Tesseract Group (“Tesseract”), a European leader in institutional digital asset yield, lending, and investment strategies, today announces the appointment of James Harris as Group CEO, effective June 2.
Founded in 2017, Tesseract’s crypto asset services are provided by the FIN-FSA supervised Tesseract Group Oy. Tesseract is one of Europe’s most established and experienced digital asset investment firms. With over $500 million in assets under management, $1 billion in loans originated, and over $20 million in yield generated for clients, including Bitstamp, the company has built a reputation for security, compliance, and resilient growth. Under James’ leadership, Tesseract will now accelerate its global scaling strategy and expand its institutional partner base.
Harris brings well over two decades of experience across traditional finance, fintech, and digital assets. Most recently, he served as Chief Commercial Officer at Zodia Custody, where he led commercial strategy, enterprise revenue growth, and global partnerships. Prior to that, he was Commercial Director at CoinDesk Data (formerly CCData), where he helped institutionalise the company and built a market-leading institutional index and data business. Earlier in his digital assets career, Harris co-founded Altairian, a digital asset custody platform acquired by Equos, following senior roles at Standard Chartered and Citi.
“Tesseract was founded to offer safe, compliant, and transparent access to digital asset yield. We’ve proven we can build and endure through every market cycle,” said Yichen Wu, Co-Founder of Tesseract. “James brings the right mix of experience, strategic clarity, and global perspective. We’re thrilled to welcome him as CEO as we enter our next phase.”
“As traditional yield opportunities diminish, capital is moving to trusted digital asset platforms,” said James Harris, Tesseract Group CEO. “Tesseract is uniquely positioned to become the go-to platform for accessing compliant, risk-adjusted yield in crypto. I’m honoured to join this exceptional team and help lead our next chapter.”
Tesseract’s Earn Platform offers a quick and seamless integration pathway for exchanges, fintechs, and custodians to offer regulated digital asset yield products to their end users. The platform powers passive income via lending to pre-vetted institutional borrowers and access to diversified DeFi strategies, all backed by transparent reporting, a proprietary risk engine, and institutional-grade controls.
As institutional adoption of digital assets accelerates, Tesseract is expanding its global footprint and product offering. In parallel, Tesseract Investment Oy is expected to receive its MiCA license from the Finnish regulator later this year, positioning the group for continued leadership in regulated digital asset investment services across the EU.