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How to strike a balance between blockchain transparency and privacy: Nansen CEO

The world may be moving in a direction where people are more comfortable in having their assets and ownership available for everyone to see, according to Alex Svanevik, the CEO of blockchain analytics firm Nansen.ย  In an interview with Cointelegraphโ€™s Zhiyuan Sun, Svanevik highlighted how a balance between privacy and transparency may be attained in the world of blockchain analytics. According to Svanevik, itโ€™s not possible to get the entirety of both in blockchain. He explained that: โ€œYou cannot get 100% transparency and 100% privacy. I think many of us…

Binance US CEO leaves as company lays off third of its staff

Binance US, the American subsidiary of the crypto exchange giant, has laid off 100 employees, or a third of its staff, following the departure of its CEO. Bloomberg reports that the former CEO, Brian Shroder, who joined Binance in September 2021, will be temporarily replaced by Norman Reed, the Chief Legal Officer. Binance said that the SECโ€™s actions against the crypto industry have affected its business and threatened U.S.-based jobs and innovation. As a result, the company has laid off a third of its staff. Shroderโ€™s exit is the latest…

Meta โ€˜ruinedโ€™ the term metaverse, but now itโ€™s evolving: Yuga Labs CEO

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Big Tech player Meta gave the metaverse a bad name when it pushed its janky vision to the masses. Luckily, open online virtual worlds have continued to evolve, says Yuga Labs CEO Daniel Alegre. Speaking to Cointelegraph at Token 2049 in Singapore, Alegre said the problem with the metaverse is that Meta โ€œruined the term because it said: โ€˜This is something brand newโ€™โ€ โ€” despite other metaverse platforms already existing. โ€œI was at Activision Blizzard, we had World of Warcraft. World of Warcraft is a metaverse, Fortnite is a metaverse…

Grammy CEO clarifies AI Drake song ineligible for award over copyright issues

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The CEO of the Recording Academy that hosts the yearly Grammy Music Awards has cleared up misconceptions regarding the eligibility of an artificial intelligence (AI)-generated Drake song for award nomination.ย  On Sept. 8 Harvey Mason Jr. took to Instagram and released a video clearly stating that the track is โ€œnot eligible for Grammy considerationโ€ and wanted to be extra clear that: โ€œEven though it was written by a human creator, the vocals were not legally obtained, the vocals were not cleared by the label or the artist and the song…

New BitMEX market lets users predict fate of former FTX CEO and Bitcoin ETF

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BitMEX launches its โ€œPrediction Marketsโ€, allowing traders to forecast outcomes of significant events, including the FTX recovery rate and potential SEC approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs. Major crypto derivatives exchange BitMex has expanded its products to include a new offering called Prediction Markets, where traders can predict the possible outcome of real-world events ranging from crypto to traditional finance and make returns from their predictions. BitMEX announced that its new cryptocurrency derivatives product opened for trading on the platform on Sept. 13. Three initial prediction contracts, focusing on subjects currently…

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse Says 80% of the Staff He Will be Hiring Will Be Outside of the US

โ€œYou see markets like we have here in Singapore, certainly even what we’re seeing in Hong Kong, the U.K., Dubai, where the governments are partnering with the industry, and you’re seeing leadership, providing clear rules and you’re seeing growth, Garlinghouse said. “And frankly, that’s why ripple is hiring there, 80% of our hiring this year will be outside the United States.โ€ Source

Ripple CEO calls US one of the worst regions for crypto startups

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse says that the United States is one of the worst regions for crypto companies as his company has been struggling with the countryโ€™s SEC. Garlinghouse discouraged crypto startups and investors from launching in the US at a Token 2049 panel in Singapore.ย  Brad Garlinghouse, the CEO of Ripple, calls the ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธU.S. the worst nation for startups to launch. Garlinghouse says the U.S. should consider implementing #crypto policies from Singapore, the ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡งU.K., the ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ชUAE and ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญSwitzerland. โ€” DeFi UnCut (@DefiUncut) September 13, 2023 Moreover, he added that…

Binance.US CEO Resigns as Company Conducts Another Round of Layoffs

The impact of regulatory challenges on the exchangeโ€™s market share has been notable. Binance.US has experienced a substantial decline in its market presence in the United States. Brian Shroder, the CEO of Binance.US, the American arm of the worldโ€™s largest exchange, has resigned from his position as the company grapples with mounting regulatory challenges in the United States. According to a company spokesperson, Shroder, who assumed the role of CEO in September 2021, will be succeeded on an interim basis by Norman Reed, the companyโ€™s Chief Legal Officer. Binance.US Conducts…

Emurgo to invest and fill 21 areas ‘missing’ from Cardano: Emurgo CEO

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Decentralized identities and layer-2 solutions are some of the โ€œgapsโ€ in Cardano that the Emurgo team is working to fill, according to its founder and CEO.ย  Cointelegraph Magazine editor Andrew Fenton spoke with Ken Kodama, the founder and CEO of Emurgo โ€” which is one of the three entities governing Cardano. Kodama talked about shifting their current approach into a venture studio model to fill 21 categories that they believe are โ€œmissing from Cardanoโ€ when compared to other leading blockchains. According to Kodama, there are two key approaches to fill…