Tim Copeland

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47 key crypto hires, moves and exits: May 2025

5 days ago | theblock.co | Tim Copeland

Crypto firms kept busy in May with a steady stream of exec hires, largely in legal, comms, partnerships, and business development. These are the types of hires that lay the groundwork for growth — operational muscle to support the next cycle. Big names included moves at Aleo, Algorand, ParaFi, Taxbit, and others, while familiar faces popped up at the likes of OKX, Bybit, and Gemini.
Aptos Labs CEO on how AI agents will work with tokenized assets

1 month ago | theblock.co | Tim Copeland

Web3 • May 2, 2025, 9:14AM EDT Amid the charade of crypto-AI booths, panels and pitches at Token2049, I sat down with Aptos Labs CEO Avery Ching to find out if any of it was more than just smoke and mirrors. Ching suggested the real value lies in enabling AI agents to interact with blockchain-based assets — both crypto-native assets and tokenized assets like real estate. “There's no reason why we shouldn't have real estate onchain,” he said, in an interview.
50 key crypto hires, exits and moves: April 2025

1 month ago | theblock.co | Tim Copeland |Tim Copeland

People • May 2, 2025, 4:45AM EDT Crypto firms continued to staff up last month, with a steady stream of hires across legal, policy, growth, and ecosystem roles. While crypto prices remain muted, teams are still making selective additions — particularly in functions tied to revenue, compliance, and user acquisition. We also saw rising movement in the policy and advocacy world, with several former regulators and policy experts stepping into new roles.
Binance founder CZ wants crypto-AI agents to have real utility as 99.99% of their tokens are ‘useless’

1 month ago | theblock.co | Tim Copeland

Companies • April 30, 2025, 8:11AM EDT UPDATED: April 30, 2025, 8:13AM EDT Changpeng Zhao, founder and former CEO of Binance, says he wants crypto-AI agents with tokens to demonstrate real utility, stating that nearly all of them are useless. “Today there are so many different AI agents with a token but agents don’t have a utility. I want to see real agents that have real utility that can really help you, with tokens.
Goldman Sachs Head of Digital Assets explains what will take crypto 'to the next level'

1 month ago | theblock.co | Tim Copeland

Regulatory clarity that will enable big institutions to put more capital across the crypto ecosystem will help it achieve serious scale, according to Mathew McDermott, Head of Digital Assets at Goldman Sachs. “One of the things you need is scale. Having big institutions being able to deploy capital in a cross-section of the marketplace takes it to the next level,” said McDermott in a fireside discussion at Token2049 in Dubai.
Arthur Hayes repeats $1 million bitcoin price prediction by 2028: 'It’s time to go long everything'

1 month ago | theblock.co | Tim Copeland

Markets • April 30, 2025, 2:58AM EDT Maelstrom CIO Arthur Hayes expressed a bullish outlook on the crypto markets at Token2049 in Dubai. “It’s time to go long everything,” he said in a keynote speech, referring to both crypto and stocks. To support his view, Hayes laid out his oft-repeated argument that the U.S. will need to effectively print more money in a form similar to quantitative easing, something that he reckons could eventually push up crypto prices.
Cloud computing firm Crusoe was in crypto. Now it's pivoting to AI

2 months ago | theblock.co | Tim Copeland

Companies • April 4, 2025, 6:03AM EDT It was angel investor Jason Calacanis who said in 2023, "if you're in crypto pivot to AI." Well, cloud computing company Crusoe has done exactly that. The company sold its Bitcoin mining operations to NYDIG, or New York Digital Investment Group, subject to regulatory approval, according to a press release. The deal means that around 135 employees will move from Crusoe to NYDIG, where they will continue its practices of using waste energy to mine Bitcoin.
Tokenized equities will dwarf stablecoins, says Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi

2 months ago | theblock.co | Tim Copeland

Companies • April 1, 2025, 1:47PM EDT While stablecoins have clearly found one of the strongest product-market fits in crypto, tokenized equities will become far larger, according to Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi. "How do we start thinking about new structured products leveraging crypto liquidity rails? Stablecoins are one of those," said Sethi, in an interview with The Block. "But imagine what stablecoins have done so far.
25 key crypto hires, promotions and exits: March 2025

2 months ago | theblock.co | Tim Copeland |Naga Avan-Nomayo

Latest Crypto News Mar 28, 2025, 8:35AM EDT • People Mar 28, 2025, 7:19AM EDT • Regulation Mar 28, 2025, 7:06AM EDT • Legal Mar 28, 2025, 5:00AM EDT • Companies See More Latest Crypto News featurePeople • March 28, 2025, 8:36AM EDT UPDATED: March 28, 2025, 8:44AM EDT Quick TakeThe Block’s monthly hiring roundup has returned, with a wrap up of 25 top crypto hires, promotions and exits. This hiring roundup is brought to you by Campus, The Block’s newest crypto hiring tool.
Tokenized time platform Time.fun goes live on Solana following Base debut

Feb 24, 2025 | theblock.co | Tim Copeland

Tokenized time platform Time.fun has gone live on the Solana blockchain following a successful trial on the Base network last year. The platform lets anyone purchase the time of their favorite influencers, which they can redeem for messages or calls with them. The time itself is tokenized and can be traded to determine the market price for interacting with that person. It’s similar to FriendTech, except it’s more focused on one-on-one conversations than group chats.