Kraken nabs Bitstamp executive for key business development role
Former Bitstamp executive Miha Grčar is joining Kraken as head of business development. Kraken, a San Francisco-based digital currency exchange, has added a proven crypto industry leader to its executive team, underscoring the firm’s continued expansion this year. In an official blog post, Kraken announced Tuesday that Miha Grčar has joined the firm as head of business development. The post reads:“For the better part of the last decade, Miha has helped Bitstamp gain recognition as a licensed financial institution in Europe, experience that will prove integral as he helps Kraken build....
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