Backpack Exchange announced the appointment of Nathan Smith as Chief Operating Officer, reinforcing its leadership structure as the company accelerates global expansion of its regulated, on-chain financial platform.

Smith, a former engineering leader at Coinbase, will oversee company-wide operations, cross-functional execution, and organizational scaling. His background includes leading blockchain infrastructure initiatives, including the integration of Solana and the development of systems that enabled multi-chain growth beyond Ethereum.

At Backpack, Smith has already played a key role in building and scaling the company’s exchange and wallet infrastructure, contributing across trading, custody, and on-chain services….