News list for "Appointment"
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has appointed Tommaso Mancini-Grifoli, one of the world's most influential digital currency economists, as the next head of the BIS Innovation Hub, effective March 2026. The BIS said on Tuesday that Mancini-Grifoli will "lead the central banking sector...
According to BecauseBitcoin's post on the X platform, Trump's newly appointed FBI Director Kash Patel holds $115,000 worth of bitcoin.
According to Bitcoin Magazine, Trump's newly appointed Commerce Secretary, Howard Lutnick, said: "I think bitcoin should be freely traded around the world like gold."
According to market sources, the United States and Russia have agreed to appoint a working team to end the conflict in Ukraine.
Market news: The Israeli government has approved the appointment of Eyal Zamir as the next Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces.
Blockchain.com appointed Justin Evans, the former head of Goldman Sachs crypto investment bank, as chief financial officer, and Mike Wilcox, the former investment manager at Point72 Asset Management, who also served as CFO of Velocity Global, as chief operating officer. The company plans to expand its staff by 50% to further advance its IPO plans. Evans said Blockchain.com is taking the necessary steps to prepare for a listing.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's appointee to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, holds assets worth between $6.90 million and $29.50 million, according to forms published Wednesday by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics. Under his ethics agreement, he holds at least $1 million in bitcoin, his most valuable asset, which he does not plan to sell. Trump has promised to provide a more friendly regulatory environments for cryptocurrencies than the administration of former President Joe ...
The new appointment document released by the White House shows that Mark Uyeda will serve as the acting chairperson of the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC). It is reported that Uyeda is a Republican member and has served as an SEC commissioner since June 30, 2022. Before becoming an SEC commissioner, Uyeda served at the SEC for more than 15 years. FOX Business previously reported that Mark Uyeda wants to help Trump fulfill his promise to end the Biden administration's so-called "cryptocurren...
The UK government has announced the appointment of Emma Reynolds to replace Tulip Siddiq, who resigned due to the anti-corruption scandal, as the new Minister of Economy, responsible for overseeing digital assets, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), and the broader financial sector.
On January 15th, OpenAI announced the appointment of investment firm BlackRock executive Adebayo "Bayo" Ogunlesi to the board of directors. Ogunlesi is currently a senior management director of BlackRock and CEO of Global Infrastructure Partners, and has extensive experience in managing global organizations. He has held several senior positions at Credit Suisse and served as a legal assistant to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. His addition will strengthen the OpenAI board's capabil...
