Crypto Startup MoonPay Names Asiff Hirji President (Correct)

Digital asset startup MoonPay has appointed former Coinbase Global Inc. executive Asiff Hirji as its new president, the company plans to announce Wednesday. Hirji aims to continue the company’s push into the nonfungible token market.

Hirji, who stepped into his new role this month, previously served as a president of blockchain financial services firm Figure Technologies Inc. and was president and COO of crypto exchange Coinbase from 2017 until 2019. He said he joined MoonPay because he thinks the company is well positioned to help bring digital assets to mainstream consumers, despite the market downturn and concerns from lawmakers. ...