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 with Coinbase, Duff Gordon is set to join OpenAI, where he will assume the position of head of EMEA Policy, as disclosed by a Coinbase representative via email.
Prior to his tenure at Coinbase, Duff Gordon accumulated over 8.5 years of experience working in banking at Credit Suisse. At the time of inquiry, he was unavailable for comment. As an expert in crypto regulations, Duff Gordon had previously noted that U.K.
banks are inadvertently restricting access to lawful and compliant services for millions of customers, primarily due to their inability to differentiate between Financial Conduct Authority-registered firms with lower fraud rates and higher-risk entities.