Crypto Firm FTX.US Nabs New Top Lawyer From Sullivan & Cromwell

Aug. 3, 2021, 5:45 PM UTC

West Realm Shires Services Inc., operator of upstart cryptocurrency exchange FTX.US, announced Tuesday its hire of Sullivan & Cromwell partner Ryne Miller as general counsel, bolstering its C-suite and adding legal expertise as U.S. financial regulators consider new rules for digital assets.

Miller joins FTX after eight years in private practice in New York at Sullivan & Cromwell, where he made partner in 2019 and most recently co-chaired the law firm’s commodities, futures, and derivatives practice. FTX was valued at $18 billion in late July after closing a $900 million financing round.

“I have spent my career in trading and ...

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