Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's appointee to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, holds assets worth between $6.90 million and $29.50 million, according to forms published Wednesday by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics. Under his ethics agreement, he holds at least $1 million in bitcoin, his most valuable asset, which he does not plan to sell. Trump has promised to provide a more friendly regulatory environments for cryptocurrencies than the administration of former President Joe ...
Brazil-based asset manager Hashdex has appointed former BlackRock executive Mick McLaughlin as its head of U.S. distribution, with the aim of expanding the reach of its crypto-asset ETF products in the U.S. market and strengthening its sales team. McLaughlin previously served as an executive at various institutions, including Bitwise, Deutsche Bank, and Barclays.
On November 14, US President-elect Donald Trump nominated Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio as his candidate for Secretary of State after taking office. Trump also announced the nomination of former Democratic Congressman Tulsi Gabbard as his Director of National Intelligence after taking office and the nomination of House Member Matt Gates as Attorney General.
Cryptocurrency exchange Backpack Exchange today announced that it has appointed Laurence King as its head of audit. King has nearly 30 years of experience leading the audit and risk functions of the Global Financial Institutions Group. Most recently at Citibank, he served as head of country audit for Citibank Asia Pacific and head of regulatory practice for Citibank Asia Pacific.