Tom Duff Gordon, who served as the vice president of international policy at Coinbase, a prominent U.S.-listed cryptocurrency exchange, has made the decision to leave the company. Following nearly four years at Coinbase, Duff Gordon has accepted a new position as head of EMEA Policy at OpenAI, as confirmed by a Coinbase representative. Prior to his tenure at Coinbase, Duff Gordon spent 8.5 years working in banking at Credit Suisse.
He has yet to comment on his departure. As a specialist in crypto regulations, Duff Gordon had previously highlighted the issue of U.K.
banks restricting access to legitimate and compliant services for millions of customers, due to their failure to differentiate between low-risk, Financial Conduct Authority-registered firms and higher-risk operators.