In June, John Beccia left his role as general counsel and chief compliance officer at Circle Internet Financial to set up his own shop: FS Vector, a Washington D.C.-based consultancy for the financial services, fintech and cryptocurrency industries.

Beccia was one of the first employees at Circle when he joined the Boston-based peer-to-peer payments startup in October 2013. He now hopes to draw on his experience in helping build a global crypto finance company to assist others in the space.