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Near Foundation CEO Marieke Flament resigns

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Marieke Flament, CEO of Near Foundation — the developer of the namesake layer-1 protocol — has resigned. According to the Sept. 21 announcement, Chris Donovan, Near Foundation’s general counsel, will replace Flament as the new CEO following the resignation. Flament gave no specific reason for her departure. Speaking on her tenure, Flament said: “Two years ago, I had never heard of NEAR. Upon doing a bit of research and after several conversations it became clear that NEAR had a tremendous potential – fantastic tech, a diverse and vibrant community and…

NEAR Foundation’s Marieke Flament Steps Down as CEO

“When I joined two years ago, NEAR had around 50,000 users, and now we have over 2.5 million daily active users,” Flament said in an interview with CoinDesk. She added that Donovan is well-suited to the CEO role now given “the current regulatory landscape.” She added: “We are not the only ecosystem making a move like that.” Source

Grayscale CEO Highlights US Opportunity To Lead Crypto Space Through Regulation

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The chief executive of Grayscale, a leading digital asset management firm, believes that the United States has a significant opportunity to dominate the cryptocurrency space by shaping effective regulations.  In a recent interview with Yahoo Finance, Grayscale CEO Michael Sonnenshein expressed optimism about the progress made in the past year and highlighted the bipartisan support for crypto-related legislation.  Sonnenshein emphasized the importance of lawmakers’ understanding of the crypto industry and urged Congress to actively engage with the issue to foster innovation and create robust financial and regulatory frameworks. Grayscale CEO…

Animoca CEO invites Ethereum’s creator to Hong Kong

Yat Siu, founder of Animoca Brands, offered to fly Vitalik Buterin to Hong Kong and act as his tour guide to help navigate the city-state’s crypto regulatory landscape after Buterin shared doubts about long-lasting policies. Animoca’s chief executive dispelled claims that the relationship with Beijing could hamper regulatory stability and disrupt crypto-friendly policies in the near future. Siu stressed that Hong Kong operates a free market and serves as a cornerstone in China’s approach to emerging technology like web3. Despite everything that one may be reading in the media, Hong…

Binance CEO responds to rumors, says US executive is ‘taking a deserved break’

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Binance Holdings CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has shot down speculation surrounding the departure of Binance.US CEO Brian Shroder, noting that he is “taking a deserved break” after a successful stint at the company.  Binance.US is a subsidiary of Binance Holdings, and the U.S. based exchange has seen a handful of other top executives recently step down from the firm amid lawsuits from the Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodities Futures Trading Commission.  In a Sept. 15 statement via X (Twitter), CZ urged people to “ignore FUD” around the recent shuffling…

Coinbase CEO stands up for DeFi, Polygon says $1B ZK-rollup paying off: Finance Redefined

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Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you the most significant developments from the past week. The past week in DeFi saw Coinbase CEO stand up for the nascent ecosystem amid growing calls for enforcement action, while Polygon CEO has said that its $1 billion zero-knowledge proof rollup bet is paying off. MakerDAO’s founder believes decentralized stablecoins could dominate crypto, while Solidus Labs says decentralized exchanges have become a magnet for wash trading. The top 100 DeFi tokens…

AI music sending traditional industry into ‘panic,’ says new AI music platform CEO

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Artificial intelligence (AI) has been making waves in various industries across the globe. However, the conflict between its usefulness and its ability to infringe on intellectual property (IP) has been a particular struggle in the creative industries. Major players in the music industry, from artists and record labels to institutions like the Grammys and YouTube, have all had to factor in AI in some form. As traditional spaces in the music industry deal with technology, new platforms are popping up that embrace the technology from the start are popping up.…

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Says Crypto Exchange Will Now Support Bitcoin Lightning Network

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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says the largest US-based crypto exchange is adding support for Lightning Network, a layer-2 scaling solution for Bitcoin (BTC) that aims to address scalability issues. In a statement, Armstrong says Coinbase is working to add Lightning given the significance and importance of Bitcoin in the digital asset space. “We’ve made the decision to integrate Lightning. Bitcoin is the most important asset in crypto and we’re excited to do our part to enable faster/cheaper Bitcoin transactions. Will take some time to integrate so please be patient.” Coinbase…

Bybit Is ‘Exploring All Options’ to Stay in the UK: CEO Ben Zhou

“There are still several avenues available for crypto exchanges to achieve compliance with U.K. regulators in the future, and we are actively exploring all options for this market,” Zhou said. “We are engaged in partnerships and consultations with local businesses, assessing potential collaborations with entities in the U.K., which will enable us to continue our operations in full compliance.” Source