Kuchinad, the CEO of cryptocurrency custody firm Copper since 2024, has left the company, according to two people familiar with the matter.
- CEO Amar Kuchinad has left Copper after two years in the hot seat, according to two people familiar with the matter.
- Copper had become involved in a protracted bid to find a buyer for the company, which was valued at over $2 billion at one point, and was recently receiving interest at $200 million.
- The company recently welcomed Elin Cherry as chief compliance officer and Sean Bowen as chief operating officer.
Amar Kuchinad, the CEO of cryptocurrency custody firm Copper, has left the company as its search for a buyer enters a fourth month, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Copper, whose Clearloop in-custody settlement system has signed clients including Coinbase , Bitfinex and Kraken, has been trying to find a buyer since at least May.
Financial firm Cantor Fitzgerald was appointed to help facilitate the sale, marketing the company at $500 million. CoinDesk last month reported the firm, which was valued in excess of $2 billion at its height, was fielding offers around the $200 million mark.
Copper recently welcomed two new additions to its leadership team: Elin Cherry as chief compliance officer, and Sean Bowen as chief operating officer.
Kuchinad joined Copper as CEO in October 2024, following the departure of the firm’s founder and CEO Dmitry Tokarev. Kuchinad has worked for Goldman Sachs and also held an advisory role with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Neither Copper nor Kuchinad responded to requests for comment by publication time.
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