Tel Aviv, Israel, September 10th, 2026 - Orbs, the decentralized Layer-3 blockchain infrastructure that supports advanced on-chain trading, has announced an executive leadership change. Ran Hammer has been promoted to chief executive officer, and Nadav Shemesh will transition into the role of executive chairman.
Hammer has been involved with Orbs since the project’s inception in 2017. Prior to his promotion, he served as chief business officer, where his remit covered protocol-suite integration and partner development. In that capacity he worked with internal teams and external partners to deploy Orbs-powered products across the decentralized finance, or DeFi, ecosystem and to convert initial integrations into enduring commercial relationships that underpin the protocol’s partner network today.
"Having been part of Orbs from the beginning, I’ve had the opportunity to see the technology, ecosystem, and community develop firsthand," Hammer said. "My focus as CEO will be on building on that foundation, working closely with our team and partners to expand the role Orbs can play in advancing the adoption of on-chain finance across retail, institutional, professional, and agenic flows."
The appointment formalizes a shift in day-to-day leadership while preserving continuity at the board level. Shemesh, who has led Orbs as CEO, will retain close involvement through his new executive chairman responsibilities, concentrating on long-term strategy and support for the leadership team.
Throughout his tenure at Orbs, Hammer engaged across multiple functions, including technology, business development, partnerships, and community outreach. He has acted as a public representative of the project, communicating product developments and engaging with stakeholders on the protocol’s direction.
Orbs has positioned itself as a Layer-3 execution layer that extends smart contract capabilities to support more complex trading functionality. The protocol’s infrastructure is used by decentralized exchanges and other Orbs-powered protocols to offer advanced trading orders, liquidity aggregation, and decentralized derivatives — capabilities intended to improve on-chain execution.
Powered by a Proof-of-Stake consensus mechanism, Orbs describes its stack as providing trading infrastructure for on-chain finance, with Orbs-powered protocols marketed as offering leading spot and perpetuals execution for professional traders and institutions moving on chain.
Hammer’s elevation to CEO comes as Orbs continues to develop its technology and broaden its presence across the DeFi ecosystem. The leadership change places a senior, long-standing member of the Orbs organization at the center of the company’s next phase of operational execution while keeping the company’s long-term strategic oversight with Shemesh.
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