July 5, 2024

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On Thursday,MoonPayannounced that Mike Lempres has joined the company board after serving on the boards of companies that include Bitstamp, Revolut US (where he was chair)and Coinbase.

Lempres has supported companies and founders with his extensive expertise across corporate governance, capital raisesand executive functions such ashiring, compensationand retention.

Mike joins us at a pivotal stage in our journey as both our product offering and the industrys regulatory landscape evolve considerably, MoonPays co-founder and CEO Ivan Soto-Wrightsaid in a statement. The company plans to leverage Lempresexperience in navigating regulatory challenges and building successful businesses.

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At Coinbase, Lempres served in the role of chief legal and compliance officer and contributed significantly to the exchanges IPO and rapid growth. Following his two-year service at Coinbase, he joined venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, where he was an advisor for more than two years.

Lempres also served in the public sector, holding senior posts for three separate presidential administrations and servingas mayor of Atherton, a town in San Mateo County, Calif.

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