Former Bitcoin Exchange Executive Joins Blockchain Firm R3
Antony Lewis, the former director for business development at bitcoin exchange Paxos, has now joined private banking blockchain consortium led by New York-based R3. A former executive who oversaw business development with a focus in Asian markets for bitcoin exchange Paxos (itBit at the time of tenure) has joined R3. Antony Lewis revealed his new position at R3 as the Director of the firm’s Lab & Research Centre in Singapore. Lewis was formerly the director for business development in Asia at Singaporean bitcoin exchange itBit that recently rebranded itself under the Paxos brand. A....
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