Appointment of Vanblarcum will drive the Exchange’s planned prediction markets expansion
Crypto.com has appointed Iskandar Vanblarcum as managing director of the Crypto.com Exchange trading platform.
As managing director, Vanblarcum will be responsible for expanding Crypto.com Exchange’s client base and oversee new features and services for institutional partners, including spearheading the platform’s planned regulated prediction markets and Real-World Asset offerings.
His immediate focus is on launching an institutional-grade offering for event contracts, with future plans to open up regulated access to Exchange clients globally.
After more than 20 years in investment banking and financial market infrastructure, Vanblarcum moved into the digital asset space in 2021 and has built-up extensive experience developing institutional products and achieving regulatory milestones globally.
He has navigated alignment with the EU’s Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) framework, co-ordinated with Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), supported licensing efforts in The Bahamas, and forged key custody partnerships.
Prior to entering the digital assets space, Vanblarcum held senior roles at London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) and Barclays Investment Bank.
“With his extensive experience scaling global exchanges into regional markets with a focus on trust and transparency, Iskandar is the perfect choice to lead our growing product offering and expand our client base as more institutions look to access on-chain assets,” said Kris Marszalek, co-founder and CEO of Crypto.com. “Our Exchange platform has been the cornerstone of our institutional and advanced trading strategy, and established financial institutions are increasingly relying on us for executing transactions, sourcing deep liquidity, and managing their market exposure.”
Commenting on his appointment, Vanblarcum said: “I moved into digital assets after two decades in financial markets because I believed the next era of finance would be rebuilt on-chain and the venues that got regulation right would define this shift. Prediction markets are where derivatives were in the 1980s – institutional capital knows they belong in the portfolio and they are looking for a regulated, secure platform to access these contracts.
“The Crypto.com Exchange already has the infrastructure – my job is to build the institutional venue that the next decade of on-chain finance deserves and continue the company’s mission to bridge traditional finance and the digital asset ecosystem.”