Coinbase hires Eric Scro as vice president

Coinbase has hired Eric Scro, a former executive of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

Eric Scro, will be the Vice President of Finance for Coinbase. Scro spent almost 10 years working for the NYSE where he held the position of Financial Officer. Prior to the NYSE, Scro worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and J.P.Morgan.

A publication on the blog of Coinbase specifies the missions of Scro:

"Eric will focus on helping institutional clients and meeting the increasingly complex financial and regulatory requirements of the business. Eric will also guide the growth of the New York office across multiple business functions and help develop new product offerings such as Coinbase Custody. "Coinbase

Coinbase Custody is a cryptocurrency storage service for institutional investors, with a minimum deposit of $ 10 million.

This announcement follows two hires from Coinbase. Emilie Choi, former leader of LinkedIn and, in January, Tina Bhatnagar, formerly at Twitter.