ChainCatcher news, the blockchain-based electronic document platform Firmachain has appointed Lee Yong-gu as its new Chief Technology Officer.Lee Yong-gu graduated from the Department of Computer Science at Korea University and completed his Ph.D. in Engineering at the same graduate school. He previously served as the CTO of Riiid, a company that developed the AI learning platform "Santa TOEIC," innovating AI-based learning solutions, and contributed to establishing the technical foundation for digital asset trading through his experience as CTO at the blockchain exchange GDAC.

ChainCatcher news, UXLINK Chief Technology Officer Bob Ng confirmed his attendance at the "DeInsight 2024" annual summit to be held on November 11 in Bangkok during Devcon. UXLINK is a Web3 social platform and infrastructure where users and developers can discover, engage, distribute, and trade various crypto assets through trust-based social relationships and group models.The "DeInsight 2024" annual summit will take place on November 11 at Hotel Nikko Bangkok in Bangkok. This summit is co-hosted by ChainCatcher and RootData, with Soso Value as a co-organizer, and aims to bring together elite individuals in the Web3 field to exchange insights about the industry, expecting to attract over 1,000 industry elites.In addition, the conference will unveil the RootData List 2024 annual heavyweight list, which objectively selects influential individuals or institutions in the industry from a data perspective.

ChainCatcher news, Kronos Research appoints former Tower Research executive Vincent Wang as Chief Technology Officer (CTO).Vincent Wang has over 20 years of experience in technology and finance, having served as the head of Tower Research in China. In his new role, he will focus on building a closely collaborative team, overseeing the design and architecture of major software system projects, and guiding team members in best practices.

ChainCatcher news, Sonic Labs announced on X that Andre Cronje, a director of Sonic Labs, has officially become its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO).Andre will continue to lead the design and development of the Sonic network, focusing on creating new native bridging technology for the "Sonic Gateway," which will greatly enhance the security and convenience of transferring assets from other chains (such as from Ethereum to Sonic).Andre will succeed the outgoing Quan Nguyen, who played a significant role in the development of Sonic's original aBFT technology.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement, Robinhood has appointed Jeff Pinner as Chief Technology Officer.Jeff Pinner was previously an engineer at Cruise. Before joining Cruise, Jeff worked at Lyft for nearly a decade, where he helped expand the company's engineering infrastructure, drove the development of its ride-sharing services, led its market organization, and most recently became Lyft's Chief Technology Officer.

ChainCatcher news, according to Tech in Asia, Chua U-Zyn, co-founder and CTO of the crypto company Cake Group, which applied for liquidation in the Singapore High Court in November 2023, is now considering a complete acquisition of the company.According to a potential deal announced at a court hearing in Singapore, Chua will acquire the stake in Cake Group held by co-founder and CEO Julian Hosp. The judge overseeing the liquidation application has postponed the case for five weeks to allow Chua to consider the proposal.

ChainCatcher news, according to Hong Kong 01, the Chief FinTech Director of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Zhou Huiqiang, stated at the "FinTech Forward Seminar" that the development of digital currency in Hong Kong is not lagging behind. The digital Hong Kong dollar is not intended to replace existing electronic payment tools, but rather to complement them. The Monetary Authority's implementation of the digital Hong Kong dollar will not be done in isolation; it will definitely involve research with other private institutions.The pilot program for the digital Hong Kong dollar has completed its first phase. Zhou Huiqiang believes that the digital Hong Kong dollar can add significant value to the retail payment ecosystem, including programmability, tokenization, and instant settlement, to promote faster, more cost-effective, and inclusive new economic activities, such as transactions in Web3. The second phase of the pilot program will be conducted next year, aiming to explore new use cases with the industry.

