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Vietnam Businesses Urge for Blockchain Training of Students and IT Specialists
6.11.2022
Members of the expanding blockchain sector of Vietnam have called on government and educational institutions to turn more attention to the deficit of talent. With the shortage of qualified personnel being a global challenge, they say the country needs to address the lack of training. Industry...
What will Crypto Twitter look like post-acquisition? Blockchain executives share their insights
3.11.2022
Many stakeholders expressed a desire to see more decentralization on the quintessential social media platform for the blockchain industry
Web3 Game Developer Mythical Games Loses 3 Top Executives
3.11.2022
SVP Chris Ko, COO Matt Nutt and Co-Founder Rudy Koch announced their departures on Wednesday and each hinted at new ventures
Bitcoin Mining Host Compute North Paid Executives $3M on the Day It Declared Bankruptcy
3.11.2022
Co-founder Dave Perrill got more than $600,000, even as Compute North was forced to put a freeze on payments to creditors
Crypto executives discuss the emergence of Web3 tech hubs around the world
2.11.2022
While the San Francisco Bay Area and Miami are the traditional top picks, Singapore — or just about anywhere in the world with stable internet — has also been gaining in popularity
Report: Deleted Files Indicate Crypto Lender Hodlnaut’s Execs Gave Little Weight to Terra Luna Exposure
31.10.2022
According to a report, the embattled crypto lender Hodlnaut saw a significant loss from the Terra blockchain collapse last May. The report notes that Hodlnaut downplayed the company’s exposure to the Terra ecosystem and allegedly lost $190 million from the incident. Report Says Hodlnaut...
Voyager Digital won’t sue its executives for incompetence, will claim insurance on them
18.10.2022
CEO Stephen Ehrlich and financial head Evan Psaropolous will keep their jobs even though they okayed a huge loan to Three Arrows Capital without sufficient due diligence
Survey: 98% of CEOs Preparing for US Recession — Confidence at Lowest Level Since Great Recession
17.10.2022
The Conference Board has found that 98% of chief executives surveyed are preparing for a U.S. recession while 99% of CEOs are preparing for an EU recession. “CEO confidence sunk further to start Q4 and is at its lowest level since the Great Recession,” the organization said. 98% of CEOs...
Meta’s Horizon Worlds Metaverse App Still Too Buggy to Be Used According to Company Executives
10.10.2022
Meta’s VP of Metaverse, Vishal Shah, acknowledged that Horizon Worlds, the flagship app that Meta uses to show the potential of its metaverse, still has many problems affecting its usability. In a recent memo, Shah explains that even Meta’s employees are not using the app so much,...
Court docs reveal details about thousands of Celsius customers
7.10.2022
The data of thousands of Celsius customers revealed in court also included its executives showing millions withdrawn from the platform in the weeks before it was suspended to the public
60% of Latam Professionals Open to Using Metaverse Tools at Work: Study
30.9.2022
Workers and executives in Latam are open to trying metaverse tools in conjunction with their traditional work, according to a study commissioned by Ciena, a software, networks, and services company. The study, which surveyed 15,000 business workers from all around the world, found that there...
Three Senior Executives Jump from BlockFi Ahead of FTX Acquisition: Sources
8.9.2022
BlockFi’s Global Head of Institutional Distribution David Olsson, Head of Private Clients Samia Bayou, and Senior Institutional Sales Director Shane O’Callaghan are leaving the company, according to people familiar with the matter
Philippine Lawmakers, Central Bank, SEC Discuss Crypto Regulation in Senate Hearing
26.8.2022
The central bank and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the Philippines discussed crypto regulation in a Senate hearing with the participation of several executives from the crypto industry, including from crypto exchange Binance. Philippine Regulators Discuss Crypto Policies...
Stifel Financial: 97% of US Executives Surveyed Are Bracing for Recession
23.8.2022
A survey by NYSE-listed Stifel Financial shows that most executives are bracing for a recession in the U.S. In addition, “53% of respondents believe that inflation will be an issue for the next two quarters to a year.” Most Executives Surveyed Say Recession Cannot Be Avoided Stifel...
Coinbase Executives Mislead Shareholders About Public Listing, New Lawsuit Alleges
9.8.2022
A Coinbase shareholder is seeking damages from nine company executives and board members on behalf of the firm
ECB’s Lagarde, Panetta See Digital Euro as More Efficient Payment Means Than Crypto
16.7.2022
Unbacked cryptocurrencies are not an efficient means of payment and stablecoins are vulnerable to runs, top officials at the European Central Bank have pointed out in a new article making the case for a digital euro. The executives have marked key objectives for the project which should provide...
China Blockchain Alliance Executives: Virtual Currency the ‘Largest Ponzi Scheme in Human History’
29.6.2022
The chairman of China’s Blockchain Service Network (BSN) Development Alliance Shan Zhiguang, and his colleague, insisted in a recently published op-ed that virtual currency is “undoubtedly the largest Ponzi scheme in human history.” However, they have said the “value...
Bitcoin of America Is Working to Solve the Gender Problem in the Crypto Industry
24.6.2022
The leading virtual currency exchange, Bitcoin of America, announced its return to BTC 2022 in Miami. The company made headline last year for promoting females in a male dominant industry. Once again, Bitcoin of America made a splash at BTC 2022 with its all-female team. Bitcoin of America sent...
Director of Listed Chinese Company Embezzles $8 Million, Uses Funds to Purchase Bitcoin Mining Rigs
7.6.2022
A Chinese prosecutor is reported to have given a thumbs up to the arrest of a listed big data company director accused of embezzling $8 million and using the funds to buy bitcoin mining rigs. Although Li Qunnan has denied the allegations, executives insist their evidence implicates him....
Former Binance executives launch $100 million venture fund
26.5.2022
Old Fashion Research has been functioning since late 2021, but now officially comes out of the shadows