LISTEN: Jesse Powell, Bitcoin Banker – Most Influential 2020

LISTEN: Jesse Powell, Bitcoin Banker – Most Influential 2020

In this special episode of Markets Daily, CoinDesk Podcasts editor Adam B. Levine reads Nathan DiCamillo's profile of Jesse Powell, one of CoinDesk's Most Influential People in 2020.


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Photo by _Mo. Ripple Labs co-founder Jed McCaleb's recent decision to sell his entire stock of XRP was the start of a difficult week for the open-source payments processor. After McCaleb made his announcement, Ripple's price took a steep fall. Investor confidence declined further when Jesse Powell, known by most as CEO of Kraken, resigned from the board of Ripple Labs and levied some disturbing remarks about the company's management. Feeling betrayed, Ripple had their lawyers draft and send Jesse Powell a cease and desist letter. Powell posted that letter online for the Ripple community to....