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• Florida Appeal Court Ruling in Money Transmitter Case Highlights Changing Cryptocurrency Law | Corporate Counsel - Law.com

  06-02-2019 23:56 via law.com
  Florida Appeal Court Ruling in Money Transmitter Case Highlights Changing Cryptocurrency Law | Corporate Counsel  Law.comA recent ruling by the Third District Court of Appeal in Florida highlights how laws have been evolving around the treatment of cryptocurrencies prominent ...
  
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• How Apple & Google Transformed into a Systemic Risk to the US Stock Market

  06-02-2019 23:54
  According to Credit Suisse strategists, the “reversal of fortunes” seen by tech behemoths Apple and Google-parent Alphabet are dragging down the performance of the overall US stock market. The S&P 500 forecast has been “skewed” by companies suddenly transitioning from high growth forecasts to much more modest outlooks. This Bad Apple Could Roil the S&P 500 An “unusually high” number of big US companies have revised previously-bullish earnings forecasts
  
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• Watch: Ethereum Creator Says Crypto Projects Like EOS & Tron are ‘Centralized Piles of Trash’

  06-02-2019 23:26
  At a recent cryptocurrency conference, Vitalik Buterin answered a question about whether an Ethereum upgrade would have “any transaction throughput goals.” Buterin took the opportunity to cast shade on Ethereum alternatives like EOS, NEO, and Tron. Ethereum Pioneer Throws Serious Shade at ‘Centralized’ Crypto Networks Buterin says: “So I’ve noticed a lot of misconceptions here. Because, like, there’s a lot of like, honestly, bad crypto projects that try
  
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• Major Swiss Stock Exchange SIX to Launch New Blockchain-Powered Digital Exchange

  06-02-2019 23:05 via cointelegraph.com
  Switzerland's principal stock exchange SIX Swiss Exchange will test blockchain integration for its forthcoming parallel digital trading platform SDX in the second half of this year
  
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• Swiss Exchange to Launch its Blockchain Platform This Summer

  06-02-2019 23:02
  SIX Group’s chairman expects the existing system to be completely replaced by the digital exchange in about 10 years.
  
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• Swiss Exchange to Launch Blockchain Platform This Summer

  06-02-2019 23:02
  SIX Group’s chairman expects the existing system to be completely replaced by the digital exchange in about 10 years.
  
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• Cryptocurrency Lenders Bite Back At Bitcoin Bear Market With Record Volume - Bitcoinist

  06-02-2019 23:02 via bitcoinist.com
  Cryptocurrency Lenders Bite Back At Bitcoin Bear Market With Record Volume  BitcoinistCryptocurrency loans continue to capitalize on the longest bear market in Bitcoin history, with one company generating $630 million in its first six Cryptocurrency ...
  
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• Cryptocurrency Company May Lose $145 Million After The Only Man Who Knew The Password Dies - CBS Philly

  06-02-2019 23:01 via philadelphia.cbslocal.com
  Cryptocurrency Company May Lose $145 Million After The Only Man Who Knew The Password Dies  CBS PhillyFollow CBSPHILLY Facebook | Twitter. TORONTO (CBS/CNN) — A Canadian cryptocurrency exchange company may lose $145 million after its 30-year-old ...
  
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• The Collapse of QuadrigaCX: What We Know (And What We Don’t)

  06-02-2019 23:00
  The growing scandal around the QuadrigaCX crypto exchange has numerous angles – and raises many questions.
  
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• Bitcoin Finds Little Buying Pressure at $3,400, Analyst Claims That BTC Is Likely to Drop Further

  06-02-2019 23:00 via newsbtc.com
  After an extended period of sideways trading in the mid-to-upper $3,400 region, Bitcoin (BTC) has failed to break through its nearest resistance level at $3,500, which has led the cryptocurrency to drop to its support level at $3,400.
  Although BTC has yet to break decisively below this level, one analyst believes that the lack of buying pressure at this price point signals that further losses are to come in the near-future, and that Bitcoin must see increased adoption in order for it to see stea
  
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• Market Overly-Focused on Ethereum’s Constantinople Hard Fork, Says Report

  06-02-2019 22:50 via cointelegraph.com
  Heightened interest in the Ethereum’s Constantinople and Serenity hard forks has reportedly overshadowed Ethereum 1.x
  
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• Laptop likely holds key to missing $180 million in cryptocurrency: experts - BarrieToday

  06-02-2019 22:38 via barrietoday.com
  Laptop likely holds key to missing $180 million in cryptocurrency: experts  BarrieTodayHALIFAX — In an office in Toronto, there's a laptop that could contain the keys to unlock $180 million in digital assets — virtual money possibly lost after the ...
  
