Visa's Hock, Citibank's Reed And Former Treasury Secretary Summers Join Xapo's Advisory Board
Xapo, the bitcoin wallet, has formed an advisory board that includes three-well known financial visionaries: Dee Hock, the founder of Visa. Lawrence Summers, former U. S. Secretary of the Treasury, and John Reed, former chairman and CEO of Citibank. The three will enhance Xapo's status as a progressive bitcoin wallet. All three individuals see bitcoin as playing an important role in future payments and governance. Hock has played a major role in the creation of modern payments systems. "Bitcoin represents not only the future of payments, but also the future of governance," Hock said. "We....
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Incorporated in Switzerland as a Bitcoin wallet service provider, Xapo has announced the formation of an advisory board with three eminent Wall Street personalities. Founder of payment service Visa Dee Hock, former Chairman & CEO of Citibank John Reed, and former Secretary of Treasury under President Bill Clinton Lawrence H. Summers will now counsel the Bitcoin startup on building a global Bitcoin ecosystem. Mr. Hock said: "We live in the 21st century but are still using command and control organizational structures from the 16th century. Bitcoin is one of the best examples of how a....
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