First Global Credit Appoints Jon Matonis Non-Executive Director

Jon Matonis has joined First Global Credit Board as a non-executive director where he will play an advisory role related to strategic direction, security, due diligence and other matters. First Global Credit is a finance company that focuses exclusively on digital currency products. Its aim is to bridge the gap between bitcoin and fiat currencies through trading services, debt instruments, merchant services and other strategies. In a press statement, Gavin Smith, chief executive and founding director of First Global Credit said, "We are delighted to welcome Jon to the board; we have found....

Jon Matonis has announced he will resign from his position as executive director of the Bitcoin Foundation, and that he intends to step down from the group's board of directors at the end of his term on 31st December. Bitcoin Foundation general counsel Patrick Murck will take over immediately as its newly appointed executive director, while Matonis' board seat will be filled in a January 2015 election that will also appoint new members to positions vacated by Peter Vessenes and Gavin Andresen. Matonis has served as the head of the bitcoin industry's oldest trade organisation since July....

First Global Credit has recently announced the expansion of its services. Now it offers trades of traditional shares on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and will allow trading in standard commodity futures contracts in the USA soon. CoinTelegraph asked Jon Matonis, a Former Executive Director at Bitcoin Foundation and Independent board director for First Global Credit to comment on the latest offering from the company: First Global Credit is a cryptocurrency financial services company, launched in October 2014, that allows the use of Bitcoin as a collateral margin to trade stocks and ETFs....

Bitcoin Magazine would like to congratulate Jon Matonis on his new role of Executive Director of the Bitcoin Foundation. Jon Matonis has served as an advocate for the Bitcoin currency and a source of insight for cryptocurrencies and general matters of finance and politics. Prior to assuming his position as Executive Director, Jon Matonis served on the Board of Directors for the Bitcoin Foundation. He currently is a regular contributor to Forbes and is the editor of The Monetary Future economics blog and has not only a passion for but understanding of the ins and outs of the Bitcoin....

Jon Matonis has resigned as Executive Director of the Bitcoin Foundation. He announced his resignation with a tweet half an hour ago: "The time has come for me to resign as Executive Director of the Bitcoin Foundation. Thank you for all of your passionate support! More soon." Also read: Bitcoin Foundation Announces Next Chapter of Leadership. Matonis is an e-Money researcher and former Executive Director of the Bitcoin Foundation. His career has included senior influential posts at Sumitomo Bank, VISA, VeriSign, and Hushmail. He earned his B. A. in Economics at George Washington University....