Cryptocurrencies
Former Trump Official Mick Mulvaney Joins Crypto Firm as Adviser
- Will provide guidance on regulations, senior leadership
- Says Astra helps take ‘cloak-and-dagger’ out of crypto
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Mick Mulvaney, who worked as acting White House chief of staff for former President Donald Trump, has joined crypto compliance firm Astra Protocol as a strategic adviser.
Astra provides DeFi, or decentralized finance, platforms with software to comply with government regulations, such as know-your-customer requirements -- identity verification standards designed to prevent fraud, money laundering, and terrorism financing.