Digital Asset Holdings Acqui-Hires Smart Contract Startup
Digital Asset Holdings has announced that it has acquired the assets and senior leadership of a Zurich-based technology startup. Elevence CEO Vincent Peikert will lead Digital Asset's Switzerland office, and serve as head of product for Europe. Further, James Litsios, Elevence's CTO, will serve as head of development in Switzerland. The terms of the acqui-hire were not disclosed. In the statement posted to Digital Asset’s website, CEO Blythe Masters described how she sees Elevence’s eight-person team fitting into the company. Masters said: “The resulting Digital Asset platform is....
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