Consello Digital tapped a “key architect” of Citigroup’s digital asset strategy to serve as its new CEO, with the firm announcing the appointment of Itay Tuchman on Wednesday. The news comes months af...
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Crypto VC Firm Arrington Capital Hires BitMEX Alum as Investment Head
“As the crypto markets mature and converge with traditional markets, it is critical to bring a mature and sophisticated perspective to our trading strategy. Representing just one pillar of how w...
ChatGPT is ‘down all the time’ and people keep using it. What that says to Google alum Elad Gil about bad Silicon Valley advice
ChatGPT has taken the world by storm. The artificial intelligence chatbot from OpenAI has captured imaginations around the world and drawn hefty investments from Microsoft, which said this month it pl...
BitNile Holdings Adds Google Alum Frank Frausto as Vice President of Marketing
Frausto’s hire comes as BitNile looks to launch innovative Bitcoin marketplace LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–$AP #BITMAIN—BitNile Holdings, Inc. (NYSE American: NILE), a diversified holding company (“BitN...
Uniswap Labs alum proposes Uniswap Foundation to boost exchange
Two Uniswap community members have submitted a governance proposal to create the Uniswap Foundation, an entity tasked with growing the decentralized crypto exchange’s ecosystem. The Uniswap Foundation...
Lone Pine Alum Gaonkar Hires From Rivals Third Point, Maverick for Hedge Fund Launch
(Bloomberg) — Former Lone Pine Capital Managing Director Mala Gaonkar is grabbing talent from industry rivals as she expects to launch her hedge fund early next year with at least $1 billion. Mo...
Paradigm Welcomes Romney Presidential Campaign Alum As New Legal Head
Crypto VC firm Paradigm has recently added Katie Biber to its team as the new chief legal officer. She is now confident that today’s builders will democratize finance, create a more equitable in...
‘American Idol’ Alum Chayce Beckham Reflects On Year After Historic Win
Reigning American Idol winner Chayce Beckham has come a long way. The Season 19 champion went from … [+] being a forklift driver to the first person to win American Idol with an original song. D...
INX Taps Galaxy Digital Alum as Chief Financial Officer
“[Renata] offers extensive experience in financial regulation leading finance, clearing, treasury and operations for broker dealers and brokerage firms across multiple asset classes including digital ...
Crypto.com hires Visa alum as new VP of policy for Europe, the Middle East and Africa
Exchange and service provider Crypto.com has hired Visa’s Head of regulatory affairs for Europe as its new Vice President, Policy and Engagement for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). R...
ConsenSys alum raises $34M for his crypto startup Aligned
Sam Cassatt, former chief strategy officer at ConsenSys, had been working under the radar since 2020 for his web3 infrastructure startup Aligned. The company has now emerged from stealth with $34 mill...
Under 30 Asia Alum Launches AI Startup With Funding From Kai-Fu Lee’s Sinovation Ventures And ZhenFund
getty A Singapore-based startup that’s speeding up artificial intelligence computations through high-performance computing has attracted $4.7 million in venture capital, says founder and CEO You Yang....
Under 30 Asia Alum Launches Digital Mental Healthcare Startup Amid Lockdowns And Pandemic Stress
Justin Kim, cofounder and CEO of Ami. COURTESY OF JUSTIN KIM After working at two fast-growing startups in South Korea, Justin Kim, a Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia alum from 2020, launched his own startup, ...
Under 30 Alum Sean Petterson’s StrongArm Tech Raises $50 Million For Industrial Wearables To Reduce Workers’ Injuries
StrongArm Technologies’ founder Sean Petterson: “What we are talking about here is a fundamental cultural change in how we monitor and value industrial labor.” Gabriela Bhaskar/Bloom...