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BNY appoint Thwaites

09 January 2026 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Toby Thwaites joins BNY’s digital assets team as director of product following his time with Arda Global, where he was most recently head of product

Ownera appoints Kamat as Head of Client Solutions

07 January 2026 UK
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

In his new role, Chetan Kamat will be responsible for supporting clients including banks, CSDs, custodians and digital-asset market participants

Binance appoints Erk as Regional Head for MENAT

07 January 2026 UAE
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Tarik Erk brings over a decade of experience across regulatory compliance, market expansion, product launches, and government affairs within the digital asset and financial services sectors

Gosuke Nakamura appointed head of trading

23 December 2025 UK
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

Most recently he was head of Trading-Treasury Department at M2, where he directed over-the-counter trade market making and risk management activities

ETHZilla makes appointments to the board of directors

19 December 2025 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Angela Dalton and Michael Edwards have joined the DeFi technology company, bringing with them substantial experience across technology and media, as well as institutional investing

fundcraft makes two senior appointments

16 December 2025 Luxembourg
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Jan Lazar joins as the head of digital transformation and Benjamin Epstein as head of sales of institutional clients

DTCC hires Pikett

15 December 2025 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Tom Pikett leaves BNY to join DTCC Digital Assets as executive director, product management, bringing more than 15 years of experience to the role

DLA Piper appoints Landless

15 December 2025 UK
Reporter: Carmella Haswell

Paul Landless brings over two decades of industry experience to his new role following his tenure with Clifford Chance

Arcesium appoints Silitschanu as SVP

04 December 2025 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Philip Silitschanu joins the company from SSV Labs and will take on the position of senior vice president, sales, and partnerships, digital assets

Token Cat appoints Persico as COO

27 November 2025 China
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Sav Persico brings with him over three decades of leadership experience in various technological financial roles, and will be responsible for the company’s operational development and strategic execution

Talos appoints Forman as SVP and head of strategy

31 October 2025 US
Reporter: Matthew Challis

Drew Forman joins the company from Cowen and brings with him extensive experience in derivatives trading

Thomas Sullivan chosen as managing director

01 October 2025 US, UK, Hong Kong, Singapore
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

He will be tasked with leading and enabling the development of DTCC Digital Assets’ strategic objective

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