RecruitBlock
Legal & Compliance | Finance | Growth | Leadership
Built for Digital Assets
RecruitBlock was created to bring greater maturity and confidence to hiring decisions in crypto, Web3 and digital assets. We support firms building in markets where specialist talent, regulatory credibility and commercial execution matter.
Search, Finance & People
Our approach combines executive search discipline with finance, HR, people and assessment expertise. That background helps growing technology and digital asset businesses make hiring decisions with structure, clarity and long-term intent.
Recruitment
Crypto, Web3 and digital assets recruitment across Legal & Compliance, Finance, Growth and Leadership.
Executive Search
Confidential board, C-suite and leadership search for crypto, Web3 and digital assets firms.
Paul Owen
FCA, Fellow ICAEW
ACA, ICAEW
Oxford Saïd FinTech Programme
Founder | Executive Search
Paul is an FCA-qualified Chartered Accountant and ICAEW Fellow with senior finance leadership experience across FTSE 100 and complex corporate environments.
His background spans finance, governance, control and operating leadership, with experience at PwC, T-Mobile and institutional-scale businesses.
At RecruitBlock, he focuses on finance, governance and leadership appointments across crypto, Web3 and digital assets.
Penny Sommerfeld
MCIPD
Thomas PPA Psychometric Assessor
Director | Recruitment
Penny is an MCIPD-qualified recruitment advisor with experience across executive search, HR, consulting, assessment and growing technology-led businesses.
Her work focuses on specialist appointments, leadership buildout, cross-border hiring and market entry across digital assets, fintech and financial services.
She brings people, assessment and hiring structure to clients scaling across the UK, Europe, the US and international markets.
Published Insights
RecruitBlock has contributed to digital asset, Web3 and leadership publications on governance, scale, DeFi, token models, leadership capability and market credibility.
Web3 and the Future of Creators
Web3 Scalability and Sustainable Models
Prediction Markets in Web3
Evaluating Web3 Business Models
Web3 Governance Tokens
Web3 Interoperability
How Leaders Build Adaptable Teams
Practices for Succession Planning
Building Secure DeFi Protocols
Implementing a Web3 Business Model
Long-Term Viability in DeFi Projects
Featured in:
Crypto Exchanges
Recruitment and executive search for exchanges, brokerages, trading platforms and digital asset market infrastructure.
Digital Asset Finance
Hiring across custody, payments, stablecoins, tokenisation, RWA, treasury, finance and fintech infrastructure.
Web3 & DeFi
Recruitment for Web3, DeFi, protocol, blockchain infrastructure and token-led businesses building specialist teams.
Funds & Capital
Search support for funds, capital partners, fintechs and investment-led digital asset businesses.
RecruitBlock Insights
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![UK Crypto Policy- A New Leadership Test]()
UK Crypto Policy- A New Leadership Test
UK crypto policy is entering a more constructive phase as political debate, FCA implementation and market competitiveness converge.
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![The Real Challenge Facing UK Crypto Firms Ahead of 2027]()
The Real Challenge Facing UK Crypto Firms Ahead of 2027
As the UK’s cryptoasset regime develops, operational readiness is becoming increasingly important for digital asset firms.
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![Tokenised Equities Move Closer to Mainstream Finance]()
Tokenised Equities Move Closer to Mainstream Finance
Tokenised equities moved closer to mainstream market infrastructure this week through Securitize and Computershare’s new agreement.
