CoinDCX appoints Jonathan Rigg as BitOasis CEO

CoinDCX, India’s largest crypto exchange, has appointed Jonathan Rigg as CEO of BitOasis, a regulated digital asset platform in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

Rigg succeeds Ola Doudin, who co-founded BitOasis in 2016. CoinDCX acquired BitOasis in 2024, further strengthening its international presence and establishing a strategic foothold in the rapidly evolving MENA digital asset market.

Rigg brings close to a decade of experience in global banking and markets with previous roles at HSBC and Deutsche Bank, predominantly in prime brokerage and capital advisory. Most recently he spent three years at Fuze Finance as Vice President, Commercial, where he was part of the founding team and scaling the business from inception. Jonathan combines deep financial services expertise across both traditional finance and digital assets.

Sumit Gupta, Co-Founder, CoinDCX, said, "I am delighted to welcome Jonathan to the BitOasis family. He joins us as Chief Executive Officer at an important moment for the business, and I am confident his experience will help take the platform into its next chapter. I am deeply grateful to Ola for building an exceptional brand and an equally exceptional team, one that has been instrumental in enabling access to crypto across the region.”

“Over the years, we've worked to build more than a company; we've helped kickstart and lay the foundations for the digital asset industry across the region, and with that BitOasis has become one of the most trusted crypto brands across the GCC. From navigating an emerging market, achieving important regulatory milestones to serving more than a million customers in the region, every achievement has been the result of exceptional commitment towards our mission from day one. I couldn't be more confident in handing the business over to Jonathan, whose experience and leadership make him the right person to lead BitOasis through its next phase of growth," said Ola Doudin, Co-Founder of BitOasis.

Rigg is a senior fintech and digital assets commercial leader with an extensive track record across the MENA region, spanning global banks and high-growth crypto and web3 platforms. He has direct P&L ownership experience, and deep expertise building and monetizing crypto infrastructure, including OTC trading, stablecoin payments and Banking as a Service.

"It's an honour to join BitOasis at such an important point in its journey. Ola and the team have built an exceptional platform with a strong reputation across the region, and my role is to build on that foundation. Together, we will continue strengthening our products, expanding our capabilities, and delivering the high standards our customers, partners, and regulators expect. Trust and safety will continue to remain a central lever in everything we do, ensuring customers can engage with confidence as the platform grows. BitOasis has played a defining role in shaping the digital asset ecosystem across the MENA region, and I'm excited to lead the company into its next chapter," said Jonathan Rigg, incoming Chief Executive Officer of BitOasis.