ChainCatcher news, according to Bloomberg citing informed sources, Gemini Trust Co. Global Chief Technology Officer Pravjit Tiwana will leave the company this month.Tiwana also served as the Chief Executive Officer for Gemini in the Asia-Pacific region. He joined Gemini in January 2022, with responsibilities including overseeing product, engineering, and design, and establishing the company's operations in India. Before joining Gemini, he worked as a general manager at Amazon for over six years. Earlier this year, former Gemini Chief Operating Officer Noah Perlman also left to join Binance.Currently, Gemini is facing strict regulatory scrutiny, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) accusing Genesis and Gemini of issuing and selling securities without registration. Last month, the New York Attorney General filed a lawsuit against Gemini and DCG for allegedly defrauding customers of $1.1 billion.

ChainCatcher news, PayPal has announced the appointment of Archie Deskus as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of PayPal, effective immediately. In this role, she will be responsible for PayPal's global technology, engineering, and information organization. In addition to overseeing PayPal's technology strategy, priorities, and data-driven operating model, Archie will also lead the planning, management, delivery, and transformation of PayPal's technology stack, systems support, and infrastructure.Deskus has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer (CIO) of PayPal since March 2022. Prior to joining PayPal, Deskus held the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Intel Corporation and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE).

ChainCatcher news, the Chief Technology Officer of the NFT art platform Art Blocks, Jacob Rockland, announced that he will resign from the CTO position and will rejoin Google afterwards. Jacob Rockland joined Art Blocks in August 2021, prior to which he served as a senior software engineer at Google.

ChainCatcher news, Tether's Chief Technology Officer Paolo Ardoino announced on social media the launch of a mobile application fully based on USDT and XAUT payments for international procurement settlements in B2B, B2C, and C2C. This solution supports features such as direct payments, escrow, and dispute resolution platforms, and will support the Bitcoin Lightning Network. Currently, "the application is still in the testing phase and will be launched soon."

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, former Epic Games Executive Vice President of Development Mike Seavers will join Yuga Labs as Chief Technology Officer, effective May 22. (Source link)

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, a16z Crypto announced on Wednesday the appointment of Eddy Lazzarin as the new Chief Technology Officer, responsible for overseeing the research and security teams of the venture capital fund. a16z Crypto founder and managing partner Chris Dixon wrote in a blog post, "It takes truly special wisdom to stand out among the technical experts in this field, and we are fortunate to have such a person on our team."Previously serving as the company's engineering lead, Lazzarin will continue to lead the engineering and data science teams. According to its website, a16z Crypto invests in crypto and Web3 startups and has raised over $7.6 billion. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, Bitfinex Chief Technology Officer Paolo Ardoino stated that many media reports claim that El Salvador's adoption of Bitcoin has failed, which I believe is unfair, as it overlooks the history of adopting other technologies like cars. I believe that Bitcoin adoption will succeed in El Salvador, but it will take time.ChainCatcher previously reported that El Salvador President Nayib Bukele announced Bitcoin bonds for the first time last November, raising $1 billion from investors, half of which was used to finance infrastructure projects and the other half to purchase Bitcoin, with Bitfinex selected as the sole trading platform provider. (diarioelsalvador)

According to Chain Catcher, as reported by CoinDesk, ETF issuer 21Shares' parent company, crypto investment product firm 21.co, has hired former Goldman Sachs executive David Josse as Chief Technology Officer. Josse will be based in 21.co's New York office.It is reported that Josse worked at investment bank Goldman Sachs for about 10 years, serving as the global head of data engineering and business intelligence for the company's Marcus products. In his most recent role, Josse was the Chief Technology Officer of digital asset exchange Symbridge.Previously, Chain Catcher reported in early September that 21Shares' parent company 21.co announced the completion of a $25 million funding round at a valuation of $2 billion, led by Marshall Wace. (Source link)

Chain Catcher news, at the 8th Global Blockchain Summit hosted by Wanxiang Blockchain Labs, Aptos co-founder and CTO Avery Ching delivered a keynote speech titled "Aptos Blockchain: A Secure, Scalable, and Updatable Web3 Infrastructure." Currently, there are over 200 projects being built on Aptos, and more than 70 NFT projects are planned to be launched. The testnet sees 3.5 million transactions daily, with an average of over 40 transactions every 7 seconds. (Source link)