PolySign, a U.S.-based provider of blockchain-enabled digital asset infrastructure for institutional investors, has appointed Chuck Ocheret as its new chief technology officer, based in New York. He was previously CTO at Symbiont. The PolySign family includes MG Stover and Standard Custody & Trust Co. MG Stover is an alternatives fund administration firm, whilst Standard Custody…
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Lukka acquires Venato
Lukka, the institutional crypto asset data and data management provider, has acquired the Web3 blockchain analytics capability, Venato. As part of the acquisition, Lukka is bringing in Venato’s R&D and engineering team with deep blockchain, Web3, and decentralized finance (DeFi) development experience to build out existing capabilities and integrate the platform with existing Lukka products.…
SEBA Bank hires Myles Harrison as CPO
SEBA Bank, the Swiss-based crypto bank, has appointed Myles Harrison as chief product officer, and Urs Lehmann as general counsel and head of legal and compliance. Harrison was previously CPO at Globacap. Lehmann previously served as general counsel for Avaloq, a Swiss-based provider of digital banking solutions.
Nick Sylvester joins Metaco
Nick Sylvester has joined Metaco, the Swiss-based digital assets service provider, as global head of partnerships. He was previously global partner director at LSEG.
SEBA Bank appoints APAC CEO
SEBA Bank, the Swiss-based crypto bank, has appointed Amy Yu as CEO of its APAC division. Yu will initially be located in Singapore. She previously worked at Genesis as APAC head of sales. Prior to her move into the digital assets space, Yu supported the development of J.P. Morgan’s prime services business in APAC. SEBA…
Ben Lorente joins Copper.co from LSEG
Ben Lorente has joined Copper.co, the UK-based digital assets service provider, as head of alliances and partnerships. He previously spent more than five years at LSEG, most recently as global head of strategic partnerships.
BNY Mellon appoints Caroline Butler as digital assets chief
BNY Mellon has appointed Caroline Butler as CEO of digital assets. Butler joined BNY Mellon in 2020 as global head of custody after nearly two decades at J.P. Morgan. As the CEO of digital assets, she will continue to report to Roman Regelman, CEO of securities services and digital. As CEO of custody services, she…
Copper appoints new chair
Copper.co, the UK-based provider of institutional digital asset custody and trading solutions, has appointed Lord (Philip) Hammond of Runnymede, the former UK Chancellor of the Exchequer (finance secretary), as chair. Hammond has served as a senior adviser to Copper since 2021.
Metaco hires two seniors from IBM
Metaco, the Switzerland-based provider of digital asset custody and orchestration technology, has made two senior executive appointments. Peter DeMeo, former global head of digital asset infrastructure at IBM, joins as chief product officer, overseeing the product suite as well as establishing the company’s digital asset advisory practice. Angel Nunez Mencias, former IBM lead architect, joins…
Zodia appoints new CEO
Zodia Custody, the UK-based crypto custody service from Standard Chartered in association with Northern Trust, has appointed Julian Sawyer as its new chief executive. Sawyer takes over from Maxime de Guillebon, who was seconded from Standard Chartered’s innovation unit, SC Ventures, in 2020. Sawyer was most recently CEO of Bitstamp, a crypto exchange.