Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal takes over as Foundation CEO to fast-track AggLayer expansion

Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal takes over as Foundation CEO to fast-track AggLayer expansion

Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal has been appointed CEO of the project’s foundation, marking a strategic shift to accelerate decision-making and double down on scaling AggLayer. Sandeep Nailwal, co-founder of Polygon (POL), has been appointed CEO of the project’s foundation. The move aims to speed up decision-making amid increasing competition in the blockchain industry, Nailwal said … Read more

Former Coinbase Germany CEO Joins LUKSO, Aims to Break Big Tech’s Grip on Creator Autonomy

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Jan-Oliver Sell, the former Managing Director of Coinbase, Germany, made the case for LUKSO, a layer 1 blockchain designed to revitalise the creative economy, in an interview on 15 May 2025, “Centralised platforms are closed systems. They control who sees what, how creators earn, and what features are allowed,” he said. LUKSO, a decentralised platform, … Read more

Post WazirX Hack Crypto Faces An Image Problem In India, Admits CoinDCX CEO Sumit Gupta

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The WazirX hack, which saw the infamous North Korean Lazarus Group steal $235 million from the crypto exchange, notably affected the sentiments of the Indian crypto investors. Post the hack, users migrated to more trusted platforms. In an interview published on 5 May 2025, Sumit Gupta, the CEO of CoinDCX, a crypto exchange based in … Read more

Who is Maximilian Crown? TON Crypto Just Got a New CEO

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Maximilian Crown is stepping in as CEO of the TON Foundation, just as the wider crypto space pumps like mad. The former MoonPay co-founder brings experience in both crypto payments and compliance—skills that may prove crucial as TON looks to level up from fast-growing project to global contender. Maximilian Crown: A Game-Changing Appointment Before taking … Read more

Cardano’s Founder Forecasts Bitcoin At $250K By Year-End: Binance CEO Teases Major Catalyst For BTC

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Cardano Founder Charles Hoskinson, a veteran in the crypto industry, has made a bold prediction: Bitcoin could reach $250,000 by the end of 2025—or early 2026 if momentum takes longer to build. He insisted that there will be no “Crypto Winter.” Talking to CNBC on 18 April 2025, Hoskinson said that eventually “the Tariff stuff … Read more

Tether CEO Sparks Meme Frenzy As USDT User Base Soars By 13%

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The current global economic volatility has resulted in the adoption of USDT, issued by Tether, as a haven to store funds for worldwide investors, prompting a 13% increase in the company’s user base. Tether’s CEO, Paolo Ardoino, celebrated this milestone on 14 April 2025 through a viral meme post from The Simpsons. In the image shared by … Read more

$5,431,983,000 Disappears As RWA Altcoin Drops 90% in Mere Hours – CEO Alleges Exchanges Acted ‘Recklessly’

$5,431,983,000 Disappears As RWA Altcoin Drops 90% in Mere Hours – CEO Alleges Exchanges Acted ‘Recklessly’

The CEO of a real-world asset (RWA)-focused crypto project is alleging that centralized exchanges may have played a role in the sudden collapse of the project’s native token. The market cap for top RWA project MANTRA (OM) plummeted by $5.431 billion on Sunday – declining from over $6.11 billion to $683.3 million in a matter … Read more

Former Binance CEO CZ to Advise Kyrgyz Republic on Crypto and Blockchain Policy

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Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, the former CEO of Binance, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Kyrgyz Republic to provide advisory services on crypto regulations and blockchain technology. The crypto agreement was announced by the country’s National Investment Agency (NIA), which oversees foreign investment and supports international business development in Kyrgyzstan. In an April … Read more

Memecoins will end up ‘worthless,’ says ARK Invest CEO

Memecoins will end up ‘worthless,’ says ARK Invest CEO

ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood predicts that memecoins will wind up becoming ‘worthless.’ However she believes some coins like TRUMP will ‘withstand’ the test of time. In an interview with Bloomberg television, Wood revealed that she does not use her private funds to invest in these coins. This is because she believes that most of … Read more

Tether eyeing ‘Big Four’ firm for reserve audit: CEO

Tether eyeing 'Big Four' firm for reserve audit: CEO

Tether is reportedly looking to tap a Big Four auditor for its U.S. dollar pegged stablecoin’s reserves. According to Paolo Ardoino, the chief executive officer of Tether, the company is “engaging” one of the top accounting firm in the world with a view to getting its Tether (USDT) reserves audited. Reuters highlighted this development in … Read more