Quick take:
- Rinaldi was most recently the chief compliance officer at Blockchain.com.
- He has also held various compliance roles at Deutsche Bank.
- He was a senior counsel in the enforcement division of the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
Crypto exchange, Kraken, has appointed CJ Rinaldi as chief compliance officer. He previously held the same role at Blockchain.com, where he was tasked with building out global compliance frameworks and mitigating compliance risk for the firm.
Prior to entering the Web3 space, Rinaldi spent nearly three decades in financial institutions. He spent over a decade at Deutsche Bank in various roles, including Chief Compliance Officer for its swap dealer and US broker dealer.
He also served as Head of Business Line Anti-Financial Crimes Compliance supporting Deutsche Bank’s investment arm, where he led a global team tasked with mitigating financial crime risk, implementing procedures and controls through effective and efficient operational solutions.
Prior to Deutsche Bank, Rinaldi worked at UBS Bank and UBS Investment bank in multiple roles over 10…