Kucoin Recovers 84% of Funds Stolen in $280 Million Hack

Kucoin chief executive officer Johnny Lyu revealed Wednesday that the exchange recovered 84%, or $235 million, of the $280 million stolen in one of crypto industry’s biggest hacks in September. дальше »

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MicroStrategy CEO: Bitcoin Is “a Million Times Better” Than Gold as a Store of Value

Michael Saylor, Chief Executive Officer of MicroStrategy, said in an interview with CoinDesk yesterday that holding gold is an archaic way of storing value. Saylor adds that Bitcoin leads all other kinds of assets, even going as far as to say that it is a “million times better” than gold as a store of value. дальше »

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ShapeShift Exchange “De-Risking” By Delisting Monero and Privacy Coins

ShapeShift, a non-custodial cryptocurrency exchange, de-listed Monero, Zcash, and Dash to de-risk themselves from a regulatory standpoint, the company’s Chief Legal Officer Veronica McGregor told Decrypt on Nov 11. дальше »

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Bitcoin-Friendly Ex-CFTC Chief Gary Gensler to Advise Biden on Wall Street

Former Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Gary Gensler will be joining Joe Biden’s presidential transition to examine financial regulators. Gensler, a former Goldman Sachs partner, is known for implementing a new regulatory regime for swaps and has gained a reputation for standing up to Wall Street. дальше »

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Money Reimagined: Crypto-Informed Ideas for the Future of Government

The latest column from CoinDesk's chief content officer features big ideas for rethinking government in the internet age. дальше »

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Ripple Joins Consortium Calling For Calm And Fairness In The U.S. Election

Blockchain payments firm Ripple has joined a consortium comprising of close to 1,000 renowned United States companies and chief executive officers advocating for fair voting during Tuesday’s presidential election. дальше »

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PayPal Plans to Benefit from Bitcoin Looking at Cash App, Here?s How

Anthony Pompliano has spoken to the chief fintech correspondent at Reuters on his podcast and found out how PayPal may be planning to benefit from embracing Bitcoin дальше »

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Bank of Canada Making Progress on CBDC, Urges Intl. Cooperation

The governor of the Bank of Canada (BoC) has announced that his country’s digital currency initiative is making progress. In an interview with Reuters published on Wednesday, October 28, chief of the Canadian central bank, Tiff Macklem, said the BoC is working with some G7 member states on its plans for a national digital currency. дальше »

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Crypto’s volatile nature discourages adoption | Mastercard’s CEO

Mastercard’s chief executive Ajay Banga sides with CBDCs over crypto, saying that the latter’s... The post Crypto’s volatile nature discourages adoption | Mastercard’s CEO appeared first on Coin Journal. дальше »

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Kraken CEO: ‘Defi Scams’ Must Take Their Losses as Way to ‘Enlightenment’

Jesse Powell, chief executive officer of the world’s fourth-largest crypto exchange Kraken, has criticized decentralized finance (defi) projects, accusing them of being “scams” that enter the market too quickly, unprepared. дальше »

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NYSE chief regulatory officer to join Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) crypto team

Andreessen Horowitz the venture capital firm founded by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz today announced its newest operating partner - (former) chief regulatory officer of the New York Stock ExchangeThe post NYSE chief regulatory officer to join Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) crypto team appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

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Chief NYSE Regulator Hired as Crypto Advisor for Andreessen Horowitz

The New York Stock Exchange’s top financial regulator is leaving his post for a crypto-related position at venture-capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. According to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Anthony Albanese, who has served as NYSE’s chief regulatory officer for the last four years, will join the famous Silicon Valley investment firm in mid-November as a […] The post Chief NYSE Regulator Hired as Crypto Advisor for Andreessen Horowitz appeared first on BeInCrypto. дальше »

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Investors, Customers Reward MicroStrategy for Using Bitcoin as Treasury Reserve Asset

Michael Saylor, chief executive of business analytics and mobility software company MicroStrategy, placed a big bet on bitcoin a couple of months ago, and his strategy has paid off big time. The stock is up more than 7% in after-hours trading as investors like what they see. дальше »

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Ethereum Is Best-Performing Crypto Followed by Bitcoin and XRP So Far This Year: Forbes Analyst

According to the chief analyst from Ava Trade and Forbes, this year Ethereum has outperformed Bitcoin by more than two times in price growth, leaving XRP behind too дальше »

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Grayscale Adds $300 Million in Cryptocurrency Assets Under Management in Just 24 Hours

Grayscale Investments said Thursday that it added $300 million in net assets under management (AUM) in just the last 24 hours. The firm now has a record $7. 3 billion in total AUM, according to a tweet by Barry Silbert, chief executive officer of the Digital Currency Group, Grayscale’s parent company. дальше »

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Бывший топ-менеджер Gemini возглавил биткоин-биржу Bitstamp

Неич Кодрич ушел с поста CEO старейшей европейской биткоин-биржи Bitstamp. Его место занял Джулиан Сойер. We are excited to announce that @julian_sawyer has joined Bitstamp as our new CEO! Julian is taking over chief executive duties from our founder, @nejc_kodric, who is transitioning into a new role as a member of our board. дальше »

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Ripple considers Japan for relocation plans

Ripple’s chief executive revealed that the East Asian island nation could be the next...

