Building Trust in Digital Finance
CoinForge Exchange was founded with a single mission: make cryptocurrency trading as secure, transparent, and regulated as traditional finance — without sacrificing the innovation that makes crypto transformative.
Our Journey
CoinForge founded in San Francisco by Marcus Chen and Sarah Okonkwo
FinCEN MSB registration. Launched spot trading with 50 pairs.
Series A ($45M). Launched staking and institutional custody.
SOC 2 Type II certified. 1M registered users milestone.
Series B ($120M). Expanded to 25 state licenses. 350+ trading pairs.
ISO 27001 certified. $500M insurance coverage secured.
4M+ active traders. $12B daily volume. Launched cold storage custody.
Leadership Team
Industry veterans from Wall Street, Silicon Valley, and government agencies.
Marcus Chen
CEO & Co-Founder
Former VP at Goldman Sachs Digital Assets. 15 years in fintech and capital markets.
Sarah Okonkwo
CTO
Ex-AWS principal engineer. Built exchange infrastructure handling $10B+ daily volume.
David Reeves
Chief Compliance Officer
Former SEC examiner. Specialized in digital asset regulation and AML frameworks.
Lena Petrov
VP of Security
Former NSA cybersecurity analyst. Led security audits for Fortune 500 financial institutions.
James Nakamura
Head of Product
Built consumer trading apps with 10M+ users. Previously at Robinhood and Square.
Amira Hassan
Head of Institutional Sales
12 years at Fidelity Digital Assets. Manages $2B+ in institutional client relationships.
Licenses & Certifications
Compliance is our foundation, not an afterthought.
SOC 2 Type II
Annual third-party audit of security, availability, and confidentiality controls.
ISO 27001
International standard for information security management systems.
FinCEN MSB
Registered Money Services Business under the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.
State Licenses
Licensed money transmitter in 25 US states and territories.
PCI DSS
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard compliance for card transactions.
GDPR Compliant
Full compliance with EU General Data Protection Regulation for user data.