US CLO of Robinhood-Acquired Crypto Exchange Joins Space and Time Executive Team

Summary:
• Khyurdayan is a seasoned legal expert with extensive experience in cryptocurrency and blockchain, and recently served as US CLO for Bitstamp.

Space and Time Labs, the Microsoft M12-backed company building the verifiable compute layer for AI and blockchain, today announced the appointment of Rika Khurdayan as Chief Legal Officer.

Khyurdayan is a seasoned legal expert with extensive experience in cryptocurrency and blockchain. Most recently, she served as US CLO for Bitstamp, the world’s longest running global cryptocurrency exchange that entered an agreement to be acquired by Robinhood Markets, Inc. in June. Prior to her role at Bitstamp, she founded and managed KSTechLaw, a law firm specializing in regulatory solutions for token issuers, trading platforms, and cryptocurrency investment funds.

“I am honored to join Space and Time Labs and their innovative team. The potential for transformative impact in blockchain and AI is immense, and I am excited to contribute my expertise to navigate the complex legal landscape and deliver groundbreaking solutions to our users,” said Khurdayan.

Khurdayan’s appointment underscores Space and Time’s commitment to building a robust and compliant framework for its technology, ecosystem and community while approaching mainnet and focusing on decentralization.

“We’re thrilled to welcome Rika Khurdayan to the Space and Time executive team,” said Nate Holiday, Co-Founder and CEO of Space and Time. “Her leadership, strategic vision and proven track record navigating complex legal and regulatory environments will be invaluable as we continue to innovate and expand our offerings in the rapidly evolving blockchain and AI industries.”

About Space and Time

Space and Time is the verifiable compute layer for AI x blockchain that joins tamperproof onchain and offchain data to deliver enterprise use cases to smart contracts and LLMs. Space and Time has developed a novel cryptography called Proof of SQL that allows developers to connect analytics directly to smart contracts, opening up a wealth of powerful new use cases and business logic on blockchain technology. Space and Time is built from the ground up as a multichain data platform for developers in financial services, gaming, DeFi, or any project requiring verifiable data across enterprise, blockchain and AI.