Steven Christie Joins Binance As Senior Vice President Of Compliance

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Binance is the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by daily cryptocurrency trading volume.

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Steven Christie who has overseen global compliance at Kraken for over four years, joined Binance in May 2022.

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Christie leads Binance’s global compliance team of over 750 people, including its cyber investigations team.

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He has also been involved in the cryptocurrency industry since 2015 and previously served as Chief Compliance Officer at Bitcoin custodian Xapo Bank.

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Kraken is expecting to hire a new chief compliance officer in the next few weeks.

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Kraken’s co-founder Jesse Powell has also stepped down from his role as chief executive but will remain chairman.

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Despite falling crypto prices and job cuts as the industry faces increasing regulatory pressure, demand for compliance and legal talent in the crypto industry has continued in recent months.

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