Bakkt CEO Kelly Loeffler has snagged a U.S. senatorial seat after Georgia governor Brian Kemp appointed her to the position, which will be vacated by Senator Johnny Isakson by the end of the month. Loefflers appointment...

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced Kristina Littman as the new head of its cyber unit. Littman takes over the helm from Robert A. Cohen, who was the cyber divisions first chief...

New York-based law firm Willkie Farr Gallagher will be adding a heavy hitter into its fold. In an announcement made on Monday, Dec. 2, its been revealed that former Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman J....

Blockchain startup Parity Technologies has hired Zilliqa co-founder and former Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Yaoqi Jia as Head of Engineering for Asia. Founded by Ethereum co-founder and CTO Dr. Gavin Wood and former...

Benot Curé, a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (ECB), has called for the unity of European countries to create a payment system that is fast, secure, and efficient. The call was made during...

Crypto payments startup Celo Labs has appointed former U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) official and bank executive to lead its global regulatory, risk and compliance areas, CoinDesk reported. The firm is poised to...

Eric Wall, a former blockchain lead at Cinnober, has joined Oslo, Norway-based Arcane Crypto, a bitcoin investment fund targeting high net worth Scandinavians and institutional investors around the globe. Wall told...

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is still trying to push the Libra project forward despite meeting strong resistance from the U.S. Congress last week. But its not just Zuckerberg whos been advocating for the launching of the...

In a surprising turn of events, Bitmain co-founder and executive director Micree Ketuan Zhan has been ousted from his position. The news exploded when fellow co-founder and current chairman of the board Jihan Wu sent an...

Last week, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg sat in front of the U.S. Congress to defend the idea behind Libra, a cryptocurrency that will be spearheaded by major companies including the social media giant. And as expected,...