San Francisco-based Ripple, a startup managing blockchain tech for global payments, is expanding its regulatory team in D.C. with a new office.

With this expansion, the company welcomes a few new hires to work out of its District office, Ripple shared in a blog post on Tuesday.

Susan Friedman has joined the Ripple team as international policy counsel, after previously serving as the senior advisor to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Heath Tarbert. In her new role, she will advise and collaborate with Treasury officials on topics like international financial services regulation, investment security and trade.

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