cardano Foundation marketing chief David Taylor to a newly created chief marketing officer role on July 15, 2025, as the Alliance marked its first anniversary.
ProtocolsExits and Removals
Mary-Catherine Lader Quits as Uniswap Labs' President and COO
Mary-Catherine Lader, Uniswap Labs' first chief operating officer, left the role on July 15, 2025, after four years.
ProtocolsExecutive Hires
Aptos Labs Names Solomon Tesfaye Chief Business Officer
Solomon Tesfaye moved up from Aptos Labs' head of capital markets to chief business officer on July 10, 2025, as the network said its tokenized real-world assets had passed $540 million.
Markets & VenuesBoard Seats
eToro Appoints Laura Unger to Its Board of Directors
eToro Group Ltd. named former SEC commissioner Laura Unger to its board of directors on July 3, 2025, alongside Wix chief financial officer Lior Shemesh.
ProtocolsExecutive Hires
Safe Foundation Names Rahul Rumalla CEO of Safe Labs
Safe Ecosystem Foundation named Rahul Rumalla chief executive of its new subsidiary Safe Labs on June 5, 2025, and CoinDesk reported the entity would take over development work the wallet had outsourced for years.
Markets & VenuesExecutive Hires
Riot Platforms Hires Jonathan Gibbs as Data Center Chief
Riot Platforms hired Jonathan Gibbs as its first Chief Data Center Officer on June 2, 2025, to lead a new data center platform beyond its Bitcoin mining business.
ProtocolsCEO Changes
Sandeep Nailwal Becomes the Polygon Foundation's First CEO
Mihailo Bjelic left the Polygon Foundation board on May 23, 2025, and Sandeep Nailwal became its first CEO on June 11.
Markets & VenuesBoard Seats
Core Scientific Appoints Elizabeth Crain to Its Board
Core Scientific named Moelis & Company co-founder Elizabeth Crain to its board of directors on May 16, 2025, putting her in the chair of its audit committee.
Markets & VenuesBoard Seats
Jarrod Patten Leaves Core Scientific's Board
Jarrod Patten gave up the chairman's seat on Core Scientific's board on May 16, 2025, after skipping reelection at the company's annual meeting.
Rules & RiskCEO Changes
Blockchain Association Names Summer Mersinger CEO
The Blockchain Association, a crypto trade group, announced on May 14, 2025 that CFTC Commissioner Summer Mersinger would become its chief executive, succeeding Kristin Smith.
Markets & VenuesBoard Seats
Core Scientific Board Member Todd Becker Steps Down
Todd Becker left Core Scientific's board of directors effective immediately on May 13, 2025, ending a term in which he chaired the audit committee through two capital raises.
ProtocolsExecutive Hires
Midnight Foundation Names Fahmi Syed President
The Midnight Foundation launched on May 13, 2025, naming Fahmi Syed president of the organization that guides the Midnight blockchain's path to decentralization.
Markets & VenuesCEO Changes
Strive Names Matt Cole CEO and Chairman
Strive Asset Management named former $70 billion bond manager Matt Cole CEO and chairman on May 7, 2025, as part of a reverse merger that turned Asset Entities into a publicly traded Bitcoin treasury company.
ProtocolsCEO Changes
Torab Torabi Takes Movement After a $38 Million Token Dump
Torab Torabi became chief executive of Move Industries on May 7, 2025, a week after CoinDesk's token-dump report, and the dispute over who answers for the launch has since reached Delaware's courts.
Markets & VenuesExits and Removals
Bruce Rosenbloom Steps Down as DeFi Development Corp's CFO
DeFi Development Corp. disclosed on April 23, 2025, that Bruce Rosenbloom had stepped down as chief financial officer effective April 17, six days earlier, and named John Han as his successor.
Markets & VenuesExecutive Hires
DeFi Development Corp Names John Han Chief Financial Officer
GlobeNewswire reported on April 23, 2025, that DeFi Development Corporation appointed Fei 'John' Han chief financial officer, a role he took after serving as CFO at Provable and holding senior finance posts at Binance.
