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Coinsquare Exchange Execs to Resign Over Wash Trading Scandal
22.7.2020
In a settlement with the Ontario Securities Commission, three seniors executives at the Canadian exchange agreed to step down and pay penalties over fake trades
Why Are Execs of Bankrupt Companies Being Rewarded With Millions?
14.7.2020
It’s hard to tell people not to be angry with capitalism when the system is rewarding failure with millions of dollars in bankruptcy bonuses
CBDCs Don’t Fix Broken Monetary Policy, Say Execs at Stablecoin Saga
22.6.2020
CBDCs promise to speed up existing systems but are unlikely to change the direction central banks have already been taking
BRD's CEO Dismissed Crypto Until Overhearing Andreessen Horowitz Execs
14.6.2020
BRD CEO Adam Traidman was won over by Bitcoin after overhearing a conversation at Andreessen Horowitz
Bitcoin’s March to $100K: A Number of Crypto Experts Who Believe the Price per BTC Touches Six-Digits
8.6.2020
A number of analysts believe that at some point in the future, Bitcoin prices will touch the six-digit zone or $100,000 or more per unit. This price point has been predicted by a variety of experts and analysts including the stock-to-flow (S2F) proponent Plan B, financial analyst Peter Brandt,...
BlockFi Hires Credit Suisse, Prudential Execs to Drive Global Expansion
5.5.2020
Crypto lender BlockFi has hired two execs from traditional finance to help launch a bitcoin rewards card and build out business teams in Europe and Asia
BlockFi Snaps up Execs From AmEx & Credit Suisse; Tokenized Pet Care + More News
5.5.2020
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BlockFi Snaps up Execs From AmEx & Credit Suisse; Tokenized pet care
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Industry Execs Claim Freshly Minted ‘Virgin Bitcoins’ Fetch 20% Premium
8.3.2020
A few blockchain surveillance companies like Cyphertrace have recently published reports on criminal activities tied to bitcoin usage and the studies mentioned the topic of “virgin bitcoins.” According to industry executives, freshly minted bitcoins with no transaction history can sell...
Japanese Food Firm Execs Took Wild USD 2.7m Shitcoin Gamble – Police
19.2.2020
Police believe that the senior management of Japanese food retailer Kefir took a desperate gamble on the cryptocurrencies market in an eleventh-hour bid to save the company from bankruptcy in 2018 – allegedly sinking millions of investors’ dollars into a so-called shitcoin.
Nine executives at...
Coinbase and Ripple Execs Unveil Master Plan to Drive US Crypto Adoption
28.1.2020
Coinbase and Ripple execs unveil their master plan for driving US crypto adoption
Crypto Exec’s $1.8M SIM-Swap Lawsuit Has ‘Critical Holes,’ Says AT&T
24.1.2020
AT&T has again argued against allegations it was in part responsible for a SIM-swap hack that cost crypto exec Seth Shapiro $1.8 million
Crypto Exec’s $1.8M SIM-Swap Lawsuit Has ‘Critical Holes,’ Says AT&T
24.1.2020
AT&T has again argued against allegations it was in part responsible for a SIM-swap hack that cost crypto exec Seth Shapiro $1.8 million
Crypto Exec’s $1.8M SIM-Swap Lawsuit Has ‘Critical Holes,’ Says AT&T
24.1.2020
AT&T has again argued against allegations it was in part responsible for a SIM-swap hack that cost crypto exec Seth Shapiro $1.8 million
More BS on Lightning: Blockstream Pours Liquid on Thick
23.1.2020
Blockstream reps have long been pushing for full implementation of the perpetually-delayed Lightning Network as the main solution for BTC scalability. With the recent announcement of “federated sidechain” Liquid’s integration with Btcpay, however, the tune seems to have changed....
3 More Execs Leave Swiss Stock Exchange’s $100M Blockchain Project
21.1.2020
Three executives have left SDX, the blockchain-based venue for digital asset trading owned by Swiss stock exchange operator SIX Group, since the year began, including two founding team members
Anchorage, Bison Trails Execs to Helm Libra’s New ‘Technical Steering Committee’
17.1.2020
The Libra Association has formed a steering committee to oversee the creation of its technical roadmap
From Meatspace to Cyberspace: Top Execs Moving From Traditional to Crypto Jobs in 2019
13.1.2020
Top execs from traditional industries made the move to join the blockchain action in 2019
Ex-Google Pay Execs Manages to Raise $13.2M For a Neo-Banking Platform
13.1.2020
Sujith Narayanan and Sumit Gwalani, the two co-founders of leading payment settlement app Google Pay in India have announced that their startup epiFi has secured a massive amount of $13.2 million through the Seed financial round. The two prominent executives of the Google Pay India team are gearing...
Circle Pivots to Stablecoin Platform as More Execs, Teams Depart
17.12.2019
Circle will focus on its stablecoin business next year, following the sale of its OTC desk to Kraken and the departure of its chief financial and legal officers
8 South Korean Crypto Exchange Execs Jailed in USD 386m Fraud Wrap
12.11.2019
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A court in South Korea has jailed the head of cryptocurrency exchange Coinup for 16 years, after convicting him of fraud. Eight other executives from the exchange were also given jail time, with the company’s vice president given an 11-year prison term.
The Seoul court ruled...