Paypal's Jean-Baptiste Graftieaux Leaves For Bitstamp
A major Paypal executive is taking his talents to the Bitcoin industry, leaving payment processing giant Paypal to take a position at Bitstamp. Jean-Baptiste Graftieaux was Paypal's chief compliance officer (CCO) and will be taking the same position with Bitstamp. As first reported by CoinDesk, Graftieaux worked for Paypal as their COO of their European, African and Middle Eastern divisions. As a CCO, Graftieaux would have been responsible for making sure Paypal fell in line with the financial laws of the localities that fell under his jurisdiction. Being responsible for portions of three....
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PayPal chief compliance officer (CCO) Jean-Baptiste Graftieaux has revealed that he has left his current position at the global payments giant to join one of the largest bitcoin exchanges by USD trading volume, Bitstamp. Graftieaux served as a director and CCO of PayPal's Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) division for more than five years, starting in January 2009. Prior to joining PayPal, Graftieaux was also a CCO at online ticket marketplace StubHub. Today was Graftieaux's final day at PayPal. Speaking to CoinDesk, Graftieaux framed his latest endeavor as one that allows him to....
Nejc Kodrič, Julian Sawyer and now Jean-Baptiste Graftieaux... It's unclear what led to the latest change in leadership of one of the oldest crypto exchanges. Bitstamp, one of the oldest crypto exchanges in the world, has announced the appointment of Jean-Baptiste (JB) Graftieaux as its new global CEO following the departure of Julian Sawyer.In a Monday announcement, Bitstamp said Sawyer, who first became CEO of the crypto exchange in October 2020, “has decided to pursue other opportunities.” Graftieaux took over the position on May 7, having been the Bitstamp Europe CEO since May 2021.....
The CEO of a major cryptocurrency exchange, Bitstamp, says that his trading platform is seeing “massive crypto interest” from institutional clients. “Many institutional companies are looking to make their first move into crypto,” he explained.
Bitstamp’s CEO on Crypto Regulation, Institutional Interest
Bitstamp’s global CEO, Jean-Baptiste Graftieaux, shared his view on cryptocurrency regulation in an interview with Business2community, published Monday.
Discussing crypto winter, he explained that Bitstamp has “a very....
Day two of The North American Bitcoin Conference (TNABC) was perhaps most notable for an absence of expected speakers, including Blockstream's Adam Back, Bitstamp COO Jean-Baptiste Graftieaux and GAW Miners CEO Josh Garza, all of whom canceled scheduled appearances. However, the development may have been fitting given that the event succeeded at highlighting themes in the industry as opposed to any one individual, with security as the most visible topic of the day. A number of speeches and roundtables addressed security in both specific and abstract ways. The ongoing issue of how to make....
In a meeting expected to take place on Wednesday, January 15th, 2014 at 10AM at the Luxembourg Palace in Paris, France, the French Senate will hold a joint hearing to discuss issues relating to the development of virtual currencies, such as bitcoin. The announcement was made on the Senate's website, and notes this will be an open-press event. The following individuals will be in attendance: Ms. Delphine Amarzit, (Head of the financing of the economy of the Treasury Department). Mr. Denis Beau, Chief Operating Officer at the Bank of France. M. Jean-Baptiste Carpentier, Director of Treatment....