ProtocolsCEO Changes
io.net Promotes Gaurav Sharma to Chief Executive
io.net named its chief technology officer, Gaurav Sharma, chief executive on April 23, 2025, the same day it named co-founder Tory Green chairperson of the io.net Foundation.
ProtocolsCEO Changes
io.net's Tory Green Trades the CEO Job for Foundation Chair
io.net announced on April 23, 2025, that co-founder Tory Green would chair the io.net Foundation while chief technology officer Gaurav Sharma took over as chief executive.
Markets & VenuesCEO Changes
Tether and SoftBank Name Jack Mallers CEO of Twenty One
Twenty One Capital named Strike founder Jack Mallers as its co-founder and chief executive on April 23, 2025, the day Tether and SoftBank Group announced the Bitcoin treasury company's launch through a business combination with Cantor Equity Partners.
Markets & VenuesCEO Changes
OKX Names Roshan Robert CEO of Its US Exchange
OKX named Roshan Robert CEO of its US operations on April 16, 2025, less than two months after the exchange pleaded guilty to running an unlicensed money-transmitting business and paid more than $504 million in penalties.
ProtocolsLayoffs
Safe Cuts 14 Jobs in Restructuring After Bybit Hack
Safe co-founder Lukas Schor announced on April 16, 2025, that the self-custody wallet had laid off 14 employees and would split into three teams following February's $1.43 billion Bybit hack.
Markets & VenuesExecutive Hires
Grayscale Names Diana Zhang Chief Operating Officer
Grayscale Investments hired Diana Zhang as chief operating officer on April 9, 2025, succeeding Hugh Ross and reporting to Chief Executive Officer Peter Mintzberg starting May 6.
Markets & VenuesCEO Changes
Blake Janover Departs as DeFi Development Corp's CEO
Blake Janover stopped being chief executive of Janover Inc., the company he founded, on April 7, 2025, when former Kraken executives bought majority ownership and named Joseph Onorati chairman and CEO.
Markets & VenuesCEO Changes
DeFi Development Corp Names Joseph Onorati Chairman and CEO
GlobeNewswire reported on April 7, 2025, that a group of former Kraken executives led by Joseph Onorati took majority ownership of Janover Inc. and installed him as chairman and chief executive.
Markets & VenuesExecutive Hires
DeFi Development Corp Names Parker White CIO and COO
GlobeNewswire reported on April 7, 2025, that Parker White, a former Kraken engineering director, became chief investment officer and chief operating officer as part of the Janover takeover.
Markets & VenuesExecutive Hires
Jito Foundation Names Thomas Uhm Chief Commercial Officer
Jito Foundation hired Jane Street veteran Thomas Uhm as chief commercial officer on April 7, 2025, to pull institutional money toward the Solana staking protocol.
ProtocolsExecutive Hires
Sei Development Foundation Names Justin Barlow Director
The Sei Development Foundation launched in Manhattan on April 2, 2025, with Justin Barlow as its executive director, built to grow the Sei blockchain's presence inside the United States.
Rules & RiskCEO Changes
Kristin Smith Steps Down as Blockchain Association CEO
Kristin Smith told followers on April 1, 2025 that she would leave the Blockchain Association on May 16 for the top job at the Solana Policy Institute.
Markets & VenuesExits and Removals
OKX Chief Legal Officer Mauricio Beugelmans Leaves the Exchange
OKX announced on April 1, 2025, that chief legal officer Mauricio Beugelmans had left and that Linda Lacewell would succeed him, weeks after the exchange paid over $500 million to settle with the U.S. Department of Justice.
Markets & VenuesExecutive Hires
OKX Names Linda Lacewell Chief Legal Officer
OKX appointed board member Linda Lacewell chief legal officer on April 1, 2025, bringing in the former head of the New York Department of Financial Services to lead its expansion into Europe and the UAE.
