Samson Mow leaves Blockstream, plans to focus on ‘nation-state Bitcoin adoption’
“Now is a pivotal point in Bitcoin’s evolution — we’re on the verge of mass adoption, and I think that I can make it happen faster,” said Samson Mow. Blockstream chief strategy officer Samson Mow has announced he will be leaving the blockchain firm after five years.In a Tuesday Twitter thread, Mow said he would continue to be a “#BlockstreamSpy” following his departure from the Canada-based firm where he had worked since April 2017. He said he would stay on as CEO of game development company Pixelmatic, a position in which more “attention is being demanded,” but planned to focus on....
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