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CoinPaprika Finds a Sevenfold Gap in Bitcoin's Volume
A single day's trading data put Bitcoin's reported volume nearly seven times above the market's real turnover, raising doubts about September's record rebound.
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Nine Companies Stop Cuomo's Tokenized Stock Push
Nine listed companies used a 30-day SEC window to block OKXICE from tokenizing their shares, even after a federal exemption cleared the venue to trade.
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Musk's Flying Car Sends Crypto Traders Into Overdrive
A car that flies moved more crypto money than any blockchain news did Friday.
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MNX Swaps Funding Rates for a 2027 Expiry
MNX went live Oct. 13 on MegaETH with dated futures on four private AI labs and a settlement plan that ends with MNX.
Markets & VenuesExits and Removals
Coinbase Chief Accounting Officer Jennifer Jones Plans to Retire
Jennifer Jones told Coinbase on Sept. 29, 2026 that she will retire as chief accounting officer, and the company disclosed her decision in a Form 8-K filed Oct. 2, 2026.
Markets & VenuesBoard Seats
Coincheck Group Names Pascal St-Jean Executive Chairperson
Pascal St-Jean added executive chairperson to his chief executive and president titles at Coincheck Group on September 17, 2026, the same day Takashi Oyagi gave up the role.
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Coincheck Group Names Satoshi Hasuo Temporary Executive Director
Satoshi Hasuo, Coincheck Group's chief stakeholder officer, became the company's temporary replacement executive director on September 17, 2026, the day Takashi Oyagi resigned from the seat.
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Coincheck Group's Takashi Oyagi Resigns as Executive Chairperson
Takashi Oyagi resigned as Coincheck Group's executive director and executive chairperson on September 17, 2026, pulling his own re-election off the agenda eight days before the shareholder vote that was due to decide it.
Markets & VenuesCEO Changes
Bitpanda CEO Enzersdorfer-Konrad to Step Down in 2027
Lukas Enzersdorfer-Konrad told Bitpanda's board on September 15, 2026, that he intends to step down as chief executive in the first quarter of 2027, with co-founder Christian Trummer becoming co-CEO alongside him immediately.
Markets & VenuesCEO Changes
Bitpanda Names Christian Trummer Co-CEO
Bitpanda made co-founder Christian Trummer co-CEO on September 15, 2026, the same day it said Lukas Enzersdorfer-Konrad intends to step down as chief executive in the first quarter of 2027.
Markets & VenuesExecutive Hires
Polymarket Names Warren Jenson Its First CFO
Polymarket hired Warren Jenson, a former chief financial officer of Amazon, Electronic Arts, Delta Air Lines and NBC, as its first chief financial officer on Sept. 10, 2026, reporting to founder Shayne Coplan.
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Backpack US Appoints Kyle Samani to Its Board
Backpack announced on September 2, 2026, that it had appointed Multicoin Capital co-founder Kyle Samani to its board of directors as the exchange expanded its tokenized equity trading.
Markets & VenuesExits and Removals
Karen Alexander Departs as Bakkt Chief Financial Officer
Bakkt said Aug. 17, 2026, that Karen Alexander had transitioned out of the CFO role effective Aug. 14, replaced by CoreCard veteran Matt White as the company pushes into stablecoin infrastructure.
Markets & VenuesExecutive Hires
Matt White Named Bakkt Chief Financial Officer
Bakkt named former CoreCard finance chief Matt White its CFO on August 17, 2026, succeeding Karen Alexander as the company pivots toward stablecoin infrastructure.
Markets & VenuesExecutive Hires
Bybit Names Peter Loo Chief Legal and Compliance Officer
Bybit appointed Peter Loo, formerly a regulator at Dubai's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority, as chief legal and compliance officer on August 3, 2026.
Markets & VenuesExits and Removals
Coinbase's Lawrence Brock Steps Down as People Chief
Lawrence Brock told Coinbase on July 22, 2026 that he would step down as chief people officer, effective Aug. 17, 2026, weeks after leading a restructuring that cut about 700 jobs.
Markets & VenuesExecutive Hires
MEXC Names Robert MacDonald Chief Compliance Officer
MEXC hired Robert MacDonald as chief compliance officer on July 22, 2026, pulling him from the top legal and compliance post at rival exchange Bybit as MEXC pushes into equities-linked products.
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Coinbase Names Molly Abraham General Counsel
Coinbase said on July 9, 2026 that it expects to appoint Molly Abraham, its vice president of legal since March 2021, as general counsel and secretary once Paul Grewal's resignation takes effect.
