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Brian Brooks, former acting comptroller of the currency for the United States government, has joined the board of directors for crypto-focused asset manager Hashdex.<\/p>\n
In a July 20 announcement, Hashdex said Brooks had become the fifth member of its board and will serve as a strategic adviser to the firm. Brooks was the chief legal officer of Coinbase from 2018 to 2020, served as acting comptroller of the currency from 2020 to 2021, worked as the CEO of Binance.US for roughly four months and was the CEO of Bitfury from October 2021 to December 2022. <\/p>\n
Hashdex co-founder and CEO Marcelo Sampaio cited Brooks\u2019 experience in \u201cfinancial regulation and the crypto industry\u201d in having him join the board. Brooks is currently employed as a managing partner at venture capital firm Valor Capital Group, which has previously backed crypto companies through various funding rounds. <\/p>\n
\u201cCrypto assets are changing the economics of nearly every industry across the globe, allowing individuals to have an ownership stake in the networks in which they participate,\u201d said Brooks. \u201cI look forward to helping [Hashdex] deliver on their vision of bridging the divide between traditional financial markets and the crypto economy.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nHashdex is excited to announce @valorcapgroup<\/a> Managing Partner & experienced #crypto<\/a> executive Brian Brooks (@BrianBrooksUS<\/a>) to our Board of Directors. <\/p>\n
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