Binance has hired Antonio Alvarez and Duncan DeVille, both from Crypto.com, to fill two senior compliance roles as the exchange continues to operate under the scrutiny of U.S. regulators.

Alvarez, who previously led compliance at Crypto.com, will serve as deputy to Binance Global Chief Compliance Officer Noah Perlman. DeVille has been named global head of financial crime compliance. The appointments were announced on August 25, 2026.

Perlman, who joined Binance in 2023 after working at Gemini, said the additions are part of a broader effort to build a stronger compliance organization.

Earlier in 2026, Binance reportedly saw staff turnover in its compliance teams. That makes the latest hires more notable because compliance staffing is a central part of meeting the company’s ongoing obligations while it remains under a deferred prosecution agreement.

The hires come into focus against the backdrop of Binance’s 2023 guilty plea to violations tied to sanctions and anti-money laundering laws, a development that significantly changed its relationship with regulators. The resolution included a deferred prosecution agreement requiring Binance to make ongoing, meaningful compliance improvements.

A deferred prosecution agreement is a tool used by U.S. prosecutors when they determine that a company committed serious violations but that shutting it down would cause greater harm. Under such an arrangement, the company agrees to reforms and monitoring, and prosecutors can revive the original charges if it fails to comply.

Perlman’s own hiring in 2023 was part of the initial effort to address these issues. His background at Gemini, a U.S.-regulated exchange known for its conservative compliance approach, was intended to support Binance’s reform efforts. The addition of Alvarez as his deputy and DeVille to oversee financial crime compliance marks the next step in that process.