Goldman, Point72 Alumni Hired at Blockchain.com Amid IPO Plans
- Justin Evans led Goldman’s crypto investment banking arm
- Moves come as banks look to deepen ties with crypto companies
The moves come at a time when some of Wall Street’s biggest banks are beginning to court potential crypto clients for IPOs.
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Digital-asset exchange Blockchain.com hired Justin Evans, the former head of crypto investment banking at Goldman Sachs Group Inc., to serve as the company’s new chief financial officer.
The company also hired Mike Wilcox, the former CFO of Velocity Global and a former portfolio manager at Point72 Asset Management, as its new chief operating officer. Wilcox comes to the crypto exchange from consulting firm AlixPartners. Blockchain.com said the hires are part of the company’s plan to grow headcount by 50%.