Antonopoulos Leaves Blockchain Security Role to Become Board Advisor
Popular bitcoin wallet and information services company Blockchain announced today that its Chief Security Officer, Andreas M Antonopoulos, is advancing to become an advisor to its board. Antonopoulos is considered a key authority on bitcoin and one of its most active advocates. He has been a staple presenter on the Let's Talk Bitcoin podcast since its genesis in April 2013 and a search for his name on YouTube yields over 47,000 results, many of them presentations and lectures. Changing roles. Blockchain announced the change on its blog, stating: "During his time as CSO, Andreas has....
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