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Blockstream Co-Founder Joins Bitcoin-Only Startup Rupiver Financial

Jonathan Wilkins, a co-founder of Blockstream, is joining up-and-coming bitcoin brokerage River Financial as Chief Security Officer.

GOT YOUR BACK: River Financial focuses on "what is best for users in the long term instead of pushing altcoins and encouraging more active trading in order to increase fees," says new CSO Jonathan Wilkins. Image courtesy of River Financial

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Mastercard Is Building a Team to Develop Crypto, Wallet Projects

Payments giant Mastercard is seeking to hire several blockchain execs to lead cryptocurrency and digital wallet projects.

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BitGo Hires Former Wall Street Forex Trading Exec

Crypto custody provider BitGo has hired Nick Carmi, former head of forex trading at a number of Wall Street banks.

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Ripple Adds SBI President To Its Board of Directors

Ripple has added Japanese financial giant SBI Holdings' president and CEO Yoshitaka Kitao to its board.

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Facebook's Blockchain Hiring Spree Continues With 5 New Job Postings

Social media behemoth Facebook is advertising for five more blockchain-related positions – adding to the 20 posted by the company in recent weeks.

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Ripple Offered Multimillion-Dollar XRP Bonuses to Lure Top Tech Talent

Ripple may be offering XRP bonuses worth up to $6 million in a bid to attract engineering talent.

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Circle's Stablecoin Pitchman Joins Blockchain Startup Celo

Chuck Kimble, who helped promote the USDC stablecoin for Circle, has joined blockchain startup Celo as head of strategic partnerships.

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CoinList Launches Hackathon Series to Spur Crypto Product Launches

Under its new "CoinList Build" brand, CoinList will be co-organizing hackathons with protocols that are looking to court developers.

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Blockchain Developer Role Tops LinkedIn’s 2018 Emerging Jobs List

The role of blockchain developer has leaped straight to the top of LinkedIn's list of emerging jobs for 2018.

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Coinbase Offers $5k Egg-Freezing Benefit in Bid to Retain Talent

Silicon Valley cryptocurrency unicorn Coinbase has taken an unusual and expensive step to recruit and retain diverse employees.

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