35 key crypto hires, moves and exits: October 2025

Crypto hiring remained consistent through October 2025, with infrastructure firms, trading platforms, and venture funds actively recruiting senior personnel across legal, product, and strategy functions as companies prepared for regulatory clarity and future growth phases. Key appointments included Nikolaos Bougalis becoming CTO at Algorand, Brendan Ma joining Arbitrum as Head of Investment Strategy, and Bart Smith taking the CEO role at Avalanche Treasury Co. Other significant hires spanned major players like Circle, Google, Grayscale Investments, and OKX. Furthermore, the report notes promotions and advisory roles, such as Kristin Smith and Rebecca Rettig joining the Blockchain Association's Board, and Michael Selig being nominated to serve as CFTC Chairman. A notable exit was David Schwartz departing as CTO of Ripple to join its Board of Directors.

(Source：The Block)