Nasdaq-listed crypto exchange Eqonex has appointed Jonathan Farnell, a former head of Binance U.K., as its new CEO and a director on the board.
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- Helen Hai, president of Binance’s payment arm Bifinity, has also been appointed to the board.
- The appointments come as Eqonex only last week announced a partnership with Bifinity, granting Bifinity the right to appoint top executives of Eqonex from within the new payment venture.
- The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), however, warned that it can suspend or cancel a firm’s crypto asset registration after noticing Bifinity’s partnership with Eqonex.
- Chi-Won Yoon, chairman of Eqonex, told Forkast in an interview that the statement made by the U.K. financial regulator was a procedural one.
- Regardless, Eqonex’s unit in the U.K. will indeed give Binance “an opportunity to operate in a fully regulated environment,” Yoon said, adding that besides its custody license, it is applying for a few more licenses in the U.K., including one for crypto trading.
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