Jesse Powell's Fiery Response to Ripple Labs Accusations
Photo by _Mo. Ripple Labs co-founder Jed McCaleb's recent decision to sell his entire stock of XRP was the start of a difficult week for the open-source payments processor. After McCaleb made his announcement, Ripple's price took a steep fall. Investor confidence declined further when Jesse Powell, known by most as CEO of Kraken, resigned from the board of Ripple Labs and levied some disturbing remarks about the company's management. Feeling betrayed, Ripple had their lawyers draft and send Jesse Powell a cease and desist letter. Powell posted that letter online for the Ripple community to....
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After publicly resigning from Ripple, former board member Jesse Powell now faces legal trouble with the company. Ripple is having a very messy week. First, co-founder Jed McCaleb publicly decided to liquidate his XRP, which comprised 20% of the entire market cap. Unsurprisingly, the price fell by over 50% during the subsequent 48 hours. After McCaleb's decision to sell his XRP holdings, Kraken CEO Jesse Powell announced his resignation from the Board of Ripple Labs in a candid post on the /r/Ripple subreddit. Following Powell's public resignation, a lawyer for Ripple Labs sent a....
When it rains, it pours, especially when it is raining bad news. If Ripple investors didn't believe that before, they certainly do now. Just yesterday, CCN reported that Ripple Labs co-founder Jed McCaleb decided to sell the entirety of his XRP stock, which decreased the XRP exchange value by an astounding 40% in less than 24 hours. Now, a board member has resigned, leaving investors anxious about the company's future. Ripple Board Member Jesse Powell Resigns in the Wake of Founder Sell-Off. In the wake of the troubling news about McCaleb's XRP liquidation, Ripple board member Jesse Powell....
Photo by _Mo. Ripple Labs has weathered a difficult week that seemed like it could only get worse. The company's co-founder publicly announced he was liquidating his XRP holdings, which caused investor panic and caused the price of XRP to drop over 50%. Soon after, a prominent Ripple board member resigned from the company, leaving behind some strong words for the Ripple leadership team. The company responded by sending him a cease and desist letter, which he posted online alongside an emotionally charged response. It seemed as though Ripple Labs was headed for a messy legal battle, which....
Per a report from Fortune magazine, founder and Kraken CEO Jesse Powell is stepping down from his position. Powell will be replaced as Kraken CEO by the company’s current Chief Operating Officer Dave Ripley. Related Reading: How This Ripple Partnership Will Expand The Use Of XRP For Treasury Payments Ripley will take over as long […]
In 2011, Jesse Powell stored digital assets for online gamers. Now, his crypto exchange has created a bank for which he helped develop the rules.