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Building a career or constructing a team in decentralized finance (DeFi) and crypto relies on finding talent, skills and the right attitude anywhere, in anyone. While this is no different than other industries, what makes ours unique are the much-needed, specialized skill sets combined with finding a good culture fit in an international and remote…

Former JPMorgan Chase executive Etienne Amic has been appointed as new CEO at Vakt, a blockchain-based commodity post-trade platform, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph on Feb. 13.Having served as a managing director at both JPMorgan Chase and Mercuria Energy Trading S.A., Amic is expected to bring direct experience in commodities trading to…

The expansion may not necessarily include Mercado Bitcoin acquiring a Mexico-based crypto exchange to operate in the country. 237 Total views 4 Total shares Brazilian crypto exchange Mercado Bitcoin could begin operating in Mexico sometime in 2022, pending regulatory approval.Speaking to Cointelegraph on Thursday, Mercado Bitcoin CEO Reinaldo Rabelo said the company was awaiting regulatory approval…

BTC price movements edge higher as the Wall Street trading week begins, Bitcoin building on a weekly close which gave cause for cautious optimism. 214 Total views 2 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) hit multi-day highs after the Aug. 14 Wall Street open as modest volatility trickled through to the market.BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingViewBitcoin traders…

The Seychelles-based crypto exchange will offer crypto trading to Thai investors, but it faces stiff competition. Cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin is set to branch further into Southeast Asia, targeting the growing crypto market in Thailand.  KuCoin is planning to launch a crypto exchange platform offering digital assets and related products in the country, according to an

The World Bank announced on Aug. 16 that it raised an additional A$50 million (over $33 million) for its Kangaroo bond due August 2020, using a blockchain. The bank claims that this is the first bond which has been created, allocated, transferred and managed through its life cycle using distributed ledger technology (DLT).Major banks join World…

All cryptocurrencies other than Bitcoin (BTC) were first described as altcoins for a single reason: There was a rise of projects that copied and pasted Bitcoin’s source code. The cryptocurrencies in the early stages weren’t unique enough to have a distinctive term, so “altcoin” (alternative coins) best fit their description. The community, at that point,…

The proof-of-work fork of the Ethereum blockchain was targeted by a cross-chain contract exploit. 618 Total views 27 Total shares Post-Ethereum Merge proof-of-work (PoW) chain ETHW has moved to quell claims that it had suffered an on-chain replay attack over the weekend.Smart contract auditing firm BlockSec flagged what it described as a replay attack that…

French authorities have come under fire from free speech activists and the crypto community after arresting Telegram founder Pavel Durov.