NYSE’s Top Tech Executive Joins Gemini Trust As CTO According to a press release, Former Chief Information Officer of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), Robert Cornish joins crypto exchange Gemini Trust Company, LLC (Gemini), as the new Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Cornish will be the first-ever CTO of Gemini, which was founded by the Winklevoss brothers. Earlier Cornish had helped several other senior positions at the International Securities Exchange. Institutional Investor named him as a Trading Technology Top 40 Financial Services executive. In his position as CTO at Gemini, Cornish will look into leading technology initiatives as well as monitor the deployment of Nasdaq’s SMARTS Market Surveillance technology. The deployment of this technology will provide Gemini with the control of its auctions and all its order books. Gemini CEO Tyler Winklevoss in his statement mentioned that Cornish will be ensuring that Gemini continues delivering the best platform experience to its customers. He further stated that Cornish will also be responsible for setting the standards of excellence for the cryptocurrency industry. A recent wave saw Wall Street executives jumping towards digital currency start-ups this year. In line with this trend, Cornish too jumped on the wave of Wall Street executives who were migrating to crypto and blockchain projects. This year saw Priyanka Lilaramani, former Goldman Sachs Executive Director join a Maltese crypto start-up, HOLD, as its new CEO. Likewise, Dr. Rolf Werner, head of Central Europe, Fujitsu joined IOTA Foundation. Last year, former PayPal and Facebook executive, David Marcus was added to the list of Coinbase’s board of directors. As reported by Coin Telegraph, Gemini announced in April this year that it would start offering crypto block trading outside of their regular order books. Investors who are keen on trading on the Gemini Block Trading marketplace are now able to sell and purchase large amounts of digital currencies. Must Read recommended by The post NYSE’s Top Tech Executive Joins Gemini Trust As CTO appeared first on OWLT Market.