R3 Adds Bitcoin Exchange Veteran to Research Lab
Former itBit client group director Antony Lewis has officially joined banking consortium R3. Announced today, the move will find Lewis taking the reins as director of the startup's lab and research center in Singapore. Lewis left itBit (now Paxos) in mid-2015 and has since served in consulting roles focused on blockchain, including a stint with 'Big Four' accounting firm Ernst & Young. Notably, the move comes amid a larger bid by R3 to bolster its presence in Asia amid an uptick in interest from enterprise firms. In recent months, R3 has seen Asia-based firms including Ping An and life....
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A 30-year-veteran of the US National Security Agency (NSA) has joined the board of advisors at New York-based bitcoin exchange itBit. With the announcement, Ed Giorgio joins a board of advisors that includes Josh Rosner, managing director at research firm Graham Fisher & Co. Kang Global Investors managing partner Richard Kang; and Aitken Advisors founder James Aitken. In addition to Giorgio, itBit also appointed Jim Manzi, former CEO of Lotus Development Corporation, to its board of directors. The software industry veteran joins former FDIC chairman Sheila Bair; former US Senator Bill....
itBit, a bitcoin exchange that leverages block chain technology with traditional capital infrastructure, named two financial technology veterans to its board of directors: Jim Manzi and Ed Giorgio. Manzi is former chairman and CEO at Lotus Development Corp.,while Giorgio is a National Security Agency (NSA) veteran and co-founder of Ponte Technologies. "Jim and Ed are important additions for itBit, which will benefit from their extensive expertise developing products and growing companies in the technology sector," said Chad Cascarilla, itBit's CEO and co-founder. Jim brings over 20 years....
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Veteran WilmerHale counsel Elijah Alper will join Capital One in September, where his responsibilities will include specializing in FinTech and blockchain. Alper has long been a notable voice in blockchain and digital currency industry, speaking out on pressing issues at industry events and authoring opinions in the developing subject area. At the firm, he also advised clients on bitcoin and digital currency matters. In statements, Alper said the decision to leave WilmerHale after nearly seven years was not made lightly. "It was a good opportunity to move in-house, and a difficult....