Kiln announced that Claire Wells has been appointed as the new chief legal officer, overseeing the company’s legal, compliance, and policy teams globally. Claire Wells joins Kiln from Coinbase, where she served as associate general counsel and policy lead.
Wells brings significant experience in legal and regulatory matters from her previous roles at Coinbase, Plaid, and Circle. Her expertise in navigating regulatory landscapes for fintech and digital assets is expected to contribute to Kiln's global growth strategy. According to a press release by Kiln, since joining the company, Wells has already provided insights that have influenced its strategic direction. Kiln has released a video presentation featuring Wells, outlining her approach and plans for the legal, compliance, and policy teams.
Kiln offers a range of products designed to facilitate and enhance staking and decentralized finance (DeFi) activities. These include customizable Ethereum (ETH) staking solutions, dedicated validators, and validator non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for increased liquidity. Users can access staking pools for various ETH amounts, liquid staking pools with custom tokens, and an on-chain explorer to monitor deployed contracts. Additional features include a software development kit (SDK) for staking and rewards, enterprise-grade Validators-as-a-Service, a comprehensive dashboard for tracking programs, a decentralized application (dApp) for easy ETH (re)staking, and open-source contributions.