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CoreWeave Elevates Ernie Rogers to Lead Strategic Financing Initiatives
CoreWeave appoints Ernie Rogers as Chief Architect of Strategic Financing, leveraging his extensive financial strategy expertise to propel the company’s growth.
Libra Association Appoints Former HSBC Executive Ian Jenkins As CRO and CFO Of Payment Systems
Libra Association has announced the appointment of former HSBC executive Ian Jenkins as chief risk officer and chief financial officer of Libra Networks.
Women Taking on the Mantle of Leadership in Blockchain and Crypto Law
Women cryptocurrency and blockchain lawyers are taking the helm in several major law firms as they are leading blockchain practice groups in at least a half-dozen reputable law firms, such as McDermott Will & Emery, Morrison & Foerster, and Goodwin Procter.
Fluffypony, the Master behind Monero Steps Down after 5 Years of Leadership
The Lead Maintainer of Monero, Riccardo Fluffypony Spagni, is to step down his position and take a more backup role. Snipa will become the new leader of Monero after Spagni's resignation.
PreScouter Research: Blockchain Adoption in Life Sciences Wanting
According to a report by PreScouter, a research company that assists business leaders make better corporate and product development decisions, the mindset of leadership in the life sciences sector is hindering blockchain adoption.
Biden Appointed SEC Chair Gary Gensler is not Going to Save Ripple's XRP Token
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse is celebrating President-elect Joe Bidens Decision to appoint Gary Gensler to SEC chair—but this will not make the lawsuit against XRP go away.
Libra Association Appoints Former Homeland Security General Counsel to Head Its Legal Services
Libra appoints Stevan Bunnell, former Homeland security department general counsel, as its own general counsel.
The Digital Dollar Continues to be Pushed by Former CFTC Chair
The former US Commodity and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman continues to fight for the U.S Dollar to become a digital global force.
Amazon Launches Virtual Clinic Called Amazon Care
Amazon, the world’s largest internet company by revenue, quietly launched a virtual health clinic for Seattle-area employees, CNBC reports.
ACCESS Becomes World’s First Organization to Deploy Blockchain Voting in Annual General Meeting
The Association of Cryptocurrency Enterprises and Start-ups, Singapore (ACCESS), a non-profit organization for the cryptocurrency and blockchain sector in Singapore, has set the ball rolling as the first institution across the globe to utilize blockchain technology for an Annual General Meeting (AGM).
Gemini Eyes Singapore Expansion With New Asia Pacific Managing Director
The Gemini crypto exchange, owned and operated by the Winklevoss’ Twins, has set its sights into a further expansion into the Asian market with the hiring of Jeremy Ng as Managing Director for Asia Pacific. Ng was formerly the CEO of Leonteq Asia.
Algorand's Blockchain Based COVID-19 Global Survey Shares Real-Time Public Pandemic Data
Algorand, the first pure proof-of-stake (POS) blockchain created by cryptography pioneer and Turing award winner Silvio Micali, has launched a global Coronavirus (Covid-19) survey. The company published a blog post on March 27 announcing its ‘IReportCovid’ survey app. The aim of the survey is to compile a public database to share information on the spread, status, and symptoms of the COVID-19 pandemic and give updates in “real-time.”
CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert Announces He Will Step Down Early Next Year
Heath Tarbert, the chairman of the U.S CFTC, has announced that he will leave the agency, thus setting the stage for Biden to choose another chairperson.