Former Goldman Sachs ETF business head joins Centrifuge as Chief Operating Officer

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the decentralized finance platform Centrifuge has announced the appointment of former Goldman Sachs exchange-traded fund (ETF) business head Jürgen Blumberg as Chief Operating Officer, while also serving as Chief Investment Officer of its affiliate Anemoy. Blumberg has over 20 years of capital markets experience at institutions such as Goldman Sachs, Invesco, and BlackRock.

Centrifuge is currently focused on the tokenization of investment products, with a total value locked on the platform exceeding $760 million, which includes a $400 million tokenized U.S. Treasury fund issued in collaboration with Anemoy. The platform has recently expanded its product line, launching a blockchain version of the S&P 500 index and collaborating with asset management company Janus Henderson to issue a tokenized credit loan obligation fund.