JPMorgan Hires Former Executive of Bankrupt Crypto Firm as Head of Digital As...
JPMorgan Chase & Co. has hired bankrupt crypto lender Celsius Network’s former head of policy and regulatory affairs as its new head of digital assets regulatory policy. The move followed JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon telling U.S. Congress that crypto tokens, like bitcoin, are “decentralized Ponzi schemes.” JPMorgan Chase Hires Head of Digital Assets Regulatory Policy JPMorgan Chase & Co. has hired a new head of digital assets regulatory policy who previously worked at the bankrupt crypto firm Celsius Network, Bloomberg reported Wednesday, noting that a JPMorgan spokeswoman....
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New York-based Digital Asset Holdings, a startup that began as a bitcoin-centric company and is now deemed a blockchain-based firm is opening a new office in London to expand its presence into the European market. Digital Asset, led by former JPMorgan executive Blythe Masters as the company’s CEO announced in a media release that the company will open an office in London to support its clients and expand its presence in the UK and European markets. Masters is a prominent figure on Wall Street and is credited as one of the creators of the credit derivatives market. After 27 years with....
Distributed ledger technology firm Digital Asset Holdings (DAH) has hired eight new employees. At the top of the list is the firm’s addition of Carol Mathis as its new CFO. Mathis joins the company from RBS Corporate and Institutional Bank, where she worked from three years as chief operating officer. Other hires include: Business development director Andrew Pisano. Chief human resources officer Josh Varsano. Director of finance and operations Emnet Rios. Head of Europe Gavin Wells. Head of delivery Gordon Weir. Product manager Kelly Mathieson. Strategic advisor Martin Korbmacher. The new....
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Blythe Masters, the former JPMorgan executive who helped pioneer credit derivatives in the 1990s, has re-emerged as chief executive of Digital Asset Holdings. The Digital Asset Holdings is a venue for buyers and sellers of financial assets to meet and transact, switching currencies into bitcoin in order to cut the cost and time of settlement and make use of the decentralised Blockchain. Blythe Masters sits on the Top of blockchain technology startup Digital Asset Holdings, where she became the CEO in March. She spent 27 years at JPMorgan Chase, where she held some leadership positions,....