Crypto company Coinbase today announced a major milestone in its international expansion, with five EMEA business leadership appointments:

• Elke Karskens, Country Director, UK;
• Cormac Dinan, Country Director, Ireland;
• Patrick Elyas, Director, EMEA Market Expansion;
• Michael Schroeder, Director, Controls, Germany;
• Daniel Seifert, Vice-President and Regional Managing Director, EMEA.

Coinbase has had a busy few months since it announced plans to double down on building out across the EMEA region. Since then, its TRUST coalition has expanded into Europe, Coinbase has launched Open Banking for its UK customers, and it has introduced commission-free USDC trading via non-USD currencies.

Coinbase comments:

“The diverse breadth of experience, know-how and leadership that these appointments bring is unparalleled. Under their guidance, we plan to launch new products, grow our customer base, build our business, expand to new markets in the region, and continue to collaborate closely with our external constituents, including policymakers, regulators, financial institutions and partners.

We strongly feel that the EMEA region is leading the way in creating a safe and secure regulatory environment for crypto. In fact, we consider it a gold standard setter and an example of what can be achieved when the political will is there. The importance of this has never been more apparent than in the last few weeks, when the devastating fallout for customers and investors of an offshore, unregulated entity has become clear.”