Astra Protocol Appoints Another Ex-Trump Official to Key Role - BitcoinEthereumNews.com
Zurich-based Astra Protocol has hired former Department of Homeland Katiwasayan head, Kirstjen Nielsen to help with compliance as the crypto regulatory landscape evolves. Nielsen, a former government employee during the Trump Administration, will function as a strategic adviser to the firm, helping it to understand and identify real-world and cybersecurity risks in its quest to build a legal foundation for decentralized finance. Her experience having founded her own risk-management company after her government stint will undoubtedly stand her in good stead in the new role. “What I was looking for was, rather than spending time getting behind a particular crypto or particular exchange, I was trying to find something that was a more systematic approach to encourage a decentralized financial environment,” she said. Nielsen, a former corporate attorney, met founders before joining the Astra board, where her job will be to give the government feedback on potential regulations. “I think the key there is giving that feedback to those developing those regimes to help them understand, from an operational perspective, what the potential effects, the consequences are of the potential regulation,” Nielsen said. Astra also hired former Trump special envoy Ang Wall Street Journal iniulat in March that the crypto industry “has staked out a