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Former Xbox Vice President Worried Game Pass Could Hurt The Industry
23.5.2022
Ed Fries, the former Microsoft vice president of game publishing who launched the original Xbox, recently appeared on a podcast where he discussed some concerns he has regarding Xbox Game Pass. Fries said that he’s “scared” that the service could lead to a future in which folks stop buying games...
Staking via hardware crypto wallet: Ledger exec explains how it works
9.5.2022
Hardware wallet-based staking offers more security and freedom than staking via software wallets and crypto exchanges, according to the head of Ledger Enterprise
Crypto Industry Leader Bitcoin.com Secures $33.6 Million in VERSE Token Private Sale
5.5.2022
On Wednesday, the leading crypto industry firm, Bitcoin.com, announced it has concluded a private sale of its VERSE token and secured $33,600,000 from strategic investors. VERSE is meant to bolster Bitcoin.com’s growing infrastructure by providing a utility token that rewards users...
Millennium Hires Former Bitstamp Exec Merghart to Lead Digital Asset Strategy
3.5.2022
Hedge fund Millennium Management has hired former Bitstamp executive Hunter Merghart to lead its growing digital asset strategy
El Salvador Bitcoin wallet shows ‘strong sign of adoption,’ exec says
2.5.2022
The Mexican Bitso exchange has been providing its custody and exchange services to Chivo so that the government of El Salvador can buy Bitcoin
Ripple’s Exec Campaign Has ‘Zero Chance’ of Forcing Bitcoin to Proof-of-Stake, But Brace for More Attacks
24.4.2022
It has almost become a populist truism that Bitcoin (BTC) is bad for the environment. By using proof-of-work (PoW) as its consensus mechanism, its entire network consumes a prodigious amount of energy, which at the moment is reportedly higher than the annual energy consumption in some...
Noncustodial Bitcoin wallets unbannable, says exec behind Trezor wallets
21.4.2022
There are a few ways for regulators to limit the usage of noncustodial wallets, but there is no way to ban it completely, SatoshiLabs CFO said
Russia should use crypto for payments with Africa, commerce exec says
14.4.2022
Russia should deploy cryptocurrencies and CBDCs for settlement and payments with Africa, the president of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry believes
Axie Infinity Builder Takes ‘Full Responsibility’ for $625M Ronin Hack, Exec Says
8.4.2022
“These are the players who trusted us, and we failed to live up to that trust,” Sky Mavis co-founder Alexsander Larsen said on CoinDesk TV Friday
Axie Infinity Builder Takes ‘Full Responsibility’ for $625M Ronin Hack, Exec Says
8.4.2022
“These are the players who trusted us, and we failed to live up to that trust,” Sky Mavis co-founder Alexsander Larsen said on CoinDesk TV Friday
Ex-Blockstream Exec Samson Mow Raises $21M for Bitcoin Startup JAN3
7.4.2022
Mow announced his new company during an appearance at the Bitcoin 2022 Conference in Miami
JST Capital Hires New York Fed Exec as Regulatory Head
5.4.2022
OpenSea Exec Who Quit After ‘Insider Trading’ Scandal Is Back With NFT Platform
1.4.2022
Two pitch decks seen by CoinDesk show that OpenSea’s former head of product, Nate Chastain, is building a platform to simplify the NFT discovery process
FTX Hires Former WB Gaming Exec to Lead Gaming Partnerships
10.3.2022
Steve Sadin comes to the company from WB Games’ Boston studio
Biden Signs Executive Order Establishing National Crypto Policy Across 6 Key Priorities
9.3.2022
U.S. President Joe Biden has signed a “historic” executive order on crypto assets, establishing “a national policy for digital assets across six key priorities,” the White House stated. The executive order outlines “the first-ever, whole-of-government approach...
Clear regulations will accelerate crypto adoption, says SEBA Bank exec
7.3.2022
“In the medium-long term, I expect engagement with crypto to accelerate prompted by a clearer regulatory environment,” SEBA Bank's Christian Borel told Cointelegraph
Crypto adds efficiency to global trade and financing, says Bequant exec
1.3.2022
Martha Reyes, head of research for Bequant, says that tokenizing trade finance assets can facilitate access to capital for SMEs
Ebay CEO Talks NFTs and Crypto, Exec Says Company Continues to ‘Evaluate Other Forms of Payments’
28.2.2022
The president and chief executive officer of Ebay, Jamie Iannone, discussed the possibility of digital currency acceptance on the online auction website and non-fungible token (NFT) sales in a recent interview published on February 27. Iannone stressed that currently, Ebay doesn’t accept...
Goldman Sachs exec joins Coinbase: 'It's time to embrace the cryptoeconomy'
25.2.2022
Roger Bartlett is the latest in a line of Wall Street executives who have moved into the blockchain and crypto space
Digital gold narrative valid as long as MicroStrategy holds Bitcoin, says exec
24.2.2022
Institutional investors who bought BTC via on-chain transactions seem to have not sold their holdings yet, according to CryptoQuant's CEO