- Gemini’s CTO Pravjit Tiwana is leaving the cryptocurrency exchange according to an anonymous report citing his efforts to make the company’s culture more like Amazon’s.
- XRP has rallied with Ripple’s legal wins against the SEC and new central bank digital currency partnerships.
- The NFT marketplace Blurs saw its token price jump higher after top rival Opensea announced significant layoffs.
Gemini‘s Chief Technology Officer and APAC CEO Pravjit Tiwana is leaving the cryptocurrency exchange according to a report citing two anonymous sources. Tiwana worked at Amazon and Disney prior to joining Gemini.
The report states that Tiwana made Gemini’s culture more similar to Amazon’s, leading some employees to leave. As CTO, his responsibilities included overseeing product engineering and design.
Gemini is currently in a legal battle with Genesis Trading and its parent company Digital Currency Group. The SEC has also sued Gemini.
Tiwana and Gemini did not immediately respond to a request for comment on his departure.
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