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Aave General Counsel Rebecca Rettig Joins Silvergate Board and Says the Companies Could Collaborate
16.3.2022
Rettig has been with Aave for one year, and prior to that was a partner at law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, where she represented blockchain and digital currency clients
CFTC commissioner Dan Berkovitz will become SEC general counsel
28.9.2021
The commissioner has said the CFTC’s enforcement actions in the crypto space have been “aggressive," and hinted that decentralized finance platforms were likely illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act
Zachary Kelman joins Cointelegraph as general counsel
24.6.2021
Zachary has been a contributing writer for Cointelegraph since 2019. He is an early crypto adopter and managing partner of crypto-native law firm Kelman PLLC
Bybit appoints new general counsel to lead global cryptocurrency compliance
9.3.2021
Daniel Lim will lead Bybit's legal and compliance team, following an appointment hot on the heels of Bybit's U.K. shutdown
Bitfinex Executives Deny Allegations of Issuing USDT to Pump BTC – “Tether Backed by Cash Assets and a Loan”
13.1.2021
Bitfinex general counsel Stuart Hoegner has dismissed the notion that only 74% of the tether stablecoin in circulation is fully backed. Hoegner insists the stablecoin is fully backed by assets that include cash, cash equivalents as well as bitcoin. However, both Hoegner and the company’s...
Libra Association Taps Saumya Bhavsar as General Counsel for Payments Subsidiary
25.11.2020
Bhavsar joins the Libra Association after 25 years in public and private sector banking regulation roles
Tether's general counsel doubles down on support for Peter McCormack
25.10.2020
“Tether supports Peter McCormack and believes he's in the right,” said Stuart Hoegner
Libra Taps Ex-Homeland Security General Counsel as New Legal Chief
27.8.2020
The new general counsel is Libra's second in just three months
Libra replaces general counsel Robert Werner after 3 months
27.8.2020
Former U.S. Homeland Security Department general counsel, Stevan Bunnel, has been appointed as Libra's top lawyer
BlockFi Hires Former Deutsche Bank, Barclays Alum as General Counsel
17.7.2020
The crypto lending platform has hired banking veteran Jonathan Mayers as general counsel in a bid to stay ahead of the regulatory curve
Libra Association Appoints Former FinCEN Head as General Counsel
19.5.2020
The Libra Association has appointed former FinCEN and OFAC head Robert Werner as its chief lawyer
Libra Taps Another Former FinCEN Official as General Counsel
19.5.2020
Robert Werner is the second former FinCEN staffer to join the Libra Association this month
New York Regulator Hires Former IRS Silk Road Investigator as General Counsel
28.4.2020
The New York Department of Financial Services has appointed former IRS Criminal Investigations head Richard Weber as its new general counsel
New York Crypto Regulator Adds Silk Road Investigator as General Counsel
28.4.2020
New York regulator that issues BitLicences adds a former Silk Road investigator to its legal team
Ex-BlackRock Exec Joins Wallet Provider Blockchain as General Counsel
2.10.2019
After more than 25 years in traditional finance, Howard Surloff joins Blockchain as the first general counsel on the company's executive team
BlackRock, Goldman Sachs Veteran Joins Blockchain as General Counsel
1.10.2019
BlackRock and Goldman Sachs veteran Howard Surloff joins major crypto wallet Blockchain.com as general counsel