The board of directors of Ledger Holdings, Inc. (Ledger Holdings), parent company to LedgerX — the first federally regulated exchange and clearing house to list and clear fully collateralized, physically settled bitcoin swaps and options — today announced a change to its executive leadership.
Effective immediately, co-founders and executives Paul and Juthica Chou have been placed on administrative leave.
The board of directors appointed Larry E. Thompson as interim Chief Executive Officer and Lead Director of Ledger Holdings.
Thompson joins Ledger Holdings following an over 30-year career on Wall Street, where he served in a variety of senior-level roles, including General Counsel and, most recently, Vice Chairman of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC).
The board of Ledger Holdings is committed to the Bitcoin ecosystem and all of Ledger Holdings’ stakeholders.
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