Markets & VenuesExits and Removals
Coinbase's Paul Grewal Steps Down as Chief Legal Officer
Paul Grewal told Coinbase on July 8, 2026 that he would step down as chief legal officer and secretary, effective July 31, 2026, closing a six-year tenure that ran through the company's fight with the SEC.
Markets & VenuesBoard Seats
Backpack US Appoints Michael Piwowar to Its Board
Backpack US announced on June 9, 2026, that it had appointed former SEC Commissioner and Acting Chairman Michael Piwowar to its board of directors as the exchange expands its regulated U.S. business.
Markets & VenuesExecutive Hires
Bitpanda Promotes Barbara Edelmann to Chief Financial Officer
Bitpanda promoted Barbara Edelmann from within to Chief Financial Officer effective June 12, 2026, succeeding Jonas Larsen, who left the exchange by mutual agreement.
Markets & VenuesCEO Changes
MEXC Names Vugar Usi Chief Executive Officer
MEXC promoted Chief Operating Officer Vugar Usi to chief executive officer on April 8, 2026, the exchange's eighth anniversary, after a year in which MEXC says it returned $1 billion in fees to users.
Markets & VenuesCEO Changes
Binance.US Names Stephen Gregory Chief Executive Officer
Binance.US replaced CEO Norman Reed with compliance lawyer Stephen Gregory effective March 9, 2026, as rival U.S. exchanges raced into tokenized stocks and prediction markets.
Markets & VenuesCEO Changes
Bybit Co-CEO Helen Liu to Depart the Exchange
Bybit announced on March 7, 2026, that Co-CEO Helen Liu would leave the exchange on April 30, 2026, after five years in roles spanning human resources to the top office.
Markets & VenuesExecutive Hires
Gemini Names Danijela Stojanovic Interim CFO
Gemini's board promoted Danijela Stojanovic from chief accounting officer to interim chief financial officer effective Feb. 17, 2026, the same day it removed Dan Chen from the job.
Markets & VenuesExecutive Hires
Gemini Names Kate Freedman Interim General Counsel
Gemini's board promoted Kate Freedman from associate general counsel to interim general counsel effective Feb. 17, 2026, the same day it removed chief legal officer Tyler Meade.
Markets & VenuesExits and Removals
Gemini Parts Ways With CFO Dan Chen
Gemini removed Dan Chen as chief financial officer effective Feb. 17, 2026, in a filing that also ousted its chief operating officer and chief legal officer.
Markets & VenuesExits and Removals
Gemini Parts Ways With Chief Legal Officer Tyler Meade
Gemini removed Tyler Meade as chief legal officer effective Feb. 17, 2026, 12 days after it said it would exit the UK, EU and Australian exchange markets, and named Kate Freedman interim general counsel.
Markets & VenuesExits and Removals
Gemini Parts Ways With COO Marshall Beard
Gemini disclosed in a regulatory filing that chief operating officer Marshall Beard was leaving effective immediately, CoinDesk reported on February 17, 2026, days after the exchange cut a quarter of its staff.
Markets & VenuesExecutive Hires
Justin Wales Replaces Nick Lundgren as Crypto.com's Chief Legal Officer
Crypto.com named Justin Wales chief legal officer on April 16, 2026, the day Nick Lundgren resigned and a court heard its Nevada appeal, 28 days after a 12 percent staff cut.
Markets & VenuesLayoffs
Gemini Cuts 25% of Staff, Exits UK, EU and Australia
Gemini announced on February 5, 2026, that it would cut a quarter of its global workforce and shut down trading in the UK, the European Union and Australia to focus on the US and prediction markets, CoinDesk reported the same day.
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
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 & 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 & 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.
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.
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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.
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.
Markets & VenuesExits and Removals
HashKey Group Chief Operating Officer Livio Weng Resigns
Livio Weng resigned as HashKey Group's chief operating officer and HashKey Exchange's chief executive officer, the company said on December 5, 2024, citing personal family reasons and a transition plan it had reported to Hong Kong's securities regulator in advance.
Markets & VenuesExecutive Hires
OSL Group Names Ivan Wong Chief Financial Officer
OSL Group announced on November 21, 2024, that Ivan Wong, who had joined the Hong Kong digital asset firm as chief investment officer two months earlier, would become chief financial officer.
