Coinsquare exchange adds new board members

Coinsquare exchange adds new board members

The additions to the board follow the confirmation of a new CEO, CCO, and COO in August. Coinsquare, a crypto exchange that has been under the scrutiny of Canadian regulators following allegations of wash trading, said it will be adding two new members to its board of directors.In a Nov. 25 announcement, the exchange said Nicholas Thadaney and Wendy Rudd are joining its board. Thadaney was President of the Toronto Stock Exchange and Rudd is currently a board member for the Canadian Regulatory Technology Association.The new appointments follow a major change in leadership mid-year. In July,....


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