Fireblocks, an enterprise platform to manage digital asset operations and build businesses on the blockchain, has hired Peter Marton, former deputy superintendent of virtual currency at the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), and Chaitanya Reddy Konda, who designed and built Nightfall, a pioneering privacy solution for Ethereum token transfers for EY. Marton,…

Komainu, the C.I.-based digital assets custodian, has appointed Robert Johnson as chief technology officer, based in London. He joins from Coremont, where he was CTO and partner. Komainu, which is backed in part by Nomura, recently received approval from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority to register as a custodian wallet provider.

Zodia Custody, the UK-based digital assets custodian, has appointed Jonathan Hugh as chief financial officer. He joins from GSR, where he held the same role.

Entrustody., a U.S.-based digital custody platform for investment advisors, has appointed Brian Kutmas as its SVP of product and technology. Kutmas was previously vice president of product at ContinuumCloud.

Zodia Custody has appointed Gary Afentakis as head of sales for Europe & MENA. He was previously at Matrixport.

Archax, the FCA-regulated digital asset exchange, broker, and custodian, has appointed Ben Zennou as head of crypto sales. Reporting to the CRO, Zennou will be responsible for leading the company’s continued growth in crypto markets, including the establishment of an OTC desk to complement the existing crypto exchange and custody offerings. Zennou was previously managing…

Etana Custody, a U.S.-based, regulated provider of multi-asset custody and support services, has appointed Dennis Noto as chief technology officer. Noto joins Etana from previous roles as CTO at several financial technology companies, including IBM, LPL Financial, and Scottrade. Etana Custody is a regulated trust company that offers a technology platform that provides exchanges, institutions,…

Copper.co, the UK-based provider of institutional digital asset custody and collateral management, has appointed Jim Turley as a non-executive director, and Stephen Strickland as chief compliance officer. Turley joins the Copper board after three years as executive chairman of Fnality International, a bank consortium which is working to produce a regulated digital payment leg for…

Copper.co, the UK-based provider of institutional digital asset custody, collateral management and settlement solutions, has appointed Stefano Maestri as chief technology officer, Sam Goh as chief financial officer, and Sam Brown as general counsel. Prior to joining Copper, Maestri was CTO at Clarivate. Before Clarivate, he spent 12 years at IHS Markit as CTO for…

Talos, the provider of institutional digital asset trading technology, has appointed Michael D’Alessio as its new COO. Prior to joining Talos, he was SVP, product and GM at Wonder, the food delivery startup, Previously, he helped spin out Arcesium, the fund administrator, from parent company D.E. Shaw & Co.