Markets & VenuesCEO Changes
Argo Blockchain Appoints Justin Nolan Chief Executive Officer
Argo Blockchain named Justin Nolan chief executive officer effective March 22, 2025, bringing back its former chief growth officer as the miner reported a widening quarterly loss.
Rules & RiskCEO Changes
Digital Chamber Founder Perianne Boring Steps Down as CEO
Perianne Boring stepped down as chief executive of the Digital Chamber on March 19, 2025, after more than a decade running the group she founded, moving into the chair of its board as Cody Carbone took over.
Rules & RiskCEO Changes
Digital Chamber Names Cody Carbone Chief Executive Officer
The Digital Chamber named President Cody Carbone chief executive officer on March 19, 2025, handing him the top job at the oldest U.S. crypto advocacy group as founder Perianne Boring moved to chair its board.
Markets & VenuesExecutive Hires
Gemini Names Dan Chen Chief Financial Officer
Dan Chen announced on X on March 17, 2025, that he had joined Gemini as chief financial officer, a hire CoinDesk reported the same day as the exchange prepared for a potential IPO.
Payments & ConsumerExecutive Hires
Animoca Brands Names Jamii Quoc General Counsel
Animoca Brands promoted Jamii Quoc to general counsel and its Executive Committee on March 6, 2025; she had joined the company's legal team in 2022.
ProtocolsExits and Removals
Jack Gavigan Steps Down as Zcash Foundation Executive Director
Jack Gavigan stepped down as Zcash Foundation executive director on March 4, 2025, after four years in the role, handing interim leadership to Chief Operating Officer Alex Bornstein.
Markets & VenuesExecutive Hires
Securitize Names Georgia Quinn Chief Legal Officer
Securitize announced on March 4, 2025, that Georgia Quinn would join the tokenization platform as chief legal officer after four years as general counsel at Anchorage Digital.
Markets & VenuesExecutive Hires
Core Scientific Names Jim Nygaard Chief Financial Officer
Core Scientific named Jim Nygaard chief financial officer on March 3, 2025, succeeding Denise Sterling, who had guided the Bitcoin miner through its 2022 Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
ProtocolsCEO Changes
Aya Miyaguchi Hands the Ethereum Foundation to Two Co-Directors
Aya Miyaguchi moved from executive director to president on Feb. 25, 2025, two co-directors took over on March 1.
ProtocolsExecutive Hires
0G Labs Names Conflux Co-Founder Ming Wu CTO
0G Labs named Conflux Network co-founder Dr. Ming Wu its chief technology officer on February 13, 2025, putting a veteran of the blockchain trilemma debate in charge of its decentralized AI stack.
Markets & VenuesBoard Seats
Riot Platforms Director Hannah Cho Retires From Its Board
Riot Platforms director Hannah Cho retired from its board on Feb. 12, 2025, the same filing in which the Bitcoin miner added three directors with data center and real estate backgrounds.
Markets & VenuesBoard Seats
Riot Platforms Director Hubert Marleau Retires From Its Board
Riot Platforms director Hubert Marleau retired from its board on Feb. 12, 2025, as two activist investors pushed the Bitcoin miner to pursue AI and high-performance computing deals.
Markets & VenuesBoard Seats
Riot Platforms Names Doug Mouton to Its Board
Riot Platforms appointed former Meta and Microsoft data center executive Doug Mouton to its board of directors on Feb. 12, 2025, as part of a pivot toward AI and high-performance computing.
Markets & VenuesBoard Seats
Riot Platforms Names Jaime Leverton to Its Board
Riot Platforms appointed former Hut 8 chief executive Jaime Leverton to its board of directors on Feb. 12, 2025, alongside two other new directors, as part of its pivot toward AI and high-performance computing.
