BitGo Taps Former Coinbase Exec Jeff Horowitz as Chief Compliance Officer
Jeff Horowitz led Coinbase’s global compliance program until his departure in October.
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BitGo has hired a former Coinbase compliance officer following a $98,000 settlement with the U.S. Treasury. BitGo, a major digital asset custody and security company, has hired a former compliance executive of Coinbase.Jeff Horowitz, Coinbase’s former chief compliance officer, is joining BitGo as its new chief compliance officer, the firm announced Jan. 13. Horowitz joins BitGo after serving the same role at Coinbase since July 2018.The new exec will be replacing BitGo’s former CCO Matt Parrella and will oversee the company’s compliance and Anti-Money Laundering programs to ensure....
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Digital gold, decentralized ledger, global currency - it's not easy to explain bitcoin in any setting, let alone to regulators or law enforcement officials. If the task is any easier today, imagine attempting it in 2013. That was the challenge facing Coinbase's inaugural chief compliance officer (CCO) Martine Niejadlik. A former senior director at eBay and PayPal and senior manager of fraud prevention at Amazon, Niejadlik admits even she had trouble coming to terms with the tech. "Frankly, the first time [CEO] Brian Armstrong called me to tell me about Coinbase and bitcoin I thought he was....
Taking a proactive approach, Kraken has appointed Howard Bernstein, the ex-CCO of Merriman Capital as the new Chief Compliance Officer. The company says the appointment will help it as Bernstein is someone who comes with similar background, can anticipate the evolving regulation around Bitcoin and to help ensure it is regulated in a way that protects consumers while allowing the game-changing Bitcoin ecosystem to flourish. The announcement from Kraken says: “Today we’re pleased to announce a great new addition to the team, who will help us advance our proactive approach. Howard Bernstein....
Former Visa anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing officer Tim Byun has announced that he will join Georgia-based bitcoin merchant processor BitPay as its chief compliance officer. Byun served as a Visa executive from February 2009, and previously worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). BitPay executive chairman Tony Gallippi framed the hiring as a move that would further demonstrate his company is meeting the expectations of US regulators as it seeks to expand bitcoin adoption among global merchants. Gallippi....