İngiltere Merkez Bankası'nın üst düzey yöneticisi, Kripto Sorumlusu Fireblocks'a Katılmak İçin Kurumu Bıraktı

Varun Paul – Head of the Fintech Hub at the Bank of England – parted ways with the institution after spending more than 13 years there. He will take a role at the cryptocurrency security company Fireblocks.

Onto the Next Chapter

Yeni bir derlemede Facebook post on LinkedIn, Paul announced he will leave the Bank of England after working there for more than a decade. He described his departure as an “emotional day,” revealing he had enjoyed the years spent at the financial institution:

“Harika insanlar ve çeşitli ve inanılmaz derecede ödüllendirici işler sayesinde burada geçirdiğim zamanı çok sevdim. Ve bana tutkulu olduğum konularda gündemi ileri taşıyacak alan verildiği için."

Paul served as the Head of the Fintech Hub at the Bank of England.

Bank of England: a Harsh Crypto Critic

Paul’s decision to leave the UK’s central bank and join a crypto company is interesting because the monetary institution is among the keenest opponents of the digital asset industry.

In May last year, Andrew Bailey – the Bank of England’s Governor – uyardı investors to be utterly careful when delving into the sector. In his view, cryptocurrencies “have no intrinsic value,” and individuals who invest in them could lose all their money:

"Bunu çok açık bir şekilde bir kez daha söyleyeceğim. Yalnızca tüm paranızı kaybetmeye hazırsanız satın alın.”

At one point, the Governor expressed his “concerns” about El Salvador’s decision to adopt bitcoin as legal tender. He opined that most locals do not understand “the nature and volatility of the currency they have.”

The President of the Latin American country – Nayib Bukele – ironically cevap Bailey’s comments:

“İngiltere Bankası El Salvador'un Bitcoin'i benimsemesinden endişe mi duyuyor? Gerçekten mi?
Sanırım Bank of England'ın halkımızın refahına olan ilgisi samimi. Sağ?
Yani her zaman insanımızı önemsediler. Her zaman.
Bank of England'ı sevmeliyim.

Fireblocks’ Recent Endeavors

Earlier this year, Fireblocks güvenli a $550 million Series E fundraiser led by Spark Capital, Mammoth, General Atlantic, and other investors. The financing boosted the organization’s valuation to $8 billion.

Michael Shaulov – CEO at Fireblocks – revealed that the company will distribute the capital in innovations for the DeFi sector, NFTs, and payments:

"DeFi, NFT'ler, oyun, yayın ve eğlencenin kesitinde olup biten her şey, önümüzdeki bir buçuk yılda ortaya çıkan en büyük kullanım senaryoları olacak."

Shortly after, Fireblocks edinilen the Israeli crypto payments platform – First Digital – for approximately $100 million. The latter is a company that provides stablecoin, API-based settlement solutions to institutional clients.