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Crypto Exchange Zipmex Appoints Restructuring Firm to Forge Recovery Plan

Zipmex is one of many crypto companies that withered as the market slid earlier this year. Bitcoin fell from $69,000 to $17,000 in six months, bankrupting lenders like Celsius Network and Voyager Digital while Singapore-based hedge fund Three Arrows Capital imploded. Zipmex loaned $48 million to Babel Finance, also a

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CFTC commissioner appoints senior policy adviser experienced in digital asset regulation

In a Friday announcement, Pham said Keaghan Ames will be her counselor and senior policy adviser at the CFTC starting May 23. Ames worked at Credit Suisse for more than two years as vice president and head of U.S. regulatory policy, which included advising executives on digital assets regulation. He

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CFTC commissioner appoints crypto-experienced CME Group director as chief counsel

Kristin Johnson, one of five commissioners currently serving at the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or CFTC, has announced that a CME Group executive director with experience in crypto will be joining her staff.In a Thursday announcement, Johnson said Bruce Fekrat will be her chief counsel at the CFTC

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Hashdex Appoints Ex-21Shares Director Laurent Kssis as Europe Head

"His background in crypto exchange-traded products [ETPs], particularly in Switzerland - which has become the leading venue for listing crypto ETPs - will be invaluable in supporting Hashdex as we accelerate our international reach, expand our global footprint with innovative institutional-grade products, services, and build pathways to connect Swiss and

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US Federal Reserve bank at the helm of CBDC research effort appoints new president

The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, or Boston Fed, has selected economist Susan M. Collins, University of Michigan provost, to serve as its new president and chief executive officer.The seat has become vacant in September 2021, when the then-president Eric Rosengren expedited his retirement amid a controversy around his securities

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Algorand Foundation Appoints JPMorgan, Nasdaq Alum Staci Warden as CEO

Prior to Algorand she was an executive director at JPMorgan, running multilateral institution relationships in Europe, Africa, Russia and central Asia, according to her Linkedin profile. She has also worked at Nasdaq, where she oversaw the development of the exchange's listed trading platform for microcap companies, the BBX. Source

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