<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Coinbase is hiring the chief operating officer from the fintech platform Solarisbank. Daniel Seifert, Coinbase’s new addition, will serve as the Europe regional managing director, Bloomberg </span><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-10-17/coinbase-hires-fintech-executive-to-lead-european-expansion" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">reports</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The role is geared towards achieving international expansion,</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Nana Murugesan, vice president of international and business development, told Bloomberg.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Coinbase successfully </span><a href="https://www.theblock.co/post/172035/coinbase-successfully-registers-with-the-dutch-central-bank" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">registered</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> in the Netherlands in September, and in </span><a href="https://www.theblock.co/post/158077/coinbase-approved-to-operate-as-crypto-asset-service-provider-in-italy" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Italy</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> in July. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Murugesan further shared with Bloomberg that the crypto exchange has eyes on France and Spain for regulatory approval next year.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Seifert will take on the post after nearing three years in his COO role at Berlin-based Solarisbank. Previously, he was </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">head of operations and customer support at Swiss investment bank UBS Partner, and an associate partner at consultancy McKinsey &amp; Company, his LinkedIn profile <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielseifert/">shows</a>. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Coinbase set up a base in Europe in 2018 when it established its Ireland headquarters. In 2019, it gained an </span><a href="https://www.theblock.co/linked/43158/coinbase-receives-e-money-license-in-ireland-to-further-expand-into-europe" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Irish e-money license,</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">which gave it passported access to</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> the European Union and the European Economic Area.</span></p><br /><span class="copyright"><p>© 2023 The Block Crypto, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This article is provided for informational purposes only. It is not offered or intended to be used as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice.</p> </span>