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Alex Kriete, Citi's director, co-head of digital assets, is set to leave the bank to start a new company in the cryptocurrency sector

President Joe Biden has signed an executive order that highlights the US government's commitment to ensuring that virtual assets and cryptocurrencies will be subject to further compliance measures with appropriate regulations and supervision

State Street Digital, the Boston-based bank’s dedicated digital division, has entered into a licensing agreement with Copper.co (Copper), to develop and grade digital custody offering where clients can store and settle their digital assets

London-based technology company Copper.co (Copper) has appointed Sabrina Wilson as chief operating officer

Capital markets consultancy First Derivative has appointed Christopher Owers as global head of regulatory solutions

HilltopSecurities has appointed Carlo Esannason as managing director of securities lending development and strategy

BNY Mellon has appointed Jennifer Barker as CEO of its treasury services business, effective from 2 May 2022

Digivault, a part of EQONEX, and Asset Reality, a company that recovers seized crypto assets, has been chosen by Belgian law enforcement agencies to provide recovery, storage and management services for seized crypto assets