Markets & VenuesExecutive Hires
Bitget Names Min Lin Chief Business Officer
Bitget appointed former Binance Latin America vice president Min Lin as chief business officer on October 28, 2024, the same day it said it served over 45 million users.
Markets & VenuesCEO Changes
GSR Co-Founder Rich Rosenblum Steps Down as Co-CEO
Rich Rosenblum left his co-CEO post at GSR on October 23, 2024, four months after taking it, to pursue new ventures, and GSR said chief technology officer John MacDonald would also leave the firm.
Markets & VenuesExecutive Hires
OKX Names Yuri Mushkin Global Chief Risk Officer
OKX appointed Yuri Mushkin its Global Chief Risk Officer on October 14, 2024, pulling a 20-year capital markets veteran from McKinsey Investment Office Partners into a seat reporting to the CEO and board.
Markets & VenuesCEO Changes
OKX Names Gracie Lin CEO of Its Singapore Unit
OKX SG named Gracie Lin chief executive on September 1, 2024, the same day it announced that the Monetary Authority of Singapore had granted the unit a full Major Payment Institution license.
Markets & VenuesExecutive Hires
Robinhood Welcomes Jeff Pinner as Chief Technology Officer
Robinhood hired Jeff Pinner, formerly Lyft's chief technology officer and a distinguished engineer at Cruise, as its own chief technology officer on Aug. 12, 2024.
Markets & VenuesCEO Changes
OSL Group Names Kevin Cui Group Chief Executive
OSL Group said Chairman Pan Zhiyong would hand the chief executive role to Kevin Cui on August 5, 2024, as the Hong Kong-listed digital asset firm reshaped its senior leadership.
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Chris Lehane Joins Coinbase Board of Directors
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong named Chris Lehane, Paul Clement and Christa Davies to the company's board on July 25, 2024, pairing an OpenAI policy executive with a former U.S. Solicitor General.
Markets & VenuesCEO Changes
GSR Names Xin Song Co-Chief Executive Officer
GSR split its top job on June 26, 2024, naming Xin Song and co-founder Rich Rosenblum co-CEOs while Jakob Palmstierna, CEO for two and a half years, moved to president.
Markets & VenuesCEO Changes
GSR's Jakob Palmstierna Steps Down as CEO, Becomes President
Jakob Palmstierna gave up the chief executive job at GSR on June 26, 2024, after two and a half years in the role, moving to president as Xin Song and Rich Rosenblum took over as co-CEOs.
Markets & VenuesExecutive Hires
Bullish Names David Bonanno Chief Financial Officer
Bullish moved its chief strategy officer David Bonanno into the chief financial officer role on May 28, 2024, succeeding Steve Ellis, the exchange's press release said.
Markets & VenuesExits and Removals
Bullish's Steve Ellis Steps Down as CFO
Bullish chief executive Tom Farley announced on May 28, 2024, that Steve Ellis had stepped down as chief financial officer, with David Bonanno succeeding him in the role.
Markets & VenuesCEO Changes
Gracy Chen Succeeds Sandra Lou as Bitget CEO
Bitget's managing director became CEO on May 21, 2024, when Sandra Lou left.
Markets & VenuesBoard Seats
Katie Haun Leaves Coinbase's Board After Seven Years
Katie Haun announced on April 20, 2024 that she would step off Coinbase's board after more than seven years, the end of her third term, so she could focus on her venture firm Haun Ventures.
Markets & VenuesExecutive Hires
Backpack Exchange Names Oliver Sleafer Chief Financial Officer
Backpack Exchange announced on March 21, 2024, that it had promoted Oliver Sleafer, its head of treasury and a former Stripe and Credit Suisse liquidity executive, to chief financial officer.
Markets & VenuesExits and Removals
Robinhood Co-Founder Baiju Bhatt Steps Down as Creative Chief
Baiju Bhatt left his executive role as Robinhood's chief creative officer on March 21, 2024, after more than ten years in leadership, while staying on the company's board.
Markets & VenuesCEO Changes
Andy Main Named Bakkt Chief Executive Officer
Bakkt named board member Andy Main president and CEO effective March 26, 2024, succeeding Gavin Michael, who had warned the company's ability to keep operating was in doubt.
Markets & VenuesCEO Changes
Gavin Michael Steps Down as Bakkt Chief Executive
Bakkt said March 18, 2024, that Gavin Michael would step down as president and CEO, succeeded by board member Andy Main, as the company fought to ease doubts about its ability to keep operating.
