Hires
FTX Hires Former WB Gaming Exec to Lead Gaming Partnerships
Steve Sadin comes to the company from the gaming arm of Warner Bros.

Former Citigroup Executive Joins Provenance Blockchain as CEO
Morgan McKenney is the latest in a growing line of Wall Streeters leaving traditional finance for the cryptocurrency space.

Coinbase Hires Goldman Veteran to Lead Financial Operations
It’s the latest in a long line of traditional finance executives exiting their positions to join the crypto industry.

FTX Hires Beauty Entrepreneur Lauren Remington Platt to Target Luxury Partnerships
The crypto exchange said it hopes Platt’s appointment will help it capitalize on the over $300 billion luxury goods market.

Crypto Lender Celsius Appoints CFO Following Predecessor's Arrest
Rod Bolger replaces Yaron Shalem, who was arrested in Tel Aviv in November in connection with Israeli crypto mogul Moshe Hogeg.

Binance.US Hires Former Société Générale and Gemini Exec as Chief Compliance Officer
Tammy Weinrib will have a focus on know-your-customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering (AML) programs.

Loopring Names CTO Steve Guo as CEO, Replacing Founder Wang
Guo replaces Daniel Wang, who will work as an adviser to the firm and focus on developing its layer 2 strategy.

Google Hires PayPal Veteran as Part of Crypto Push
The move to hire Arnold Goldberg to run its payments division comes after Google previously abandoned a push into banking, according to Bloomberg.

Mechanism Capital Launches $100M ‘Play-to-Earn’ Gaming Fund
The firm is tapping former Apple App Store manager Steve Cho to help lead the fund.

Binance Taps Former Government Officials for Russia, Ukraine Posts
Ex-Bank of Russia executive Olga Goncharova will head government relations in Russia, and Kyrylo Khomiakov from Ukraine’s Agency for Infrastructure Projects will lead the office there.
