CoinFund, a blockchain-focused investment firm, has hired Chris Perkins from Citi as managing partner and president. At Citi, Perkins was global co-head of the futures, clearing and foreign-exchange prime brokerage businesses. At CoinFund, he will work to narrow the divide between crypto investing and traditional equities.
Jake Brukhman, CoinFund’s founder and CEO, said: “Chris Perkins will play a key role in driving institutional scale to further position CoinFund as a major global investment manager at the intersection of crypto and traditional finance. Chris joining CoinFund is not only a major milestone for our firm, but is also indicative of a broader trend as Wall Street turns its attention to the opportunities within the blockchain technology space.”