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BitMEX Hires Former JPMorgan Executive Director as Head of Custody
BitMEX said the appointment forms part of the firm's "beyond derivatives" strategy.
Updated Sep 14, 2021, 1:12 p.m. Published Jun 17, 2021, 9:57 a.m.
Crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX has hired former JPMorgan Executive Director Marc Robinson as its head of custody.
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- Robinson arrives with 20 years' experience in traditional financial services. Much of this experience was in Japan, most recently for SBI Holdings, an announcement Thursday said.
- He served as JPMorgan's executive director of high-frequency trading product for the Asia market from 2012 to 2014.
- Robinson also held front-office roles in electronic trading at Lehman Brothers and Nomura.
- BitMEX said the appointment forms part of the firm's "beyond derivatives" strategy in which it aims to expand into areas of crypto such as brokerage, custody and spot trading.
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