Lendingblock co-founder Linda Wang has left to join ShapeShift a cryptocurrency exchange, based in London.
At Lendingblock, Wang was responsible for its marketing, partnerships and business development activities. She will now take on control of ShapeShift global growth as head of international expansion, which she describes as being in a “pivotal time in their journey”.
In a LinkedIn post explaining her reasons for moving on, Wang wrote that it was “ I recently married my co-founder [Steve Swain] and over the years, it has become increasingly more difficult to separate and balance work and life”.
Wang and Swain launched Lendingblock, the industry’s first blockchain-powered securities lending exchange, in 2017 and the platform went live on 3 September this year.
The platform aims to offer a securities lending marketplace for digital assets and provides a transparent exchange for institutions to borrow and lend digital assets on the blockchain.
Wang confirmed she will remain connected to Lendingblock as a passive investor.
Commenting on her new role, Wang said: “Going forward, I will be helping to reach and support a growing international audience, a step closer to fulfilling their vision of providing borderless financial tools to empower the world,” Wang wrote.
