Blockchain's Head of Development Leaves Company For OKCoin
Former head of development at Blockchain Changpeng Zhao has reportedly left the company and taken a position as Chief Technical Officer at Chinese bitcoin exchange OKCoin, it's being reported by CoinDesk. And while some folks may see the decision as shocking, Zhao said the choice for him was all too clear. "OKCoin is already the best bitcoin exchange in China, if not in the world. We plan to make OKCoin truly international. OKCoin has the best technology platform, safest security measures, and above all the best team. We also have highest volume and liquidity, the fastest deposit and....
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Changpeng Zhao, Blockchain's former Head of Development, has left the company after a few months to become Chief Technical Officer at China's largest bitcoin exchange, OKCoin. Zhao said that, while many might be surprised at his move, for him it was a simple decision: "OKCoin is already the best bitcoin exchange in China, if not in the world. We plan to make OKCoin truly international. OKCoin has the best technology platform, safest security measures, and above all the best team. We also have highest volume and liquidity, the fastest deposit and withdraw processing, and the best customer....
OKCoin chief technical officer (CTO) Changpeng Zhao has officially announced he will depart the company, citing a difference of direction as the impetus for the decision. Zhao joined the China-based bitcoin exchange in June, at a time when OKCoin was seeking to extend its services internationally. Today, the exchange is number two in the USD market, trailing Hong Kong-based Bitfinex. Speaking to CoinDesk, Zhao suggested he is still open to working in the bitcoin industry, though he painted the current environment as one that might necessitate his taking an extended leave. Zhao said: "I am....
In the wake of increasingly strict policies from the People's Bank of China - China's central bank - the country's bitcoin exchanges are beginning to turn their focus to international markets and foreign buyers. For example, on 12th June, BtcTrade announced it would introduce USD trading on its platform. OKCoin is now following suit by announcing new offerings to English-language investors with the relaunch of its previously halted peer-to-peer (P2P) margin trading services. OKCoin now indicates that users of its Chinese-language and new English-language website can take advantage of its....
OKCoin, a cryptocurrency exchange that offers trades between Bitcoin (BTC), Litecoin (LTC), US Dollar (USD), and Chinese Yuan (CNY), has added margin trading to its iOS and Android apps. “In our continued efforts to build the world’s best retail and institutional blockchain asset exchange, OKCoin has added margin trading to its iOS and Android Apps. OKCoin.cn CNY users can trade on up to 5x margin while OKCoin.com USD users can trade on up to 3.3x margin. Thanks for your feedback and continued support of OKCoin. We hope you like it!” added OKCoin in a statement. OKCoin released the....
OKCoin International Operations Manager Zane Tackett recently announced that he has resigned from the Bitcoin exchange due to misaligned opinions. "For the past year I've handled the majority of the community outreach for OKCoin and have interacted with this community as the OKCoin representative," he said in an informal post. "Unfortunately, due to a difference of opinions I have decided to resign from OKCoin." Tackett joined OKCoin in April 2014, a time when the Chinese exchange had just received funds around $US10 million and was planning to expand globally. He later became a prominent....