Markets & VenuesBoard Seats
Riot Platforms Names Michael Turner to Its Board
Riot Platforms appointed former Oxford Properties Group president Michael Turner to its board of directors on Feb. 12, 2025, as it lined up advisers for a shift toward AI and high-performance computing.
ProtocolsExecutive Hires
Mantle Network Names Brian Trunzo Chief Growth Officer
Brian Trunzo left his post as Polygon Labs' global head of business development to become Mantle Network's chief growth officer on February 11, 2025, one of five executive hires the network announced the same day.
Payments & ConsumerBoard Seats
Block Names Afterpay's Anthony Eisen to Its Board
Block appointed Afterpay co-founder Anthony Eisen to its board of directors on February 6, 2025, growing the board to ten members and seating a founder of the business it bought in 2022.
ProtocolsExecutive Hires
Walrus Foundation Names Rebecca Simmonds Managing Executive
Walrus Foundation appointed former Vega Protocol executive Rebecca Simmonds as Managing Executive on February 5, 2025, four months after the decentralized storage network's October 2024 testnet launch.
Markets & VenuesExecutive Hires
Bitpanda Names Mer Sánchez de Rojas Chief Operating Officer
Bitpanda promoted Mer Sánchez de Rojas, its vice president of group operations, to chief operating officer on February 4, 2025, five years after she joined the exchange.
Markets & VenuesExecutive Hires
Kraken Names Ben Gray Chief Legal Officer
Kraken named former Paxos general counsel Ben Gray as chief legal officer on Feb. 4, 2025, three weeks after Marco Santori stepped down, with Gray reporting to co-chief executives Arjun Sethi and David Ripley.
Markets & VenuesExits and Removals
KuCoin Co-Founder Eric Tang Steps Down From Every Role
Eric Tang left every role at KuCoin on January 27, 2025, as part of a settlement in which the exchange agreed to pay nearly $300 million and co-founder Michael Gan also stepped down.
Markets & VenuesExits and Removals
KuCoin Founder Michael Gan Steps Down From Every Role
Michael Gan stepped down from every role at KuCoin on January 27, 2025, as part of a deferred prosecution agreement that resolved a U.S. Justice Department case against him.
ProtocolsCEO Changes
Edge & Node Names Rodrigo Coelho Chief Executive Officer
Edge & Node named Rodrigo Coelho, The Graph's first hire, as chief executive officer on Jan. 23, 2025, succeeding Tegan Kline after she led the ecosystem's Sunrise of Decentralized Data initiative.
Markets & VenuesCEO Changes
Argo Blockchain CEO Thomas Chippas to Step Down
Argo Blockchain announced on January 21, 2025, that Thomas Chippas would step down as chief executive effective February 28, with chief financial officer Jim MacCallum named interim CEO while the board searched for a successor.
Markets & VenuesCEO Changes
BC Wong Succeeds Johnny Lyu as KuCoin CEO
KuCoin's chief legal officer became CEO on Jan. 20, 2025.
Markets & VenuesExits and Removals
Kraken Chief Legal Officer Marco Santori Steps Down
Marco Santori announced on Jan. 15, 2025, that he was leaving Kraken's chief legal officer post after almost five years, moving into an advisory role as the exchange prepared to name his successor.
ProtocolsCEO Changes
Manuel Stotz Replaces Steve Yun as TON Foundation President
The TON Foundation named Kingsway Capital founder Manuel Stotz its president on Jan. 14, 2025.
ProtocolsExecutive Hires
Mysten Labs Promotes Kevin Boon to President
Mysten Labs promoted its chief legal officer Kevin Boon to president on January 9, 2025, as the Sui blockchain developer prepared to launch Walrus Protocol's mainnet and named a new general counsel weeks later.
ProtocolsExecutive Hires
Offchain Labs Names Ira Auerbach Head of Tandem
Offchain Labs appointed Ira Auerbach, Nasdaq's former head of digital assets, to lead Tandem, its partner studio and venture capital arm, on January 9, 2025.
