Blockradar appoints ex-Coinbase operations lead Morgan Williams as COO

Morgan Williams joins Blockradar’s founder, Abdulfatai Suleiman as co-founder in running the startup's affairs.

Blockradar appoints ex-Coinbase operations lead Morgan Williams as COO
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Stablecoin wallet infrastructure provider Blockradar has announced that Morgan Williams has joined the company as cofounder and chief operating officer. Founder and CEO Abdulfatai Suleiman shared the update via a post on X (formerly Twitter) late Tuesday.

The details 

  • According to Suleiman, Williams had been a part of the firm since its inception and has only just officially assumed the role of COO. 
  • He added that her expertise in pioneering fintech growth across multiple continents was what Blockradar needed to scale to its next level. 
  • Williams confirmed her new role in a separate social media post, linking to an article she published on her experience working with Blockradar since January and making a case for wider stablecoin adoption. 

Key quotes 

  • Suleiman posted on X:

Suleiman's social media announcement of Williams hire.

Zoom out 

  • Blockradar runs a wallet-as-a-service product to provide non-custodial stablecoin wallets for businesses to conduct cross-border payments and onramp/offramp stablecoin transactions. 
  • A month ago, Suleiman announced that the product was now publicly available, having issued 15,000 wallets and processed $32M in payments during its private pilot program across four continents. 
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