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BCB Group's Chief Compliance Officer to Exit in Latest Senior Management Departure
9.9.2024
Natasha Powell is leaving the crypto firm. She will continue to support the group as a non-exec director of BCB Payments
Binance Welcomes Back Steve Christie as Deputy Chief Compliance Officer
6.2.2024
Binance has welcomed back Steve Christie, its former Senior Vice President of Compliance, as Deputy Chief Compliance Officer. Binance Bolsters Compliance Team, Welcoming Steve Christie Back to Leadership Role Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced the return of Steve Christie, its former...
Steve Christie’s Return to Binance Signals Strong Compliance Push
3.2.2024
Binance has rehired Steve Christie, its former Senior Vice President of Compliance, as the Deputy Chief Compliance Officer. In a recent announcement, the exchange said Christie’s primary responsibility will be to enhance Binance’s compliance framework by collaborating with regulators...
Castle Funds’ COO Exclusive: Just Because Bitcoin ETFs Are Allowed Doesn’t Mean They’ll Succeed
22.1.2024
In an insightful interview with Cryptonews, Dan Hoover, the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at investment firm Castle Funds, discussed several Bitcoin ETF-related topics. These include how valuable Bitcoin ETF trading volume information really is, what it takes for ETFs...
Binance.US Taps Lesley O’Neill as its New Chief Compliance Officer
8.1.2024
Source: AdobeStock / piter2121 Binance.US, the American subsidiary of global cryptocurrency behemoth Binance, has announced the appointment of Lesley O’Neill as its new Chief Compliance Officer. According to a recent announcement, O’Neill brings a wealth of experience to the role, having...
Binance Appoints New Deputy Chief Compliance Officer and Global Money Laundering Reporting Officer
4.8.2023
On Thursday, Binance announced Kristen Hecht as the new Deputy Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) and Global Money Laundering Reporting Officer (GMLRO), a new role amid potential fraud charges from U.S. regulators.
Amid ongoing investigations into its practices, Binance has witnessed the departure...
Binance Appoints New Compliance Officer as Regulatory Crackdown Intensifies
3.8.2023
The new position for Kristen Hecht comes as Binance is under scrutiny by multiple law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad and could even face fraud charges
Ex-FTX Compliance Officer Sued for Allegedly Paying Off Would-Be Whistleblowers
28.6.2023
FTX's lawyers allege Daniel Friedberg allowed its executives' criminal activities to fly under the radar for years
Binance Sued by CFTC for Alleged Violations of Trading and Derivatives Rules
27.3.2023
The world’s largest crypto exchange by trade volume, Binance Holdings Ltd., has been sued by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has been named in the lawsuit and the charges claim the crypto exchange broke several trading and derivatives rules....
Top 7 legal and compliance jobs in the crypto market
27.3.2023
Explore essential skills for top legal and compliance jobs in the crypto market
Binance Hires Former Gemini-Exec as Chief Compliance Officer: Bloomberg
14.2.2023
Perlman started in the role at Binance in January, having spent two and a half years as COO of Gemini and previously one year as CCO
Bitwise Chief Compliance Officer Predicts Stablecoin Legislation to Arrive This Year – Will This Be Beneficial for the Crypto Industry?
24.1.2023
Katherine Dowling, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at the crypto index fund provider Bitwise Asset Management, argued that US Congress would move to regulate stablecoins this year - as the first step towards the crypto industry regulation. ...
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Bitwise Chief Compliance Officer Says Stablecoin Legislation Could Come This Year
23.1.2023
Katherine Dowling, general counsel at the asset management firm, says that because stablecoins are a “narrower issue” lawmakers may be more inclined to tackle the crypto-related framework
Objections Raised Over Appointment of Sullivan & Cromwell as Debtors’ Counsel for FTX
21.1.2023
On Friday, bankruptcy judge John Dorsey approved the law firm Sullivan & Cromwell (S&C) to be appointed as the debtors’ counsel for FTX, despite an objection from Daniel Friedberg, a former FTX US compliance officer. During a Zoom presentation, Friedberg claimed there was a conflict...
Binance Compliance Officer: KYC Cost Exchange ‘Billions in Revenue’
1.8.2022
Three Binance compliance officers give a fiery response to allegations of illicit activity, sanctions evasion and darknet links
Suing SEC Is a Possibility, Bitwise Chief Compliance Officer Says
12.7.2022
“It’s about getting answers to some of the technical questions,” Bitwise Chief Compliance Officer Katherine Dowling said, regarding the SEC’s denial of the asset management firm’s spot bitcoin ETF application, on CoinDesk TV’s “All About Bitcoin.”
Activision Blizzard Hires Bush-Era Torture Apologist As Chief Compliance Officer
3.3.2021
Activision Blizzard announced yesterday that Frances F. Townsend, a former George W. Bush-era counterterrorism appointee and torture apologist, would become its new head of compliance, in charge of making sure the company doesn’t run afoul of the varying laws and regulations throughout all of...
Coinbase Hires Former Stripe Exec as Chief Compliance Officer
17.2.2021
Melissa Strait will take charge of Coinbase's compliance initiatives ahead of its planned public listing
BitGo Taps Former Coinbase Exec Jeff Horowitz as Chief Compliance Officer
13.1.2021
Jeff Horowitz led Coinbase’s global compliance program until his departure in October
Coinbase Chief Compliance Officer Departs Amid Wider Exodus
14.10.2020
Coinbase’s chief compliance officer (CCO), Jeff Horowitz, is leaving the firm after two years