Crypto company CoinDCX has appointed Kiran Vivekananda as Chief of Public Policy and Government Affairs to lead the company’s public policy and government affairs initiatives. In his new role, Vivekananda will lead CoinDCX’s Public Policy function, working closely with regulators and industry stakeholders and helping drive a positive narrative for the crypto industry in India.
Vivekananda joins CoinDCX from Dream Sports Incorporated, where he was the Chief Policy Officer and was responsible for driving advocacy efforts for the online gaming industry. Kiran comes in with the rich experience of over 2 decades and in the recent past, he worked with Uber India, and HCL Infosystems, to name a few.
Sumit Gupta, Co-Founder & CEO, CoinDCX said, “We are delighted to have Kiran lead our public policy portfolio. Kiran’s deep expertise in developing public policy strategies will strengthen our efforts to push the Indian crypto Industry mandate and represent the industry at relevant forums”.
On the appointment Kiran thanked the CoinDCX family for giving him the opportunity and said, “I look forward to working towards supporting a progressive policy and regulatory environment for the Crypto Industry”. He further added that, “The Indian VDA market is the second largest in the world and I believe that this presents a tremendous opportunity for India to lead the world in the technology-driven digital innovation in the crypto/ Web 3.0 space. I will leverage my experience in addressing concerns of regulators and in driving positive narratives / use cases of the Crypto / Blockchain Technology”.