Leading digital currency company Coinbase has announced that former federal prosecutor Kathryn Haun has joined its Board of Directors.
Haun was most recently a federal prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice and its first-ever Digital Currency coordinator. In her role as a federal prosecutor, she served as lead counsel in a number of jury trials, with a focus on financial fraud, cybercrime, digital currency, national security, gangs, and murders. She also had a significant role in the case of two federal agents’ role in the investigation into Silk Road.
In addition, Haun taught the first-ever course on Digital Currency and Cybercrime at Stanford Law School. The course had cross-enrollment from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and Stanford’s Computer Science Department.
“Kathryn’s experience and diverse range of skills will be crucial to Coinbase as we continue to be seen as the safest, most trusted place to buy digital currencies through our commitment to government regulations and compliance”, Coinbase said in a blog post.
“As Coinbase has continued to grow from a wallet to a retail and institutional exchange, our focus has remained on our role as a regulated business and what that means for our customers. We have seen great value in proactively working with governments, banks, and regulators around the world to educate them about digital currency, and Kathryn brings strong expertise to help us drive these conversations forward.”
