Protego Trust Bank N.A., a federally chartered bank exclusively serving the digital asset needs of institutional clients, has appointed five new members to its now 11-person advisory board. Cris Conde co-founded financial technology software business Devon Systems and led its successful sale to SunGard, which he subsequently ran and took private in a record-breaking LBO…

Richard Clark has joined Zodia Custody as head of sales & partnerships. Zodia Custody, which is registered in the UK by the FCA as a crypto asset business, is owned by Standard Chartered in association with Northern Trust. Clark previously spent 15 years at Merrill Lynch.

Custodia Bank (formerly Avanti) co-founder Zev Shimko has been named president and chief operating officer. In this role, Shimko will lead the executive team to ensure a unified strategy across functions, align product with market demand, and oversee execution across the bank. He will continue to report directly to founder and CEO, Caitlin Long. Wyoming-based…

Talos, the U.S.-based institutional digital asset trading technology provider, has announced four new hires: Pamela Lee as head of APAC sales, Karan Dalwani as director of customer success for APAC, Phillip Beasley-Harling as VP of engineering for EMEA, and Conor Shea as head of marketing and communications. These appointments come on the heels of the…

State Street Digital has appointed Rob Otter as head of blockchain engineering and Nitin Gaur as digital technology strategy lead. Otter, based in London reports to Aman Thind, chief technology officer of State Street Digital. Gaur, based in Austin, Texas, will report to Otter. Otter joins State Street from JPMorgan Chase, where he served as…

BlockFi, a U.S.-based crypto financial services company, has hired Brian Oliver as general manager of institutions. Oliver will manage BlockFi’s institutional business globally, which includes prime brokerage services, mining equipment-backed and crypto loans, and asset management services to clients across the traditional finance and crypto ecosystem. Oliver joins BlockFi from the Depository Trust & Clearing…

Stonegate Global has hired Skyler Steinke as managing director – digital assets group. Stonegate Global is a U.S.-based provider of fund administration, global advisory and fund structuring services for crypto funds, hedge funds, venture capital funds, real estate funds and private equity funds. Stonegate Global specialises in servicing DeFi crypto funds involved in staking, yield…

Bosonic, the U.S.-based decentralized financial market infrastructure (dFMI) company, has appointed Ushma Parmar as institutional sales director. Her role is to drive institutional client acquisition, focused on growing Bosonic’s institutional client base across hedge funds, FO/MFOs, private banks, broker/dealers and banks that are investing in digital assets and crypto markets. Parmar brings over 20 years…

Stefan Schwitter has been appointed head of asset management of Crypto Finance (Asset Management) AG, a FINMA regulated subsidiary of Crypto Finance AG. He will be responsible for the further expansion of the team, product range and distribution channels. He joins from SEBA Bank, where he ran the investment solutions department. Schwitter succeeds Bernadette Leuzinger,…

Protego Trust Bank N.A. has appointed Brian P. Brooks and Michael A. Carpenter to its board. They join five other independent directors on Protego’s board. Widely recognised as a leader in financial services law and policy, and emerging technologies, Brooks served as acting U.S. Comptroller of the Currency until January 2021, where he was instrumental…