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• How a Single Elon Musk Tweet Evolved into a Full-Scale Partnership Between Tesla and Mercedes-Benz

  06-02-2019 22:37
  Billionaire Elon Musk’s Twitter is so powerful he can forge high-profile alliances with a single tweet. That’s what triggered Musk’s talks with German automaker Daimler to collaborate on an electric van inspired by the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter. “These talks are happening,” Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche said. “The outcome is open.” Elon Musk Brainstorms on Twitter The potential joint venture started after a Twitter user told Musk that he wishes Tesla made
  
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• Report: Number of ICOs in Q4 2018 Increased, But Raised 25% Less Than in Q3

  06-02-2019 22:25 via cointelegraph.com
  ICOs in Q4 2018 raised 25 percent less than in Q3, while the total amount of completed ICOs has increased, a recent report says
  
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• Exclusive: MyCrypto CEO on Why Ethereum dApps are a ‘Hot Mess’

  06-02-2019 22:15
  CCN spoke to Taylor Monahan of MyCrypto.com, a company with a laser-focus on crypto usability. The conversation ranged from alternative smart contract platforms to the pitiful state of decentralized applications (dApps) on Ethereum and other blockchains. Why DApps are a ‘Hot Mess’ DApps are a major concern of Monahan’s: “One of the biggest problems with the Ethereum ecosystem right now is everything is really fragmented — from using Metamask to using a dApp. So if y
  
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• Shoppers want Amazon-brand prescription drugs, medical marijuana and cryptocurrency - MarketWatch

  06-02-2019 22:00 via marketwatch.com
  Shoppers want Amazon-brand prescription drugs, medical marijuana and cryptocurrency  MarketWatchConsumers can buy almost anything on Amazon.com Inc., but they would like to be able to purchase more, including prescription drugs, medical marijuana and ...
  
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• CEO of Crypto Exchange Quadriga Filed Will 12 Days Before his Death

  06-02-2019 22:00 via newsbtc.com
  The CEO and founder of the Canadian crypto exchange QuadrigaCX reportedly signed his last will and testament just days before his death. Gerard Cotten passed away in December last year in India and apparently neglected to leave copies of the exchange platform’s cold-storage access, leaving the company and its customers out of pocket.
  The beneficiary of Cotten’s estate is named in the document as his wife, Jennifer Robertson. She stands to inherit properties, high-end vehicles, and a
  
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• Disney’s Streaming Service Hasn’t Even Launched and it’s Already Hemorrhaging Money

  06-02-2019 21:29
  Disney says it’s likely to take a massive $150 million hit to its bottom line as it works to beef up its array of streaming services, including the yet-to-launch Disney+. However, concerns remain that the company may be turning a blind eye to the impact of these losses over the long run as it seeks to supplant Netflix as the digital content king. Disney CEO Bob Iger and CFO Christine McCarthy fielded questions about the massive streaming-related outflows during the company’s first qu
  
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• Why the Latest Bitcoin Dump Could Actually Launch the Crypto Market into Bullish Territory

  06-02-2019 21:01
  The bitcoin price on Wednesday depreciated as much as 2.56 percent on the back of a stronger US dollar. Paradoxically, that might not be such a bad thing for the crypto market. The bitcoin-to-dollar exchange rate (BTC/USD) bottomed at $3,340 on an intraday basis, while retesting the low of January 29 trading session. There was a little attempt from bulls to reverse the price action with the bearish bias intact. Nevertheless, the pair consolidated above $3,340, which served as an opportunity to r
  
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• Investors Will Soon be Able to Buy Stocks With Bitcoin, Crypto Industry is Highly Optimistic

  06-02-2019 21:00 via newsbtc.com
  Part of the appeal of crypto and Bitcoin is that it allows investors to very easily buy into an asset, whereas investing in publicly-traded stocks often requires an investor become accredited first, or invest a substantial minimum amount to get started.
  Popular crypto investing app Abra has announced they will be offering a way to use Bitcoin to collateralize stock and ETF contracts, enabling investors to invest in stocks that otherwise might not be available to them. The news already has the in
  
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• Laptop likely holds key to missing $180 million in cryptocurrency: experts - CP24 Toronto's Breaking News

  06-02-2019 20:42 via cp24.com
  Laptop likely holds key to missing $180 million in cryptocurrency: experts  CP24 Toronto's Breaking NewsExperts in the cryptocurrency industry say there's a slim chance technicians will be able to recover the $180 million in digital assets believed to be in the laptop ...
  
