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Sky Mavis Taps Robinhood Compliance Exec as New Legal Chief (1)
Sky Mavis Inc., a non-fungible token-centered startup reeling from a large hack previously this year, has employed its first-ever basic counsel in James Nguyen from Robinhood Marketplaces Inc. Nguyen, who will lead legal and regulatory affairs for the Vietnamese company, most lately was common counsel and main compliance officer for Robinhood’s cryptocurrency unit. Robinhood, which in August slash 23{8ba6a1175a1c659bbdaa9a04b06717769bcea92c0fdf198d429188ebbca09471} of its workforce, declined to explore Nguyen’s exit or alternative. Sky Mavis confirmed Nguyen’s seek the services of. The organization has also confronted headwinds. Hackers manufactured off with approximately $600 million in Sky Mavis electronic cash stored inside of Axie Infinity, an on the web video games well-known with cryptocurrency traders.…
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How Business Leaders Can Tap Into Their Blue Sky Opportunities
Anita Samojednik is CEO of Paro, a startup disrupting the way companies access on-demand financial expertise getty The pandemic forced the hands of many executives who had previously hesitated to sponsor transformation; many leaders needed a disruptive event like this to prioritize such activities and think outside the box. It’s been surprising to see the speed with which digital transformation has finally taken place, particularly within industries where companies are traditionally more risk averse. As a logical step, businesses are now looking to AI to play a key role in their business model. However, the reality of AI is that only a select few have found a way to effectively operationalize…