Markets & VenuesBoard Seats
CZ Steps Down as Binance.US Board Chairman
Changpeng Zhao stepped down as chairman of Binance.US's board of directors on Nov. 28, 2023, days after settling criminal charges with the U.S. Justice Department over Binance's global exchange.
Markets & VenuesCEO Changes
Richard Teng Replaces Changpeng Zhao as Binance Pleads Guilty
Binance named Richard Teng CEO on Nov. 21, 2023, the day Changpeng Zhao stepped down and both pleaded guilty.
Markets & VenuesCEO Changes
CZ Steps Down as Binance Chief Executive
Changpeng Zhao stepped down as Binance CEO on November 21, 2023, naming Richard Teng as his successor the same day he pleaded guilty to U.S. criminal charges.
Markets & VenuesExecutive Hires
Binance Names Eleanor Hughes General Counsel
Binance appointed Eleanor Hughes general counsel on July 13, 2023, putting her in charge of an 85-lawyer legal team as the exchange faced what Bloomberg Law called a web of regulatory probes.
Markets & VenuesExits and Removals
Patrick Hillmann Leaves Binance Eight Days Before 1,000 Jobs Go
Patrick Hillmann, Binance's chief strategy officer, announced his exit on July 6, 2023, and CoinDesk reported on July 14 that the exchange had cut more than 1,000 jobs.
Markets & VenuesExecutive Hires
Gate Names Kevin Lee Chief Executive Officer of Gate.HK
Gate Group named Kevin Lee, a former BNP Paribas director, chief executive officer of its Hong Kong exchange Gate.HK on May 30, 2023, after eFinancialCareers reported the hire eight days earlier.
Markets & VenuesCEO Changes
Luno Elevates COO James Lanigan to Chief Executive
James Lanigan, Luno's chief operating officer for five years, became chief executive on March 22, 2023, as founder Marcus Swanepoel moved to executive chairman to court investors for a future listing.
Markets & VenuesCEO Changes
Luno's Marcus Swanepoel Steps Down as Chief Executive
Luno co-founder Marcus Swanepoel moved into an executive chairman role on March 22, 2023, and Chief Operating Officer James Lanigan, with the company for five years, became CEO.
Markets & VenuesLayoffs
Luno Cuts 35 Percent of Its Staff in Crypto Winter
Luno chief executive Marcus Swanepoel told employees on January 25, 2023, that the exchange would cut 35 percent of its roughly 960-person staff, following layoffs at sibling firm Genesis and rivals Kraken and Coinbase.
Markets & VenuesLayoffs
Kraken Cuts 1,100 Jobs as Crypto Winter Deepens
Kraken cut about 1,100 jobs, or 30 percent of its workforce, on Nov. 30, 2022, after the collapse of FTX, with CEO Jesse Powell citing slower trading volumes and fewer new clients.
Markets & VenuesCEO Changes
John J. Ray III Replaces Sam Bankman-Fried at FTX
John J. Ray III became FTX's chief executive at about 4:30 a.m. EST on Nov. 11, 2022 and filed for Chapter 11 that day.
Markets & VenuesExits and Removals
Voyager Digital CFO Ashwin Prithipaul Resigns
Voyager Digital said on September 23, 2022, that Chief Financial Officer Ashwin Prithipaul was resigning after four months in the job, with CEO Stephen Ehrlich taking over his duties during the firm's bankruptcy.
Markets & VenuesCEO Changes
Jesse Powell Steps Down as Kraken Chief Executive
Kraken co-founder Jesse Powell announced on September 21, 2022, that chief operating officer Dave Ripley would succeed him as CEO after a yearlong search, with Powell becoming board chairman.
Markets & VenuesCEO Changes
Kraken Names Dave Ripley Chief Executive Officer
Kraken named chief operating officer Dave Ripley as its next chief executive officer on Sept. 21, 2022, as co-founder Jesse Powell moved to chairman after 11 years running the exchange.
Markets & VenuesExecutive Hires
Amber Group Names Benjamin Bai Chief Legal Officer
Benjamin Bai left Ant Group's legal team to become Amber Group's chief legal officer on July 4, 2022, arriving as the digital asset platform secured a dozen regulatory licenses across five jurisdictions.
Markets & VenuesCEO Changes
Bittrex Global Names Oliver Linch Chief Executive
Bittrex Global's boards named general counsel Oliver Linch chief executive on June 27, 2022, the same day Stephen Stonberg stepped down after 13 months as chief executive.
