
October 13, 2026, 10:44AM EDT • Business

Jan Sell is CEO at Coinbase Germany, where he played a pivotal role in obtaining the first-ever crypto custody license from the German financial supervisory authority, BaFin. Jan Sell is an entrepreneurial and people-focused operations leader with over 15 years of experience in building up numerous companies including start-ups and more complex businesses across multiple jurisdictions, with a focus on strategy, process and structure for a business to thrive, in the alternative asset management and cryptocurrency/blockchain industries.




