Kraken Appoints Former BCB Group Chief Compliance Officer Natasha Powell as Head of UK Compliance

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has appointed Natasha Powell as head of UK compliance, who will take office in November, according to people familiar with the matter. Powell previously served as chief compliance officer at crypto payment company BCB Group. According to her LinkedIn profile, Powell began her career at the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and then worked at the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Barclays Capital. The appointment shows that Kraken is strengthening its compliance team to cope with the increasingly stringent cryptocurrency regulatory environment.