Markets & VenuesCEO Changes
Bittrex Global's Stephen Stonberg Steps Down as CEO
Bittrex Global's boards announced on June 27, 2022, that Stephen Stonberg had stepped down as chief executive after 13 months in the job and three years in its leadership, with general counsel Oliver Linch named his successor the same day.
Markets & VenuesLayoffs
Bitpanda Lays Off Staff to Scale Down to 730 Employees
Bitpanda told staff on June 24, 2022, that it would scale down to a target of about 730 people, citing a hiring pace its own founders called unsustainable.
Markets & VenuesLayoffs
Coinbase Cuts 18% of Its Workforce in First Layoff Round
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong announced on June 14, 2022 that the exchange would cut 18% of its staff, about 1,100 employees, after what he called four times growth in 18 months left its costs too high for a down market.
Markets & VenuesExecutive Hires
HashKey Group Names David Leahy Chief Operating Officer
HashKey Group named J.P. Morgan veteran David Leahy chief operating officer of its exchange business on May 13, 2022, alongside a new senior risk advisor, as the group pursued trading licenses in three jurisdictions.
Markets & VenuesCEO Changes
Bitstamp Names JB Graftieaux Global Chief Executive
Bitstamp appointed JB Graftieaux global chief executive on May 9, 2022, replacing Julian Sawyer, after Graftieaux spent a year rebuilding the exchange's European business.
Markets & VenuesExecutive Hires
Kraken Names Mayur Gupta Chief Marketing Officer
Kraken hired Mayur Gupta, the former Gannett and Spotify marketing chief, as chief marketing officer on April 19, 2022, the exchange's second executive hire that spring.
Markets & VenuesBoard Seats
Robinhood Welcomes Meyer Malka to Its Board of Directors
Robinhood Markets added Ribbit Capital founder Meyer "Micky" Malka, an early investor in the brokerage, to its board on March 23, 2022.
Markets & VenuesExecutive Hires
Kraken Appoints Carrie Dolan Chief Financial Officer
Kraken named Carrie Dolan, a Lending Club and Charles Schwab veteran, chief financial officer on March 22, 2022, after she had settled SEC charges over fund returns Lending Club reported.
Markets & VenuesExecutive Hires
Gemini Names Pravjit Tiwana Chief Technology Officer
Gemini's co-founders welcomed Pravjit Tiwana as chief technology officer on January 24, 2022, a hire Crowdfund Insider independently reported the next day, and Bloomberg reported his exit 22 months later.
Markets & VenuesExecutive Hires
BitMEX Names Rupertus Rothenhaeuser Commercial Chief
BitMEX hired Rupertus Rothenhaeuser as chief commercial officer on Jan. 3, 2022, to run an expansion beyond derivatives into spot trading, brokerage and custody.
Markets & VenuesBoard Seats
Rain Management Names Talal Al Zain to Its Board
Talal Al Zain, the former chief executive of Bahrain's sovereign wealth fund, joined the board of crypto exchange Rain Management on December 29, 2021, four years after four co-founders launched the company.
Markets & VenuesCEO Changes
Binance.US Promotes Brian Shroder to Chief Executive
Binance.US promoted president Brian Shroder to chief executive on Oct. 8, 2021, after predecessor Brian Brooks left following four months in the job, and named Eric Segal interim chief financial officer the same day.
Markets & VenuesExecutive Hires
Bitso Names Vaughan Smith Its First Chief Operating Officer
Bitso hired former Facebook executive Vaughan Smith as its first chief operating officer, CoinDesk reported on August 30, 2021, to help drive its expansion into Brazil after a $250 million funding round.
Markets & VenuesCEO Changes
Brian Brooks Resigns as Binance.US Chief Executive
Brian Brooks announced on X on August 6, 2021, that he had resigned as Binance.US chief executive after four months, citing differences over strategic direction.
Markets & VenuesExits and Removals
Wei Zhou Leaves Binance as Chief Financial Officer
Wei Zhou, Binance's chief financial officer, left the exchange on June 9, 2021, after nearly three years.
Markets & VenuesCEO Changes
Bittrex Global Names Stephen Stonberg Interim CEO
Bittrex Global's boards named chief financial officer and chief operating officer Stephen Stonberg interim chief executive on May 18, 2021, the same day Tom Albright stepped down from the role.
Markets & VenuesCEO Changes
Bittrex Global's Tom Albright Steps Down as CEO
Bittrex Global's boards announced on May 18, 2021, that Tom Albright had stepped down as chief executive, with CFO and COO Stephen Stonberg named interim CEO the same day.
