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EY’s Paul Brody Expects Consumer DeFi Ignition In 2021

Chief among EY blockchain lead Paul Brodys predictions for 2021: Financial institutions will bring decentralized finance (DeFi) to a consumer audience. If I had to make a bold prediction, Brody told CoinDesk last week,...

Coinness

Wed, 27 Jan 2021, 08:25 am UTC

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Charles Hoskinson Believes One Person Fits Profile Of Satoshi Nakamoto

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson believes that only one person fits the profile of the mysterious Bitcoin creator, Satoshi Nakamoto. In a surprise Ask Me Anything (AMA) session on YouTube, Hoskinson reveals that he has...

Coinness

Mon, 25 Jan 2021, 09:48 am UTC

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Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein tweeted, "stay tuned CT, @Grayscale and I have something good for you in the AM!"

stay tuned CT, @Grayscale and I have something good for you in the AM! (yes, that was the announcement of the announcement) Michael Sonnenshein (@Sonnenshein) January 24,...

Coinness

Mon, 25 Jan 2021, 03:54 am UTC

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Biden’s choice for Commerce Secretary could be good for the cryptocurrency industry

President-elect Joe Biden has already revealed key members of his foreign policy and national security teams as well as those who will man the top posts in his administration. But what got cryptocurrency enthusiasts...

Mark Jason Alcala

Wed, 25 Nov 2020, 11:11 am UTC

People Business

Ex-Nissan CEO paid $500K in Bitcoin to escape from Japan

Carlos Ghosn, the former boss of Japanese carmaker Nissan, shocked the world when he dramatically escaped from house arrest in Japan last year where he was facing charges of financial misconduct. But it now looks like...

Mark Jason Alcala

Fri, 24 Jul 2020, 14:43 pm UTC

Business People

Crypto exchange Coinbase hires Barclays exec as head of institutional coverage

Crypto exchange Coinbase has welcomed a new member of its team. Coinbase hired former Barclays executive Brett Tejpaul as the head of its institutional coverage. Tejpaul worked with Barclays for 17 years and had...

Catherine Martin

Tue, 21 Apr 2020, 10:01 am UTC

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Binance CEO CZ criticizes traditional fundraising methods, confident with blockchain

Binance CEO Changpeng CZ Zhao aims at the traditional fundraising methods like initial public offerings or IPOs and venture capital fundraising. CZ delivered a message at BlockDown 2020 on April 16 and pointed out how...

Catherine Martin

Mon, 20 Apr 2020, 10:48 am UTC

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Jhon McAfee calls bitcoin ‘worthless’ but promotes other cryptocurrencies

British-American computer programmer and businessman John McAfee predicted that bitcoin will reach $1 million at the end of the year, but he seemed to lost interest in the cryptocurrency. In fact, just recently, he called...

Catherine Martin

Wed, 08 Apr 2020, 13:37 pm UTC

People

Crypto exchange Kraken names Blockchain.com president as its new chief legal officer

U.S. based crypto exchange Kraken has appointed Blockchain.com President Marco Santori as its new chief legal officer (CLO). Kraken made the announcement on its blog. The company named Santori as part of its growing...

Catherine Martin

Wed, 08 Apr 2020, 06:53 am UTC

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Crypto exchange Binance seeks to hire product manager, UI/UX designer and researcher and more

Crypto exchange Binance is opening several job positions for those who are interested to join its global team. Binance announced on Twitter that it is looking for UI/UX designers. However, aside from the said positions,...

Catherine Martin

Mon, 23 Mar 2020, 12:19 pm UTC