Alegre boasts an impressive resume, holding leadership positions at global music and media giant Bertelsmann and spending over 16 years as president of various international divisions at Google. In April 2020, Alegre was named president and chief operating officer of Activision Blizzard, the powerhouse gaming company behind titles like Call of Duty, World of Warcraft and more. Source
The changes in Twitter have gotten tongues wagging as to whether Elon Musk is well-suited for leading the social media company. Twitter Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk has revealed that he may quit his role in the social media company if his following on the platform demands so. Elon Musk posted a poll on Twitter on Sunday asking his more than 122.1 million followers whether he should step down as the platform’s CEO or not. According to him, he will abide by the decision of the majority. The poll has…
It was previously reported that Hoeptner left the company in October 2022. Source
According to multiple reports, FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents face scrutiny over their reported involvement with their son’s business operations. The two Stanford professors Joseph Bankman and Barbara Fried have not been charged with any wrongdoing, but the current FTX CEO, John J. Ray III, recently told members of the U.S. Congress that Joseph Bankman and “the family certainly received payments” from FTX. SBF’s Ethics-Obsessed Parents Face Scrutiny Over Their Alleged Ties With FTX Operations On Saturday, a report from Reuters detailed that the FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) will…
Plaintiff Joewy Gonzalez has filed the lawsuit on behalf of himself and others who lost money with FTX. The lawsuit accuses Silvergate Bank of transferring FTX user deposits into the bank accounts of Alameda Research. The contagion of FTX collapse has spread all across the crypto market with several other firms getting impacted in the process. Alan Lane, the CEO of Silvergate Bank, is now facing a class-action lawsuit at the California Southern District Court amid the bank’s business dealing with embattled crypto firms FTX and Alameda Research. Silvergate Bank…
Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao is fighting fear, uncertainty and doubt, saying assets held on the world’s largest exchange are one-to-one backed. In a new interview with CNBC Squawk Box host Aaron Sorkin, Zhao says they would not have a liquidity crunch covering any amount of customers’ withdrawals. “People can withdraw 100% of the assets they have on Binance. We will not have an issue on any given day. So 100% of users withdraw 100% of assets, we’d be fine. This is very different for traditional financial people to understand…
Mike Belshe, the CEO of digital asset custodian BitGo has confirmed that Alameda Research attempted to redeem 3,000 Wrapped Bitcoin (wBTC) in the days before FTX’s bankruptcy filing on Nov. 11. During a Dec. 14 Twitter Spaces hosted by decentralized finance (DeFi) researcher Chris Blec, Belshe confirmed the firm knocked back the redemption request because the unknown Alameda representative involved didn’t pass Bitgo’s security verification process and seemed unfamiliar with how the wrapped-Bitcoin burning process worked. Full convo here. This part starts at 1:09:30. https://t.co/0KQg6bzd8k — Chris Blec (@ChrisBlec) December…
Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has cautioned the crypto community about self-custody, suggesting that 99% of people choosing to self-custody their crypto will likely lose it one way or another. CZ has been been a supporter of self-custody for years, referring to its as a “fundamental human right” but has always urged users to “do it right.” He published a “CZ’s Tips” on self-storing crypto in Feb. 2020. During a recent Binance-run Twitter Spaces on Dec. 14, the Binance CEO continued to urge caution for those using self-custody wallets —…
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has reportedly told staff to expect some difficult months as the leading cryptocurrency exchange is seeing customer withdrawals. The warning comes while the crypto industry is facing challenges after high-profile bankruptcies and amid tightening regulations. $3 Billion Pulled Out From Binance at Peak, Nansen Data Shows Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by trading volume, saw net outflows reaching $3 billion on Tuesday, Nov. 13, blockchain analytics firm Nansen revealed. The news comes as Changpeng Zhao, founder and chief executive of Binance, sought to assure…
What do the cryptocurrency and porn industries have in common? As it turns out, both are frequent targets of the traditional financial system, which has been known to ban the accounts of both crypto traders and sex workers. On this week’s episode of the newly launched podcast The Agenda, Cointelegraph senior copy editor Jonathan DeYoung and head of markets Ray Salmond speak to Allie Rae, an adult content creator and CEO of WetSpace — a crypto-focused alternative to OnlyFans. Rae first exploded into the mainstream when she lost her job…