Markets & VenuesExecutive Hires
FTX.US Names Brett Harrison Its First President
West Realm Shires Services said on May 13, 2021, that it had appointed Brett Harrison, a former Jane Street and Citadel Securities technologist, as the first president of FTX.US.
Markets & VenuesBoard Seats
Coinbase Adds Ex-Cisco CFO Kelly Kramer to Its Board
Coinbase named Kelly Kramer, who spent nine years at Cisco and rose to chief financial officer there, to its board of directors on Dec. 16, 2020, putting her in charge of the Audit and Compliance Committee four months before the exchange's own public listing.
Markets & VenuesExecutive Hires
Bittrex Global Names Jeff Baron Chief Compliance Officer
Bittrex Global announced on November 12, 2020, that it had hired former Bermuda national security minister Jeff Baron as chief compliance officer for its Bermuda entity, starting the following month.
Markets & VenuesCEO Changes
Bitstamp Names Julian Sawyer Chief Executive Officer
Bitstamp named Julian Sawyer chief executive officer on October 22, 2020, making him the exchange's second CEO in the nine years since Nejc Kodrič founded it in a garage with 1,000 euros.
Markets & VenuesCEO Changes
Bitstamp's Kodrič Steps Down as CEO, Joins Board
Nejc Kodrič stepped down as Bitstamp's chief executive on October 22, 2020, nine years after he founded the exchange in a garage with 1,000 euros, and moved into a seat on the company's board.
Markets & VenuesCEO Changes
BitMEX Co-Founder Arthur Hayes Steps Down as CEO
Arthur Hayes stepped back as chief executive of BitMEX's parent, 100x Group, on Oct. 8, 2020, seven days after U.S. regulators and prosecutors charged him and two co-founders.
Markets & VenuesExecutive Hires
Robinhood Names Dan Gallagher Chief Legal Officer
Robinhood hired board member and former SEC commissioner Dan Gallagher as chief legal officer on May 5, 2020, about seven months after he joined the board and four years after he left the agency he would now help Robinhood answer to.
Markets & VenuesCEO Changes
Bakkt CEO Mike Blandina Steps Down After Four Months
Intercontinental Exchange named David Clifton interim CEO of Bakkt on April 23, 2020, replacing Mike Blandina four months after he took the role.
Markets & VenuesCEO Changes
Johnny Lyu Becomes KuCoin CEO as Michael Gan Becomes Chairman
KuCoin co-founder Johnny Lyu became CEO of KuCoin Global on March 17, 2020, the day Michael Gan became chairman of the new KuGroup.
Markets & VenuesExecutive Hires
Bitpanda Names Oliver Stauber Chief Legal Officer
Oliver Stauber left a Vienna law firm specializing in Bitcoin and blockchain work to become Bitpanda's chief legal officer on January 14, 2020, when the Austrian exchange counted more than 1 million users.
Markets & VenuesCEO Changes
Bakkt Names Mike Blandina Chief Executive Officer
Intercontinental Exchange named Mike Blandina chief executive officer of Bakkt on December 23, 2019, promoting him from chief product officer after founding CEO Kelly Loeffler left for the U.S. Senate.
Markets & VenuesCEO Changes
Kelly Loeffler Departs as Bakkt Chief Executive
Intercontinental Exchange said on December 23, 2019, that founding CEO Kelly Loeffler had left Bakkt for the U.S. Senate seat of retiring Sen. Johnny Isakson, and named Mike Blandina to succeed her.
Markets & VenuesExecutive Hires
Gemini Names Noah Perlman Chief Compliance Officer
Tyler Winklevoss announced on September 4, 2019, that Noah Perlman had joined Gemini as chief compliance officer, a hire Compliance Week independently reported the next day.
Markets & VenuesExecutive Hires
Gemini Names David Damato Chief Security Officer
Gemini hired David Damato, formerly chief security officer at Tanium, to lead its security program on August 19, 2019, during what the exchange called a period of rapid growth.
Markets & VenuesExecutive Hires
Robinhood Elevates Gretchen Howard to Chief Operating Officer
Robinhood promoted Gretchen Howard, a five-month vice president of operations, to chief operating officer on June 24, 2019, 13 months after the company raised $363 million at a $5.6 billion valuation.
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Huobi Group Names Livio Weng CEO of Huobi Global
Huobi Group announced on December 6, 2018, that Livio Weng, an executive with the company since August of that year, had become chief executive of Huobi Global, its flagship exchange.
