James Rubin

James Rubin was CoinDesk's Co-Managing Editor, Markets team based on the West Coast. He has written and edited for the Milken Institute, TheStreet.com and the Economist Intelligence Unit, among other organizations. He is also the co-author of the Urban Cyclist's Survival Guide. He owns a small amount of bitcoin.

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Markets

Bitstamp Names Kraken Veteran Zagotta as New US Chief Executive

Robert Zagotta will oversee daily operations and look to grow the exchange's U.S. business.

Bitstamp recruited its first U.S. CEO.

Markets

Ripple Cites SEC Commissioners’ Remarks to Support Dismissal of Case

Lawyers for Brad Garlinghouse and Christian Larsen highlighted the commissioners’ criticism of an unrelated settlement that cited uncertainty about which tokens are considered securities.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse

Markets

El Salvador May Issue Its Own Stablecoin: Report

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele's brothers reportedly presented the plan to foreign investors.

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele

Markets

Ethereum Co-Founder Anthony Di Iorio to Sell Decentral and Cut Major Ties to Cryptocurrency

Di Iorio said concerns about personal security figured partly in his decision to work on philanthropic initiatives full time.

Anthony Di Iorio

Markets

Blockchain Protocol Thorchain Loses 4K Ether in Attack

The company said it will provide a more detailed assessment of the breach soon.

Lock

Markets

Square to Create New Bitcoin Platform for Financial Services

CEO Jack Dorsey tweeted the still to-be-named division's "primary focus" would be bitcoin.

Square CEO Jack Dorsey

Markets

PayPal Increases Crypto Payment Limits for US Customers

The company wants to give its customers “more choice and flexibility” in buying cryptocurrency on its platform.

PayPal

Markets

Blockchain-Based Fantasy Soccer Platform Sorare to Raise $532M in Funding: Report

The NFT company’s valuation could exceed $3.8 billion, according to unnamed sources mentioned in a Business Insider article.

Sorare investor and Spanish soccer player Gerard Piqué.

Markets

Chia Continues Growth Push With 5 VP Hires

The Bram Cohen–founded firm bolstered its sales, product development and professional service divisions.

Chia founder Bram Cohen

Markets

Luxury Hotel Group Pavilions to Accept Cryptocurrencies

The company will allow guests to book rooms using bitcoin, ethereum and 40 other digital currencies.

Traveler/Hotel