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• This In-Game Ad Startup Wants to Rent Virtual Ad Spaces

  06-02-2019 20:02
  This is a submitted sponsored story. CCN urges readers to conduct their own research with due diligence into the company, product or service mentioned in the content below. The gaming and digital advertising industries are currently struggling with many issues. Swiss startup Vreo thinks it can solve those problems using the blockchain. According to emarketer statistics that are included in Vreo’s colorpaper, the digital advertising and gaming industries have been growing for some time
  
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• Tron Price Analysis: BitTorrent Paying Dividends, TRX Suppressed

  06-02-2019 20:00 via newsbtc.com
  Tron prices steady but under heavy sell pressure
  BitTorrent surge 1,000 percent days after ICO
  Transaction volumes low but likely to increaseEven with sellers threatening to reverse gains, TRX is stable above a critical support level as it trades within a bullish breakout pattern. With BTT rising demand and astronomical volumes, TRX will be the main benefactor.
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  BTT is finally retracing allowing more investors as well as believers to “catch” the token
  
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• Is ConsenSys Startup Token Foundry Dead or Doing Something Different?

  06-02-2019 20:00
  Since losing its founder in August, sources say ICO platform Token Foundry is alive in name only.
  
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• Why This Former JP Morgan Bitcoin Bear Says Crypto Could Make a Major Comeback

  06-02-2019 19:59
  Less than two months ago, JP Morgan analyst Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou found himself firmly inside the crowded group of Wall Street’s bitcoin bears. Now, he’s predicting that the flagship cryptocurrency could be poised for a major comeback — at least in the long run. JP Morgan Analyst Backtracks on Bitcoin  Speaking during an interview on CNBC’s Futures Now, Panigirtzoglou said that the cryptocurrency market’s recent struggles could set the stage for future ins
  
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• 2019 BitShares Core Development Team Proposal: Community’s Prospects

  06-02-2019 19:38
  This is a paid-for submitted press release. CCN does not endorse, nor is responsible for any material included below and isn’t responsible for any damages or losses connected with any products or services mentioned in the press release. CCN urges readers to conduct their own research with due diligence into the company, product or service mentioned in the press release. Interviewee: Ryan R. Fox, Development Coordinator of BitShares Interviewer: U.S. Blockchain, a blockchain marketing
  
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• Opera Launches Cryptocurrency Buying Feature to Scandinavians

  06-02-2019 19:32
  The functionality launches in partnership with Stockholm-based bitcoin brokerage Safello.
  
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• BTT - What is BitTorrent's new cryptocurrency token actually for? - Chepicap

  06-02-2019 19:17 via chepicap.com
  BTT - What is BitTorrent's new cryptocurrency token actually for?  ChepicapBitTorrent, the world's largest filesharing protocol, has recently launched its own cryptocurrency token in partnership with TRON (TRX). But what exactly will the ...
  
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• Wall Street Blockchain Alliance Joins Enterprise Blockchain Consortium R3

  06-02-2019 19:11 via cointelegraph.com
  The Wall Street Blockchain Alliance has joined blockchain consortium R3 to assist in the development of solutions to their Corda blockchain platform
  
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• Altcoin recoveries in question while Bitcoin ETFs on the rise

  06-02-2019 19:04
  In a barren land of pain and losses in the crypto space, people may wonder if most assets will ever recover. Bitwise Asset Management’s head thinks they will not, but is hopeful for a few, as well as a bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF).
  Matt Hougan sees a correlation to the 90s
  Bitwise Asset Management’s worldwide head of research Matt Hougan recently said, “95 percent of these [all crypto assets] will die a painful and deserved death,” as quoted in Bloomberg’
  
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• It now costs more to make bitcoin than the cryptocurrency is worth - New Scientist News

  06-02-2019 19:01 via newscientist.com
  It now costs more to make bitcoin than the cryptocurrency is worth  New Scientist NewsIT COSTS more money to make bitcoin than the cryptocurrency is worth. Producing a single bitcoin now costs $4060 on average, but it is valued at less than ...
  
