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Flament, who was Circle’s managing director for Europe, is a French-born computer engineer who has also worked at luxury giant LVMH, Boston Consulting Group, Expedia’s Hotels.com and most recently banking app Mettle. She is credited with helping Circle add 2 million users over a two-year period, and had a hand
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U.S. President Joe Biden has re-nominated Powell as the next Federal Reserve chair, after much speculation that Fed Governor Lael Brainard could replace him to lead the central bank for the next four years.Biden appears to have gone with the candidate who was better known to investors, while providing economic
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Crypto mining rig maker Bitmain appointed Zhou Feng as its legal representative and general manager, the company said in a WeChat post.Zhou was a key deputy to Bitmain co-founder Zhan during a battle for control of the world’s biggest crypto mining machine manufacturer between Zhan and co-founder Wu Jihan. Zhan
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Mark McGinness joins the exchange from the Dubai Financial Services Authority, where he spent 16 years as head of international relations.Oct 14, 2021 at 1:34 p.m. UTCUpdated Oct 14, 2021 at 1:34 p.m. UTCBinance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao (CoinDesk archives) Original Source
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Morgan Beller, former head of strategy at the Facebook subsidiary set up to develop the wallet for its cryptocurrency project, is set to join the Celo Foundation board.Oct 11, 2021 at 4:17 p.m. UTCUpdated Oct 11, 2021 at 5:12 p.m. UTCMorgan Beller (NFX) Source
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In preparation to regulate its fintech space, the government of Sri Lanka has established a special committee tasked to formulate the country’s policy on digital banking and crypto-related activities. The committee comprises professionals from the public and private sectors. New Committee to Propose Rules for Blockchain Industry in Sri Lanka Sri
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Sri Lanka joins the global crypto adoption drive after setting up a committee for exploring and implementing blockchain and crypto mining technologies.A letter shared on Oct. 8 by Sri Lanka’s Director General of Government Information, Mohan Samaranayake, shows that the authorities have approved a recent proposal that aims to attract
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Bachchan has a strong mass appeal, thanks to a film career spanning more than five decades, and has endorsed Pepsi, Cadbury, Tata Sky, Reid & Taylor, and several government campaigns in the past. CoinDCX is confident the megastar will help the exchange reach a wider audience. Original Source
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Graham Rodford, CEO of the Archax Group, said that “the potential benefits of using blockchain technology in financial markets are particularly relevant in the post-trade space,’’ adding that “blockchain based post-trade infrastructure can reduce settlement times, remove friction, improve efficiency and lower costs – and our subsidiary Montis Digital is
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The announcement coincides with Robinhood Crypto also hiring Benjamin Melnicki as its new chief compliance officer. Melnicki, who was most recently chief compliance officer at digital asset manager Grayscale Investments, joins Robinhood at a time when its crypto arm is dealing with a degree of regulatory scrutiny. (Grayscale and CoinDesk
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