Bitcoin Executive Balaji Srinivasan Meets Trump For FDA Job

Bitcoin Executive Balaji Srinivasan Meets Trump For FDA Job

President-elect Donald Trump has met bitcoin startup 21 Inc CEO Balaji S. Srinivasan, one of two contenders to lead the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The surprising announcement came unexpectedly to both technology and bitcoin communities, mostly because of his contributions to Silicon Valley and to the field of technology. However, as Bitcoin Core contributor Peter Todd noted, Srinivasan was previously involved in the medical industry, leading DNA screening startup Counsyl and obtaining a degree at the Stanford university’s department of developmental biology. Sources reveal that....


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