Dawn Stump, former commissioner of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), has joined crypto risk monitoring firm Solidus Labs as an advisor, according to a tweet by TechCrunch reporter Jacquelyn Melinek.
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Stump, who was commissioner of the U.S. derivatives markets regulator from September 2018 to April 2022, is also listed on Solidus Labs’ leadership page.
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Solidus Labs, which was founded in 2018 by former Goldman Sachs (GS) engineers and cybersecurity professionals, is a crypto security startup providing regulatory risk and compliance services.
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The appointment reflects the broader trend of former top government officials taking roles at crypto firms after departing from their public service roles. Alongside Stump, Solidus counts various high-profile regulators among its advisors, including former CFTC chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo and former Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) commissioner Troy Paredes.
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Solidus Labs did not immediately respond to CoinDesk’s request for further comment.
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