Pantera Partner Steve Waterhouse Exits Bitcoin Investment Firm
Pantera Capital partner and chief technology officer Steven Waterhouse has departed the bitcoin and blockchain-focused venture capital firm. Founded in 2013, Pantera is one of the ecosystem’s largest VC firms, boasting a portfolio that includes some of its biggest success stories, including 21 Inc, Abra and Xapo. Waterhouse also served as a board advisor for bitcoin exchange Bitstamp and the now-defunct social tipping startup ChangeTip. A source close to the venture fund told CoinDesk that Waterhouse "wasn’t a fit" for the firm given its current ambitions, but did not disclose....
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