Jane Street hired an infrastructure head from a crypto firm after tripling crypto trading
Jane Street had a good 2024 and is having an even better 2025 after making over $17bn in revenues in the first half of 2025. An increased presence in crypto played a role in Jane Street’s success last year, and its latest hire suggests that its continuing to play a role today.
Paul Smith, head of infrastructure architecture at crypto firm Copper Co, joined Jane Street this week as an IT platform engineer. He spent almost four years at the firm, joining as a principal IT architect but being promoted to his leadership role last November.
Copper is technically a crypto unicorn by virtue of the fact that it hasn’t raised funds…
