Brian Brooks Joins Voyager Digital Board

Brian Brooks Takes His Seat

Voyager Digital, the much-talked-about crypto trading platform, recently welcomed Brian Brooks to its Board of Directors. Once upon a time, Brooks served as the Acting Comptroller of the U.S. Currency, a role where he was intimately involved in crafting regulatory frameworks that govern cryptocurrency. Talk about wearing multiple hats!

A New Era for Voyager Digital

It appears Voyager’s chair, Philip Eytan, has struck gold with this latest addition. In a statement (complete with confetti emojis, presumably), Eytan highlighted Brooks’s wealth of experience spanning both traditional finance and the wild west of crypto.

Brooks’s Impressive Resume

Brooks isn’t just a name on a Zoom call; he’s been in the trenches of the financial world. A brief history of his credentials:

Acting Comptroller of the Currency: Oversaw groundbreaking regulatory changes.
Chief Legal Officer at Coinbase: Navigated the regulatory landscape.
Former CEO of Binance.US: Although short-lived, it was quite the rollercoaster.

Innovations Under His Watch

During his stint at the OCC, Brooks was pivotal in launching the fintech banking charter, allowing crypto companies to play ball without state regulators peering over their shoulders. Sounds like Brooks is all about libertarian finance, right? This move has opened floodgates for crypto firms, helping them streamline services like lending and payments.

Voyager’s Ambitious Moves

Founded in 2018, Voyager is no stranger to innovation. Their mobile app hosts over 60 trading options and even dabbles in yield farming—crypto’s version of raising chickens in your backyard, just with fewer feathers. Recently, they’ve teamed up with some high-profile sports organizations, including the Dallas Mavericks and the National Women’s Soccer League. Maybe a crypto half-time show is on the horizon?

Investments and Partnerships

Despite the market going up and down like a yo-yo, Voyager has secured a hefty $75 million from Alameda Research. Clearly, investors are still riding the crypto wave with confidence. Will Brooks’s insights help them surf this turbulent sea? Only time will tell!

As Voyager strives to bridge the gap between traditional finance and the burgeoning crypto universe, Brooks’s leadership could not be more timely. Welcome aboard, Brian—make yourself comfortable; it’s going to be quite the ride!