{"id":14364,"date":"2025-07-25T01:54:24","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T23:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wsj-crypto.com\/?p=14364"},"modified":"2025-07-25T01:54:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T23:54:24","slug":"former-gemini-and-kraken-executive-takes-the-helm-of-leading-crypto-advocacy-organization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wsj-crypto.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/25\/former-gemini-and-kraken-executive-takes-the-helm-of-leading-crypto-advocacy-organization\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Gemini and Kraken Executive Takes the Helm of Leading Crypto Advocacy Organization"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Ji Hun Kim, an attorney who formerly served at cryptocurrency exchanges Gemini and Kraken, has been named the permanent CEO of the Crypto Council for Innovation (CCI), following his tenure in an interim role. <\/p>\n

In a notice issued on Thursday, the CCI announced<\/a> that its board of directors had chosen Kim as CEO after he held the positions of president and acting CEO since January. Prior to this, he was the organization\u2019s chief legal and policy officer after spending three years at Gemini and less than a year at Kraken.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a crucial phase of transformation for our sector, necessitating serious, informed dialogue,\u201d remarked Kim. \u201cI am eager to continue developing an institution that forms a connection between technology and public policy, based on facts, trust, and respect worldwide.\u201d<\/p>\n