<p>Mariana Gospodinova, head of operations for Binance Europe, has left the cryptocurrency exchange.</p> <p>Gospodinova has joined Hong Kong-headquartered cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com as a general manager for Europe, according to an <a href="https://blog.crypto.com/crypto-com-appoints-general-manager-europe/">announcement</a> Wednesday.<br /> <br /> Gospodinova joined Binance in August 2018, according to her <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/marianagospodinova/">LinkedIn</a> profile. Before Binance, she held leadership roles in the payment industry with European companies including Skrill (now Paysafe) and SysPay.</p> <p>Crypto.com is beginning to scale its European business “to drive the mass adoption of cryptocurrency,” said the firm’s co-founder and CEO, Kris Marszalek.</p> <p>“I look forward to utilizing my experience to contribute to its growth as we expand rapidly in Europe across different product lines,” said Gospodinova.</p> <p>It is not clear whether Binance has replaced Gospodinova's position. The Block has reached out to the exchange and will update this story if we hear back.</p>