The post Ripple considers Japan for relocation plans appeared first on Coin Journal.

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CBDCs Mean Evolution, Not Revolution

Central bank digital currencies can help create a more inclusive financial system, says the innovation chief at the Bank for International Settlements. дальше »

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Bitcoin Bar ‘Room 77’ Shuts Down

Room 77, the German bar and restaurant that claims to be the first retail outfit in the world to accept bitcoin payments, has shut down. Cypherpunk Holdings chief economist Jon Matonis broke the news on Twitter. дальше »

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“Check Out Thorchain (RUNE),” ShapeShift CEO Erik Voorhees Says

The chief executive officer of ShapeShift, Erik Voorhees, is cementing himself as a fan of the DeFi space. Decentralized finance (DeFi) has gained many supporters over recent months, Voorhees being one of them. дальше »

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Atari Chief Fred Chesnais Brings Gamers Back to the Future With Token

After following through with his promise to launch the Atari Token, the public sale for which is slated for Oct. 29,  CEO Fred Chesnais has shared his thoughts about the market opportunity with BeInCrypto. дальше »

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E-Krona or Bust, Says Sweden’s Chief Central Banker, Trying to Drag Swedish Govt Into Digital Age

Riksbank Governor Stevan Ingves sees a Swedish digital currency as an imperative for the central bank. дальше »

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Kraken Security Chief Warns of Token Listing Scam

It’s not easy being a blockchain startup these days. The regulatory landscape is murky at best and making matters worse, you get a target on your back from scammers. This is what cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is warning the community about now. дальше »

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Kraken sounds the alarm for a phishing attack targeting its users

Chief Security Officer at cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, Nicholas J. Percoco alerted users today about a scam that was targeting crypto users, which involved a homograph phishing attack and “multiThe post Kraken sounds the alarm for a phishing attack targeting its users appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

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Attempting to stifle encryption is a waste of time, suggests Status security chief

It's not a scarce resource like nuclear power, whose proliferation is more easily suppressed.

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Libra Association appoints former HSBC exec to move their project forward

Libra Association, the independent member organization, which is overseeing Facebook’s Libra project, has appointed former HSBC executive Ian Jenkins as the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk OfThe post Libra Association appoints former HSBC exec to move their project forward appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

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Libra Hires HSBC Veteran Ian Jenkins as CFO, Risk Chief of Digital Payments Unit

Ian Jenkins joins fellow HSBC alum James Emmet, now the stablecoin group's CEO. дальше »

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Coinbase’s chief compliance officer departing from the firm

Based on the reports from Coinbase, Jeff Horowitz the firm’s Chief compliance officer is... The post Coinbase’s chief compliance officer departing from the firm appeared first on Coin Journal. дальше »

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Lance Armstrong Now Stacking Sats: BTC Inc Chief

The Bitcoin community may have just gotten bigger. According to David Bailey, the CEO of BTC Inc, star cyclist Lance Armstrong is now a Bitcoin investor. Bailey described in a tweet how he “set [Armstrong] up a wallet with 10m sats,” though details are scant. дальше »

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Ripple CTO David Schwartz Regrets Dumping Massive Trove Of Ethereum, BTC, And XRP In 2012

The Chief Technology Officer at San Francisco-based blockchain firm Ripple, David Schwartz, is kicking himself. Schwartz sold significant amounts of ethereum, BTC, and XRP back in 2012. All told, he would have made a couple of million bucks if he held on to his assets to date. It all started when a Twitter user by […] дальше »

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Ripple CEO Threatens to Relocate Company Overseas Due to Unfavorable US Regulation

Ripple chief executive officer Brad Garlinghouse has threatened to move the company’s headquarters overseas should the U. S. fail to level the playing field with an unambiguous regulatory framework. дальше »

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Gemini Selects Chief Compliance Officer for Asia Pacific Region

Gemini Trust Co. LLC, a cryptocurrency exchange and custodian, today announced the appointment of Andy Meehan as Chief Compliance Officer of Asia Pacific Region. In... дальше »

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Ripple’s Brad Garlinghouse: ‘We’re Asking for a Level Playing Field’

Ripple chief Brad Garlinghouse has expounded on an earlier message about the blockchain startup’s future as a U. S. -domiciled company. Cryptocurrency-related companies face a conundrum as they attempt to navigate a regulatory landscape that remains mired in uncertainty. дальше »

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BitMEX operator hires chief compliance officer amid US criminal charges

The hire comes after BitMEX's founders were charged with failing to prevent money laundering and operating an unregistered trading platform illegally in the United States. дальше »

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BitMEX Exchange Hires Compliance Chief After US Charges

BitMEX, the cryptocurrency derivatives exchange recently charged by U.S. authorities for offering illegal trading services, has hired a compliance veteran. дальше »

