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Uniswap Labs Hires Former Obama Spokesman as DC’s DeFi Scrutiny Ramps Up
Uniswap Labs Hires Former Obama Spokesman as DC’s DeFi Scrutiny Ramps Up: With regulatory rumblings in Washington growing louder, Uniswap has hired Hari Sevugan to help shape public perception. Report by CoinDesk.com “As Washington scrambles to form a regulatory strategy for crypto, Uniswap Labs – the developers behind Uniswap, the largest exchange in decentralized finance (DeFi) […]
Uniswap Labs Hires Former Obama Spokesman as DC’s DeFi Scrutiny Ramps Up:
With regulatory rumblings in Washington growing louder, Uniswap has hired Hari Sevugan to help shape public perception.
Report by CoinDesk.com
“As Washington scrambles to form a regulatory strategy for crypto, Uniswap Labs – the developers behind Uniswap, the largest exchange in decentralized finance (DeFi) – has hired a new communications chief who may have some experience in navigating choppy political waters.
Hari Sevugan, a former Washington operative who has held senior staff positions for multiple high-profile statesmen, will manage public-facing communications for Uniswap Labs, including “helping the company tell its story to existing users and new audiences and managing media affairs,” per a Uniswap spokesperson.
Sevugan previously served as former President Barack Obama’s senior spokesperson for the 2008 presidential campaign, the deputy campaign manager for brand and media for former Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s 2020 presidential campaign and as the national press secretary for the Democratic National Committee.
In a written interview with CoinDesk, Sevugan noted he had some tech experience as well, having “worked with several tech companies and with founders at a political-tech incubator.”
A spokesperson told CoinDesk that Sevugan was introduced to the team via “mutual connections in the technology space.”
The hire comes during a turbulent period for the DeFi ecosystem. Regulatory storm clouds are gathering, and officials from multiple countries are calling for stringent oversight of the emerging financial vertical now worth over $216 billion, per DeFi Llama.”
Read the full article at CoinDesk.com