The association also represents local exchanges such as Swyftx and BTC Markets, as well as traditional financial and professional services companies such as KMPG, Deloitte, PwC, BDO, Mastercard and the Australian Stock Exchange.
In a written statement, Attorney and Blockchain Australia Board Director Michael Bachina said: Amid the demise of Terra/Luna, Three Arrows Capital and FTX, Blockchain Australia continues to lead as the premier trade association for the blockchain industry.
“Like many organizations, we have faced an extremely challenging job market. It continues to apply.”
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It is understood that the Association is looking for a full-time Chief Executive Officer, but is also splitting up the functions formerly held by former Chief Executive Officer Steve Vallas. Former Operations Manager Amy Rose Goody has been promoted to Head of Operations and former Deutsche Asset Management executive Gordon Little has been appointed Head of Government Relations.
The board will continue its leadership renewal process on Wednesday as it votes for a new president and vice president at a meeting ahead of the annual Blockies Awards in Sydney. Current president Adam Poulton will run for re-election It is not clear whether
In November, the association negotiated a new transparency “commitment” signed by exchange members, under which customers’ balances were fully reserved, to avoid mismanagement and “confusion” of funds on FTX. I agreed to provide continuing evidence.
Mercurio was recruited to join the industry association after Valas left office. Barras led industry groups through the pandemic and his engagement with the Australian Technology and Financial Center (ATFC) Commission (ATFC) in Congress, chaired by Union Senator Andrew Bragg.
Mr. Vallas was widely known as one of Australia’s most effective cryptocurrency advocates. This month he joined London-based lobby group GBBC Digital Finance as a policy advisor.
Mercurio could not be reached for comment. In a LinkedIn post at the time of her appointment, she said:
A change of leadership comes as the Albanian government prepares to introduce legislation next year to regulate crypto exchanges and introduce custody rules.
A spokesman for Treasury Secretary Jim Chalmers said in November that he was “closely monitoring the impact of the FTX collapse, including further volatility in cryptocurrency markets and spillovers to broader financial markets.”
On Tuesday, disgraced former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried was reportedly arrested in the Bahamas, where the mega exchange is headquartered.
The charges against him include wire fraud, wire fraud conspiracy, securities fraud, securities fraud conspiracy, and money laundering. New York Times. Bankman-Fried was scheduled to testify Wednesday before the House Financial Services Committee in Washington, DC, before he was arrested.
