Coinbase Hires Former SEC Official As Senior Public Policy Manager
Coinbase – a leading crypto exchange – has hired a former Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) official, Thaya Knight, as its senior public policy manager.
Until this month, Knight was the counsel to SEC commissioner Elad Roisman, who stepped down from his position on Friday – two years ahead of the scheduled end of his term.
Knight had been the counsel to Commissioner Elad Roisman at the SEC since November 2020. Between 2018 and 2019, Knight was also the former counsel to SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce.
“Friday was my last day at the SEC. While that departure was bittersweet, I’m very pleased to be joining the public policy team at Coinbase this week. Looking forward to doing great and exciting work with this terrific team!”
Coinbase’s public policy push has been focused in part on the creation of a dedicated crypto regulator.
The publicly-traded company’s latest hire comes as Congress grows the scope of its regulatory focus on cryptocurrency, both in terms of legislative as well as executive-branch action.
Bloomberg reported last week that the Biden administration is preparing an executive order focused on digital assets which could arrive next month and will likely seek input from federal agencies on benefits and risks.
