Let's talk about the journey and impact of the Ripple's CEO, Brad Garlinghouse - @bgarlinghouse ā”ļø
š«§Early Life & Education
Born: February 6, 1971, in Topeka, Kansas.
Education: BA in Economics from the University of Kansas. MBA from Harvard Business School.
š«§Career Milestones
Yahoo! (2003ā2009): He served as Senior VP, overseeing major platforms like Yahoo! Mail and Flickr. Authored the "Peanut Butter Manifesto," advocating for strategic focus within the company.
AOL (2009ā2012): Held the position of President of Consumer Applications.
Hightail (2012ā2014): Took on the role of CEO at the file-sharing service formerly known as YouSendIt.
š«§Joining @Ripple
2015: Joined Ripple as Chief Operating Officer (COO).
2016: Promoted to Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Under his leadership: Ripple raised $200 million in Series C funding.
Expanded RippleNet's global reach, facilitating faster and more affordable cross-border payments. š§µ...
š«°TON (@ton_blockchain) & Libre (@librecap) are launching a $500 million Telegram Bond Fund on the TON blockchain, allowing for the tokenization of Telegram's corporate debt šø
š«°Bunq (@bunq)partners with Kraken to launch Bunq Crypto, enabling its users to invest in over 300 cryptocurrencies, in partnership with @krakenfx.
š«°Token2049 has officially kicked off today at the majestic Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai š #Token2049
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āWLFI Founders (@worldlibertyfi) & Binance CZ (@cz_binance) meet in Abu Dhabi to discuss strategies for expanding global crypto adoption & establishing new industry standards.
āCoinbase (@coinbase) urges SEC to lift the ban on SEC staff holding or using crypto Arguing that it would enhance their understanding & regulation of the crypto market.
šØCoinbase (@coinbase) partnered with PayPal (@PayPal) to eliminate fees for transactions using PayPal's stablecoin, PYUSD. This initiative aims to enhance stablecoin adoption in digital payments šø
šØKiloEx (@KiloEx_perp)announced a compensation plan for users affected by a $7.5 million hack due to a price oracle vulnerability.
šØKuCoin (@kucoincom) has launched a licensed exchange in Thailand marking a significant step in its Southeast Asian
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š“Matter Labs (@the_matter_labs) has been sued by BANKEX for alleged technology theft Matter Labs, the company behind the Ethereum L2 solution ZKSync, is being sued by the defunct digital asset platform BANKEX for alleged intellectual property (IP) theft involving early Plasma technology
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ā”ļøCircle announces its new payment platform CPN.
The network will connect financial institutions, banks, and digital wallets for real-time cross-border payments using USDC, EURC, and other regulated stablecoins.