Top Crypto Regulator Adrienne Harris Exits Key Financial Post After Four Years
Adrienne Harris will step down as superintendent of the New York Department of Financial Services, ending a four-year tenure that placed her at the center of Wall Street oversight and US crypto regulation.
Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Monday that Harris will be succeeded by Kaitlin Asrow, who becomes acting superintendent on Oct. 18.
Asrow has spent the past four years leading licensing and supervision of digital asset companies as executive deputy superintendent of research and innovation at the agency.
During her time at the regulator, Asrow helped build one of the largest digital asset supervisory teams in the world. She previously worked at the Federal Reserve and the Center for Financial Services Innovation, now…