Original: Tim Copeland, Growth Director at The Block

Translation: Yuliya, PANews

In August, recruitment activities became active again, with a significant number of high-level personnel changes occurring in exchanges, custodians, and infrastructure companies. Among them, the changes at Coinbase, Grayscale, and CoinGecko were the most notable, as these companies aimed to clarify and strengthen their market positioning through leadership restructuring ahead of the next market cycle. Additionally, after a leadership change, the co-founder of CleanSpark returned to the CEO position.

The appointment of advisors was also noteworthy, with well-known figures like Arthur Hayes and Peter Smith taking on new roles. Stablecoin projects and venture capital firms particularly relied on strategic hiring and board member additions to solidify their credibility and expand their influence.

Moreover, there were some noteworthy departures, from the PR head of the Solana Foundation to the head of crypto operations at the IRS, highlighting the high turnover rate in the intersection of cryptocurrency and regulation. Overall, the personnel changes in August indicate that, despite the sluggish market conditions, companies are focusing on recruiting professionals in policy, compliance, and capital markets.

Recruitment

• USDC issuer Circle hired Adi Seredinschi as Chief Product Officer. He previously served as Product Director at Informal Systems. The company also appointed Nicholas Walsh as Vice President of Brand and Creative, who was previously Senior Vice President of Brand, Creative, and AI Operations at Laetro.

• Australian crypto tax service provider Crypto Tax Calculator hired Josh Scheffey as Senior Director of Strategic Clients for the Americas. He was previously the Head of Sales and Business Development for Web3 and Gaming at Arculus.

• Crypto VC CyberFund appointed Chrissy Hill as Chief Legal Officer. She previously held the same position at Parity Technologies.

• Blockchain lending company Figure appointed Reid Simon as Head of Inclusive Wholesale Brokerage. He was previously the Head of DeFi and Credit Solutions at Securitize.

• Prediction market Kalshi hired John Wang as Head of Crypto Business. He co-founded Armor Labs and served as its CEO.

• Bitcoin payment company Lightspark appointed Alberto Martin as Chief Product Officer. His most recent position was Director of Web3 Product Management at Google.

• Sui blockchain development team Mysten Labs appointed Mustafa Al Niama as Managing Director and Head of Capital Markets. He came from Goldman Sachs, where he was the Head of Digital Assets for the Americas.

• Arbitrum developer Offchain Labs appointed Sean Soper as Head of Finance. He was previously the Head of Finance at the Sei Development Foundation.

• Crypto exchange OKX appointed Marcus Hughes as Vice President of Global Government Relations. He previously served as Vice President of Global Regulatory Strategy at Kraken.

• Solana ecosystem wallet Phantom hired Donnie Dinch as Vice President of Strategy. He was previously the CEO of Bitski.

• Bitcoin asset management firm ProCap hired Jeffrey Park as Partner and Chief Investment Officer. He was previously the Head of Alpha Strategies at Bitwise Asset Management.

• Crypto consulting firm Renaud Partners appointed Gregor Frick as Partner, who previously worked at crypto VC Moonrock Capital.

• Crypto lending institution Nexo appointed Lorenzo Pellegrino as Chief Banking Officer. He was the CEO of Skrill, NETELLER, and Income Access at payment platform Paysafe.

• Digital asset securities firm Securitize appointed Graham Ferguson as Head of Ecosystem. He was previously the Head of Growth and Marketing for the Ethereum interoperability protocol Omni Network.

• RWA project Centrifuge hired former Goldman Sachs ETF Accelerator EMEA Chief Operating Officer Jürgen Blumberg as Chief Operating Officer. He will also serve as Chief Information Officer for Centrifuge's on-chain native asset management subsidiary, Anemoy.

• Crypto asset management platform Grayscale Investments expanded its management team: Diana Zhang (Chief Operating Officer), Ramona Boston (Chief Marketing Officer), Andrea Williams (Chief Communications Officer), and Maxwell Rosenthal (Chief Human Resources Officer).

• Bitcoin reserve company Murano appointed Eric Weiss to its board and as Chair of its Bitcoin Strategic Initiatives Committee.

• Regulated digital asset custodian Komainu hired Jamal Qaimmaqami as General Counsel for the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia-Pacific regions.

• Charity tech platform supporting Bitcoin reserves, EverGive, appointed co-founder Muhammed Yesilhark as President.

• Nasdaq-listed crypto mining company CleanSpark reappointed Matt Schultz as CEO after Zachary Bradford's resignation.

• Crypto VC Foresight Ventures added Alice Li and Zac Tsui as partners.

• Crypto data platform CoinGecko underwent several leadership adjustments: Co-founder Bobby Ong replaced another co-founder TM Lee as CEO, while TM Lee transitioned to the role of President. Cedric Chan was appointed Chief Technology Officer, and Xingyi Ho moved from Head of Growth to Head of Product.

• The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) appointed Judge Margaret “Meg” Ryan as Director of the Enforcement Division.

• Digital asset investor Dan Tapiero welcomed Michael Scott as a partner in the newly formed brand 50T resulting from the merger of private equity firm 10T Holdings and 1RoundTable Partners.

• The stablecoin industry organization Stablecoin Standard appointed Oliver Madden as Head of Membership and Education and added Elliot Hentov from State Street Global Advisors to its board.

• Crypto OTC settlement platform BridgePort hired former Goldman Sachs and Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) executive Steven Bartfield as Chief Product Officer.

• Crypto-friendly bank Xapo Bank hired Tommy Doyle as Head of Customer Relationship Management, who previously worked at major cryptocurrency broker FalconX.

Promotions and Advisor Appointments

• Decentralized trading infrastructure 0x promoted Rui Zhang from Deputy General Counsel to General Counsel.

• Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase promoted Vice President of Corporate and Business Development Shan Aggarwal to Chief Business Officer.

• Nasdaq-listed TON treasury company Verb Technology made a series of appointments for its DAT program focused on the TON chain: Manuel Stotz as Executive Chairman, Veronika Kapustina as CEO, Sarah Olsen as CFO/COO, and Peter Smith (Blockchain.com) as an advisor.

• Stablecoin USDT issuer Tether appointed former White House Crypto Council Executive Director Bo Hines as Strategic Advisor for Digital Assets and U.S. Strategy.

• Solana-listed reserve company Upexi established an advisory board and appointed Arthur Hayes as its first member.

• Crypto asset management platform Grayscale Investments founder Barry Silbert succeeded Mark Shifke as Chairman, while Mark Shifke remains on the board.

• CoinGecko co-founder TM Lee transitioned from CEO to President.

Departures

• Co-founder of the on-chain IP ecosystem Story Jason Zhao resigned to start a new AI company.

• PR head of the L1 project Solana Foundation, Arielle Pennington, departed.

• CleanSpark CEO Zachary Bradford resigned from executive and board positions at the Nasdaq-listed crypto mining company.

• Head of Crypto Operations at the IRS Trish Turner left the agency to join Crypto Tax Girl as Director of Tax.

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