Cryptocurrencies
Largest Crypto Exchange Names Ex-U.S. Senator Baucus Adviser
- Binance makes Baucus a policy, government-relations adviser
- Cryptocurrency industry is seeing growth, regulatory interest
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Binance Holdings Ltd., the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has named prominent former U.S. politician Max Baucus as a policy and government-relations adviser.
Baucus, a 79-year-old Democrat who served as Senator from Montana for more than three decades including a seven-year stint as Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and later as U.S. ambassador to China from 2014-2017, will provide guidance and policy advice covering some of the world’s most important financial jurisdictions and agencies, according to a statement from Binance. He will also liaise with U.S. officials on best practice and policies affecting the industry, it said.