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Chinese Shenzhen Rolls Out 10M Digital Yuan in Public Giveaway Program

Coinspeaker Chinese Shenzhen Rolls Out 10M Digital Yuan in Public Giveaway ProgramThe aim behind the initiative is to allow the citizens to spend the digital yuan. According to Liao Qun, chief economist at China Citic Bank International, the program will spur consumption in Luohu district. дальше »

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Crypto Exchange Coinbase Is ‘OK being Political’ About One Particular Area

San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is losing about 5%, about 60 of its employees following its mandate barring political activism at work. Chief executive officer Brian Armstrong shared this on Thursday in a blog post where he said these employees had accepted an exit package offered to employees who are bothered by the policy. дальше »

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BitMEX CTO Released in US After Payment of $5M Bond

The former chief technology officer of the troubled BitMEX exchange has been released after a bond for $5 million was paid in the U.S. дальше »

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Kraken Financial Chief: Cheyenne Is the New Boise of Technology

Kraken couldn’t have picked a better time to launch a regulated U. S. bank. With reminders such as BitMEX reeling from criminal charges, John McAfee awaiting extradition in Spain and KuCoin suffering a hack, it’s clear that crypto has yet to fully shake its Wild West reputation. дальше »

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60 Coinbase employees take exit package over 'apolitical' stance 

Leading crypto exchange, Coinbase had told its employees that they could accept the “exit package” and leave the company if they were uncomfortable with Coinbase’s "apolitical" stand. Chief ExecThe post 60 Coinbase employees take exit package over 'apolitical' stance  appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

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Bitmex CEO Hayes Steps Down Following U.S. Criminal Charges

Arthur Hayes, chief executive officer of bitcoin derivatives exchange Bitmex, is stepping down from his position a week after U. S. prosecutors filed criminal charges against him. Hayes is leaving together with other top executives who are facing similar charges. дальше »

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Биткоин-биржа Gemini наняла бывшего исполнительного директора Morgan Stanley

Основанная братьями Уинклвоссами криптовалютная биржа Gemini объявила о назначении Энди Мигана на должность директора по соблюдению нормативных требований (CCO) в Азиатско-Тихоокеанском регионе. We are excited to welcome Andy Meehan as Gemini’s Chief Compliance Officer in Asia Pacific! Andy will lead our regulatory and compliance efforts in the region and work with regulators to promote smart […] The post Биткоин-биржа Gemini наняла бывшего исполнительного директора Morgan Stanley first appeared on ForkLog. дальше »

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Here’s Why An Outspoken Bitcoin Supporter, Hedgeye Risk Management CEO, Sold All His BTC

Keith McCullough, the chief executive officer of Hedgeye Risk Management, has sold all his Bitcoin to get back into the USD. McCullough actually has been an outspoken Bitcoin supporter for some time now, but yesterday, he announced on Twitter that he is exiting his bitcoin position. дальше »

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Hedgeye Chief Keith McCullough Bails on Bitcoin, Blames Lack of Stimulus

With the bitcoin price stuck in a narrow range lately, some investors are calling it quits. Hedgeye Risk Management Founder Keith McCullough has bailed on bitcoin, announcing in a tweet that he has sold all of his BTC. дальше »

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DIA Co-Founder Paul Claudius on providing transparent data oracles for the DeFI economy

CryptoSlate recently had the opportunity to chat with Paul Claudius, the Chief Operating Officer of DIA. The post DIA Co-Founder Paul Claudius on providing transparent data oracles for the DeFI economy appeared first on CryptoSlate. дальше »

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Ripple CEO names execs to build on ledger tech and XRP liquidity

Chief Executive Office of Ripple Labs, Brad Garlinghouse announced in a tweet today the firm appointed two "longtime Ripplers" as General Managers of RippleNet and RippleX (previously Xpring) in an efThe post Ripple CEO names execs to build on ledger tech and XRP liquidity appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

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Industry CEO Thinks of Doubling His Exposure to Bitcoin to 25%

Bill Barhydt, who is the CEO of Abra after working for NASA, the CIA, and Goldman Sachs, is looking to up his Bitcoin exposure amid current macroeconomic trends. Abra CEO May Soon Double Bitcoin Exposure to 25% of All Assets The industry chief executive announced on September 2nd that he is “considering doubling the allocation of #Bitcoin in my personal portfolio to 25%. дальше »

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KuCoin Chief on Hack: ‘We Have Found the Suspects’

KuCoin founder Johnny Lyu claims that suspects in the security breach have been identified “with substantial proof,” linking them to the September hack. Writing on his Twitter handle on Oct. дальше »

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Bitcoin Escrow Chief Pleads Guilty to Crypto Fraud, Also Ordered to Repay $7.4M

The head of the Volantis escrow company faces up to 10 years in prison for defrauding customers. дальше »

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Future FinTech Appointed Weicheng Pan as Chief Strategy Officer

Future FinTech Group Inc. a leading blockchain e-commerce company and a service provider for financial technology, today announced it has appointed Mr. Weicheng Pan as Chief Strategy... дальше »

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