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Fannie Mae’s General Counsel quits to join Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange

Thu, 20 Sep 2018, 07:39 am UTC

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is on a hiring spree and has announced the addition of a new member to its team. Co-founder and CEO Brian Armstrong on Thursday announced that the company has appointed Brian Brooks as...

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Coinbase brings in LinkedIn Executive as Vice President of Data

Wed, 19 Sep 2018, 06:49 am UTC

Crypto exchange Coinbase has brought in LinkedIns head of analytics and data science Michael Li as Vice President of Data. Li has spent over seven years with the professional networking team, CoinDesk reported. In his...

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KPMG unveils new U.S. blockchain leadership to expand blockchain strategy

Tue, 11 Sep 2018, 12:39 pm UTC

Consulting and audit giant KPMG has announced new U.S. Blockchain leadership, in a bid to expand its blockchain strategy across its core lines of business tax, audit, advisory, and industries. In addition to solving...

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European Commission collaborates with other authorities on regulatory mapping of crypto assets

Tue, 11 Sep 2018, 11:37 am UTC

European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis has recently revealed that it is working with other supervisory authorities on regulatory mapping of crypto assets. Speaking at the informal ECOFIN press conference...

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Former US Homeland Security official joins blockchain startup Circle

Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 06:32 am UTC

Blockchain startup Circle has announced the appointment of former official at US Department of Homeland Security as the companys Chief Legal Officer. The announcement comes on the heels of the companys $110 million...

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Kin Foundation welcomes crypto expert William Mougayar to Board of Directors

Fri, 24 Aug 2018, 06:23 am UTC

The Kin Ecosystem Foundation, which oversees the cryptocurrency developed by the chat platform Kik, has announced that crypto expert William Mougayar has joined its Board of Directors. Kik Interactive, the Canadian...

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Swiss Parliamentarian Doris Fiala joins blockchain startup Procivis’ board of directors

Wed, 15 Aug 2018, 11:48 am UTC

Procivis, a Switzerland-based digital identity platform, has announced that Swiss Liberal Party FDP politician Doris Fiala has joined the companys Board of Directors. The startup said that it is adding three...

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Blockchain startup Luxcore ropes in John McAfee as the new CEO

Wed, 15 Aug 2018, 09:08 am UTC

Cybersecurity expert and prominent crypto supporter John McAfee has taken over the helm of a new startup Luxcore. Luxcore is a blockchain solutions and services ecosystem that focuses on designing and building...

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Facebook's David Marcus leaves Coinbase Board to avoid conflict of interest

Mon, 13 Aug 2018, 05:25 am UTC

David Marcus has resigned from the board of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, CoinDesk reported. Marcus has been serving as vice president at Facebook since 2014. He joined Coinbases board in late 2017 saying that the...

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Coinbase hires Amazon Web Services general manager to lead engineering team

Tue, 07 Aug 2018, 03:51 am UTC

Crypto exchange Coinbase has announced the appointment of Tim Wagner as the new Vice President of Engineering. Wagner will bring his extensive experience with leading great technical organizations to Coinbase. He is...

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New York-based blockchain startup adds Nobel Laureate Oliver Hart and former Microsoft chief economist Dr. Preston McAfee as Senior Advisors

Thu, 02 Aug 2018, 11:21 am UTC

Prysm Group, a blockchain economics and governance design firm led by PhD-level economists, has appointed two renowned economists to its recently launched Board of Senior Advisors. Harvard Professor Oliver Hart and Dr....

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Ripple announces Bill Clinton as Swell keynote speaker; collaborates with Madonna’s Raising Malawi initiative

Wed, 01 Aug 2018, 06:23 am UTC

Blockchain startup Ripple has announced Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States, as the keynote speaker for Swell, a conference bringing together worlds leaders in policy, payments and technology. To be...

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Ethereum’s third anniversary: An industry perspective on the blockchain’s journey

Mon, 30 Jul 2018, 11:22 am UTC

Ethereum, a blockchain platform that gave a new direction to the cryptocurrency ecosystem since its inception, is officially three years old today. The platform continues to serve as the basis for a number of innovative...

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Streamr: A blockchain startup wants to give data owners control of where it ends up and who makes money from it

Mon, 30 Jul 2018, 05:51 am UTC

Blockchain-backed data platform Streamr became the first blockchain organization to win the Plug and Play Global Innovation Award for Performance from Europes largest innovation platform STARTUP AUTOBAHN. With this,...

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