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Argentinian Cryptocurrency Exchange Buenbit Announces Staff Layoffs
25.5.2022
Buenbit, an Argentinian cryptocurrency exchange, has announced a series of layoffs due to the downturn that traditional and crypto markets are currently facing. Buenbit’s co-founder and CEO, Federico Ogue, clarified that this move had nothing to do with the recent Terra ecosystem disaster...
Mastercard CEO Teases CBDC Panel: SWIFT May Not Exist in 5 Years
25.5.2022
Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach spoke on a panel about the future of cross-border payments and CBDCs at the World Economic Forum in Davos
Coinbase introduces crypto to Fortune 500 while FTX CEO featured in TIME 100
24.5.2022
U.S.-based crypto exchange Coinbase ranked 437th on the elusive Fortune leaderboard, while Sam Bankman-Fried was highlighted by TIME magazine in the innovation category
People Want Digital Cash, Governments Need to Accept That, Circle CEO Says
24.5.2022
There is a reason that “cash is king,” and people around the world want a digital form of cash that is private, offers final settlement, and cannot be “turned off” by a central party, argued Jeremy Allaire, co-founder and CEO of digital payments company Circle.
Allaire said that for...
Arthur Hayes, ex CEO de BitMEX, es sentenciado a 2 años de libertad condicional
23.5.2022
Hayes se declaró culpable de un cargo de violación de la Ley de Secreto Bancario (BSA) en febrero y enfrentó una sentencia de hasta 12 meses de prisión
WEF 2022: Serious people to stay in crypto despite market setbacks, says CCI CEO Sheila Warren
23.5.2022
Sheila Warren, the CEO of Crypto Council of Innovation (CCI), shared her insights in an interview with Cointelegraph at the World Economic Forum
Binance CEO Shares Lessons Learned From Terra Fall, Says He is 'Pleased by the Crypto Industry Resilience'
23.5.2022
Addressing the historic fall of the Terra (LUNA) ecosystem, major crypto exchange Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) said that he is "pleased by the resilience the crypto industry has shown." However, he also shared some lessons that the industry should learn from the Terra fallout.
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WEF 2022: Ripple CEO reveals he visited SEC several times before lawsuit struck
23.5.2022
Brad Garlinghouse, the CEO of cross-border payments company Ripple, spoke during a panel discussion at the WEF 2022
Bitmex Co-Founder Arthur Hayes Avoids Prison for Violating US Bank Secrecy Act
23.5.2022
Bitmex co-founder Arthur Hayes is not going to prison for violating the U.S. Bank Secrecy Act. Instead, the former crypto exchange CEO has been sentenced to “six months of home detention and two years of probation.” Hayes has agreed to pay a fine of $10 million. Bitmex’s Arthur...
Circle to Issue Weekly USDC Reserve Reports — Tether Publishes May 2022 Assurance Report
22.5.2022
The co-founder and CEO of Circle, Jeremy Allaire, has announced the cryptocurrency firm that issues the stablecoin usd coin plans to provide the public with weekly stablecoin reserve reports. Additionally, the company Tether has also released an assurance report on its stablecoin reserves via...
Prepare for Recession: Musk and Goldman Sachs’ Blankfein Weigh In; Galaxy Digital’s CEO Talks on Terra Collapse — Bitcoin.com News Week in Review
22.5.2022
This week, both Goldman Sachs’ Lloyd Blankfein and Tesla boss Elon Musk weighed in on the issue of an impending recession in the U.S., issuing sobering estimations. In the wake of Terra’s epic implosion, the topic is all the more critical, but LUNA-tattooed Galaxy Digital CEO Mike...
Report: Cryptocurrency Can Potentially Complement Mobile Money Argues Kenyan Banker
21.5.2022
The CEO of one of Kenya’s biggest lenders has argued there is a possibility cryptocurrencies will complement mobile money in Africa but first, there is a need to convince regulators of their benefits. African Regulators’ Stance on Crypto Cryptocurrencies can potentially complement...
Former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes Sentenced to 2 Years Probation
20.5.2022
Hayes pleaded guilty to one count of violating the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) in February, and faced a sentence of up to 12 months in prison
Microstrategy CEO Expects Bitcoin to ‘Go Into the Millions’ Despite Crypto Market Sell-Off
20.5.2022
Microstrategy’s CEO has predicted that bitcoin is “going to go into the millions” despite the recent cryptocurrency market sell-off. Noting that the cryptocurrency is the future of money, he said: “We are in it for the long term.” Microstrategy Sees Bitcoin as...
Former BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes Faces 6 to 12 Months in Jail at Sentencing Hearing Friday
19.5.2022
Terra crash not a risk to the broader crypto ecosystem, says Huobi Global CEO
19.5.2022
Du Jun, CEO of Huobi Global, told Cointelegraph that the Terra crash will slow down investor enthusiasm in the short term, but in the long term, the demand will recover
Billionaire Investor and Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz Addresses the Terra LUNA and UST Fallout
18.5.2022
On May 18, the billionaire investor and crypto proponent Mike Novogratz published a post about the recent Terra blockchain fallout. Novogratz and his firm Galaxy Digital were big believers in the Terra project, and the investor even got a LUNA-centric tattoo on his arm. Despite the recent events...
Binance in Talks for Regulatory Approval in Germany, CEO Says
18.5.2022
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is holding talks with regulators in Germany and hopes to be granted a a license, founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao has said
Web3 Gaming Company Metatheory Raises $24 Million With Backing From A16z, Pantera, and FTX
18.5.2022
Metatheory, a Web3 gaming company founded in 2021, has announced it has raised $24 million in a Series A funding round. The investment round, which was led by big VC names in the crypto space like a16z, also had the participation of Pantera Capital and FTX Ventures. Kevin Lin, CEO of the company...
Elon Musk: US Economy Is Probably in Recession That Could Last 18 Months — Warns It ‘Will Get Worse’
18.5.2022
Tesla and Spacex CEO Elon Musk says that the U.S. economy is probably in a recession and it could be “tough going” for 12 to 18 months. He added: “The honest reason for inflation is that the government printed a zillion more money than it had.” Elon Musk on U.S....