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Former Polychain Partner Ryan Zurrer Is Leaving Web3 to Start a DAO
5.8.2019
Ryan Zurrer, a former partner at Polychain, has announced his next act. A new version of one of ethereum's biggest failures
PR: Uruguayan President Meets With the Founder of SCRY
2.8.2019
Uruguay, nicknamed South America’s Switzerland, has always taken a positive attitude towards the development of science and technology and information economy as well as science and technology services, thus becoming the first Latin American country to step into 5G information this year. Miss...
Former Brazilian Central Bank Chief Praises Bitcoin, Libra
30.7.2019
Gustavo Franco. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Canal UM BRASIL
The former governor of the Central Bank of Brazil has heaped praise on Bitcoin – and suggested that McDonalds and Starbucks follow suit with Facebook, and consider launching cryptocurrencies of their own.
In an editorial piece...
Former Mt Gox CEO Karpeles Must Face US Class Action, Judge Rules
30.7.2019
Mark Karpeles, former CEO of the early bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox, must face a class action lawsuit in Philadelphia over the firm's 2014 collapse
Reddit Roasts the IRS: Have America’s Tax Collectors ‘Gone Crypto Fishing’?
30.7.2019
In a juicy little chunk of news from the Redditsphere, a user claiming to be a former IRS employee has called the agency’s new crypto compliance letters “broad and very error-prone fishing expeditions.” The throwaway account details the “really bad data” used by...
Consensys Inner Conflicts Spark Legal Action Against Founder
25.7.2019
Ethereum cofounder Joseph Lubin was recently summoned to court in New York when a former employee initiated a lawsuit for more than $13 million. According to the summons stemming from former Token Foundry CEO, Harrison Hines, relief was being sought for alleged unpaid profits, fraud, unjust...
WATCH: Former CFTC Advisor Sees ‘Mistrust’ as Libra’s Fatal Flaw
19.7.2019
Scandal after scandal hasn't done Facebook any favors, says former CTFC advisor Jeff Bandman
WATCH: Former ConsenSys Fintech Lead Says Facebook Will Rule Crypto Payments
18.7.2019
Llanos sees Facebook's rise in the payments space as nearly inevitable. So how can startups compete? He has some ideas
Facebook’s Libra Should Be Regulated Like a Security, Says Former CFTC Chair
16.7.2019
Former CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler believes Facebook's Libra looks – and should be regulated like – a security
A History of Violent Intervention: John McAfee to Help Cuba Resist US Sanctions With Crypto
10.7.2019
Former antivirus software guru and 2020 Libertarian presidential “hopeful” John McAfee is a controversial figure, polarizing opinion in politics and culture, and taking a bold stand against the U.S. federal government. Most recently this has involved offering to help the Cuban state...
Former Bitmain CEO Opens New Cryptocurrency Startup
8.7.2019
The former CEO of Bitmain, Wu Jihan, has launched a new cryptocurrency startup based in Singapore
Operator of Newly Launched Binance US Appoints Former Ripple Exec as New CEO
2.7.2019
The operator of Binance US hired former Ripple executive as new CEO to oversee the platform’s launch and further expansion
Former Ripple Exec to Lead Binance into the U.S. Market
2.7.2019
Catherine Coley and Changpeng Zhao at the Binance Blockchain Event in January 2019. Source: Twitter, @cryptocoley
Catherine Coley, former Head of XRP Institutional Liquidity at Ripple, a fintech company, appointed as CEO of Binance.US, an American branch of major cryptocurrency exchange...
Former Ripple Exec to Lead Binance’s US Expansion as New Exchange CEO
2.7.2019
The operator of Binance's upcoming U.S. crypto exchange has hired a former Ripple executive to lead the roll out of the new platform.
Billionaire Henry Kravis Invests in Former Employee’s Crypto Fund
28.6.2019
Henry Kravis is investing in a new investment firm in San Francisco aimed at providing blockchain and cryptocurrency investment services
Gemini Hires 5 Former Coinbase Engineers for New Chicago Crypto Office
27.6.2019
Gemini has hired five former Coinbase engineers in a push to improve the exchange's trading platform and matching engine
Former Visa Exec-Led Startup Ships Nearly 4,000 Crypto Cards in a Week
27.6.2019
Former Visa exec-led Crypterium has delivered nearly 4,000 crypto cards globally in one week
Chainalysis Appoints Former FinCen Officer as Technical Counsel
26.6.2019
Former FinCen and U.S. DoJ official Michael Mosier has joined blockchain analytical firm Chainalysis as its new Chief Technical Counsel
Chainalysis Whistleblower Shares Company Secrets in Explosive AMA
25.6.2019
A current or former Chainalysis employee has gone rogue and conducted an AMA on r/Bitcoin in which he disclosed sensitive information about the company’s blockchain forensics capabilities. The whistleblower then appears to have had a change of heart and deleted all their comments. Thankfully...
Former Trump Economic Adviser Expresses Support For Facebook’s Libra
24.6.2019
Conservative economist and former Trump adviser Stephen Moore thinks Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency is a good thing