Coinbase, a digital currency exchange, has named Melissa Strait as its new chief compliance officer (CCO).

In this role, Strait will be responsible for the company’s global compliance program, including its know your customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering (AML) initiatives, as well as managing its work with law enforcement agencies around the world, the company announced in a blog post.

Jaclyn Jaeger is a freelance contributor to Compliance Week after working for the company for 15 years. She writes on a wide variety of topics, including ethics and compliance, risk management, legal,...