Coinbase Hires Heavyweight Board Members Brooklyn District Attorney Seeks Crypto Analyst
The crypto industry offers many opportunities for interesting work.
On one hand, you can get paid to create memes for a web3 company. For those with lofty ambitions, the role of chief of staff is growing in this field.
So who has been hired recently and what are crypto's most interesting jobs?
News Pulled together the top moves of the past month.
Law, policy and regulation
Former Securities and Exchange Commission counsel David Hirsch Joined law firm McGuireWoods.
Hirsch will be a partner in the firm's securities enforcement and regulatory counseling practice.
Hirsch left the SEC in June after nearly nine years overseeing the markets. His latest role is as chief of the cyber division of the regulator's crypto assets and enforcement division.
Ripple Policy Director for EMEA Andrew Whitworth He left the blockchain company to found a consultancy called Global Policy Limited.
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Whitworth said In a LinkedIn post He has also been accepted as a visiting fellow at the European University Institute in Florence, where he will conduct research on the economics of digital finance.
exchange
Coinbase has added three new heavyweight experts to its board of directors:
Chris LehaneFormer executive at Airbnb, current executive at OpenAI, and political veteran who served in President Bill Clinton's administration.Paul ClementPartner at the law firm Clement & Murphy and former US Solicitor General in the George W. Bush administration. Clement recently led a case in which the Supreme Court struck down the Chevron doctrine. The tech veteran Krista DavisChief Financial Officer at consulting giant Aon. Davies sits on the boards of fintech Stripe and Workday. Prior to joining Ion, she was vice president and CFO of Microsoft's platform and services division.
Coinbase Said The three new board members have different political philosophies and different career paths, but “all came to the same conclusion: crypto is a powerful tool to update the system.”
Investment
Former Goldman Sachs executive Peter Mintzberg Joined Grayscale Investments as Chief Executive Officer.
The crypto asset manager announced Mintzberg's appointment in May. He will officially begin his new role in mid-August, succeeding Michael Sonnenschein.
I am very proud to join the team @grayscaleThe new CEO of Crypto is one of the fastest growing categories in asset management, and I look forward to collaborating with the Greyscale team to build on the company's success and deliver for our clients. https://t.co/l3BIVYCgFo
— Peter Mintzberg (@PeterMintzberg) August 15, 2024
I am very proud to join the team @grayscaleThe new CEO of Crypto is one of the fastest growing categories in asset management, and I look forward to collaborating with the Greyscale team to build on the company's success and deliver to our clients. https://t.co/l3BIVYCgFo
— Peter Mintzberg (@PeterMintzberg) August 15, 2024
Mintzberg joins Grayscale from Goldman Sachs, where he was head of global strategy for property and wealth management.
He also worked at asset management giants BlackRock, Invesco and Oppenheimer Funds.
Banking
Investment banking giant Citi is the head of digital assets Shobhit Maini Left after 14 years in the bank.
Mine said in a LinkedIn post He will pursue an entrepreneurial venture in the digital assets space.
Deepak Mehra Succeeded in the role of Maini, Reuters reported.
Need help
exchange Kraken wants EU-based Head of International Compliance.
Candidates must have 10-plus years of experience in regulatory or compliance positions in a crypto, fintech or financial institution.
Tokenization startup Ondo Finance Growing up and wanting to fill up Range of senior roles.
These include the Chief Information Security Officer and the Chief of Staff to the CEO.
The Kings County District Attorney's Office wants Virtual currency analyst.
Kings County is the New York borough of Brooklyn, and its prosecutor's office is one of the largest in the US.
The job involves combating crypto-related crime, identifying stolen crypto, detecting illegal transactions on the blockchain, and prosecuting wrongdoers.
Pay rises to $95,000 — not bad for law enforcement.
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