BitGo has appointed Angela Ang as managing director for Asia-Pacific and president of BitGo Singapore, the digital asset infrastructure firm said on Thursday, 18 June 2026. Ang takes on the leadership role after clearing regulatory and fit-and-proper requirements, according to the company.
Ang joins BitGo from blockchain analytics firm TRM Labs, where she served as head of APAC public policy and strategic partnerships and was part of the founding regional team. Prior to that, she spent more than a decade at the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), where she helped build Singapore’s payments and crypto licensing framework.
At MAS, Ang led the team that operationalized the licensing regime under which BitGo’s local unit now operates as a Major Payment Institution licensed by the regulator. Her new role will see her oversee BitGo’s business growth, market development, and operations across the Asia-Pacific region.
Strategic regional role
BitGo said Ang’s appointment continues a regional staffing pattern as the firm expands its custody, trading, lending, and settlement services across Asia-Pacific. From her base in Singapore, Ang will be responsible for advancing BitGo’s regional strategy and strengthening its presence in key Asia-Pacific markets.
The firm highlighted that the Singapore role is closely linked to the regulatory framework Ang previously helped to shape while at MAS, given BitGo Singapore’s status as a Major Payment Institution. Her experience in both regulation and blockchain analytics is positioned by the company as directly relevant to the development of its regional business.
Post-IPO expansion
The hire comes after BitGo moved to take its crypto custody business onto public markets via an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker BTGO. The offering involved proceeds of up to $201 million and implied a valuation near $2 billion, according to the company.
BitGo also said it has since entered the Fortune 500 at No. 273. The firm describes its BitGo Bank & Trust unit as the first federally chartered digital asset trust bank owned by a publicly traded company. Against this backdrop, the appointment in Singapore marks part of BitGo’s broader strategy to scale digital asset custody and related services across the Asia-Pacific region.
