Crypto Council for Innovation hires government insiders to build leadership team
Linda Jeng and Brett Quick will be joining the council in support of its policy and regulatory affairs team. The Crypto Council for Innovation, or CCI, a crypto advocacy group that establishes dialogues with governments and regulatory agencies on the benefits of crypto, has hired two new experts with experience in financial regulatory policy in the United States.In a Tuesday announcement, the CCI said Linda Jeng, a former Federal Reserve Board and Treasury Department employee, and Brett Quick, former deputy chief of staff for House Financial Services Committee chair Emeritus Spencer....
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