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• Ripple Price Analysis: XRP Price Action Points at Bulls

  06-02-2019 19:00 via newsbtc.com
  Ripple price steady, likely to find support at 30 cents
  Jed McCaleb wallets are dormant, yet to sell XRP from Jan 11, 2019
  Transactional volumes low, pump possibleUnless there is a collapse below 30 cents, XRP bulls are in control. We expect that to be the case as long as there is increase supply thanks to Jed’s easing off from XRP dumps.
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  There are two things you should know about Jed McCaleb. Aside from being the founder of the Stellar Foundation, he is
  
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• Circle’s Head of Partnerships Joins Blockchain Startup Celo

  06-02-2019 18:49 via cointelegraph.com
  Chuck Kimble, who helped to launch the USD-pegged stablecoin USDC at crypto finance company Circle, has joined as head of strategic partnerships at blockchain firm Celo
  
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• Opera Android Users in Sweden, Norway and Denmark Can Now Purchase Ethereum via Browser

  06-02-2019 18:40 via cointelegraph.com
  A function that lets its users purchase Ethereum has been integrated into the Android version of major web browser Opera
  
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• 4 Reasons to Believe the Deep State (or the NSA) Created Bitcoin

  06-02-2019 18:40
  Who is the creator of Bitcoin? The mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto, who has written the Bitcoin Whitepaper, has never been identified. Since 2009, there have been many theories of whom created Bitcoin. Some even think the NSA created it. 1.) They did create part of it for sure SHA-256 is the secure hashing algorithm which is an essential part of Bitcoin’s architecture. It is an NSA hash function algorithm first published in 2001. “How Bitcoin Protocol Works” – Andreas Antonop
  
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• WATCH: Cryptocurrency exchange locked out of $140m - Fin24

  06-02-2019 18:34 via fin24.com
  WATCH: Cryptocurrency exchange locked out of $140m  Fin24Canada's largest cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX says it can't access $140m after its CEO unexpectedly died.
  
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• Cryptocurrency Market Update: Another Dump in Price as Expected (BTC & BCH Analysis) - Blockonomi

  06-02-2019 18:29 via blockonomi.com
  Cryptocurrency Market Update: Another Dump in Price as Expected (BTC & BCH Analysis)  BlockonomiThe market is in red with an average percentage of change in the last 24hours ranging from 1.56%-5.42%. We look at BTC & BCH Price.
  
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• Cryptocurrency Exchange Loses Access to $145 MILLION After CEO Dies, Takes Passwords To The Grave - Maxim

  06-02-2019 18:06 via maxim.com
  Cryptocurrency Exchange Loses Access to $145 MILLION After CEO Dies, Takes Passwords To The Grave  MaximCanada-based cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX CEO Gerald Cotten took a trip to India in early December, where the 30-year-old allegedly died of ...
  
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• Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTCs at CoinBase are Fake—Jack Dorsey

  06-02-2019 18:03 via newsbtc.com
  Bitcoin prices slide with ultra-low volumes
  Jack Dorsey thinks BTC owners with accounts at CoinBase hold fake Bitcoins
  Transactional volumes low, participants apprehensiveClearly, Bitcoin is battered. It’s even heavier for CoinBase account holders after their quick reminder that they are holding Fake Bitcoins. Proof of Coin? All the same, buyers are struggling to create demand, and until after prices race above $3,800, we shall maintain a neutral stance.
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• Cryptopia Hackers Liquidated $3.2M in Cryptocurrency Across These Exchanges - Bitcoinist

  06-02-2019 18:02 via bitcoinist.com
  Cryptopia Hackers Liquidated $3.2M in Cryptocurrency Across These Exchanges  Bitcoinistmillion worth of cryptocurrencies stolen during the hack of New Zealand's Cryptopia has already been liquidated, according to a report from $3.2 million worth of ...
  
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• Bitwise Exec: 95% of Cryptocurrencies Will die a Painful Death

  06-02-2019 17:45
   Matt Hougan said his firm will attempt to take advantage of the crash by investing in the best coins on the market
  
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• Trump’s State of the Union Address Was Supposed to Move the Dow. Here’s Why It Didn’t.

  06-02-2019 17:44
  The U.S. stock market got off to a tepid start on Wednesday after President Trump’s State of the Union address gave few indicators about the direction of trade talks or progress on a new budget. Investors have already looked past the event and are now shifting gears to a forthcoming speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell as the key mover for the Dow and its peers. US Stock Market Sputters Wall Street’s major indexes opened slightly lower on Wednesday, reflecting the rocky p
  
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• Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Says Bitcoin Is the Only Crypto He Holds

  06-02-2019 17:40 via cointelegraph.com
  Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has revealed that Bitcoin is the sole cryptocurrency that he holds
  
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• Blockchain’s Promise of a Trustless System Is False, Wired Author Argues

  06-02-2019 17:27 via cointelegraph.com
  A Wired opinion piece has argued that trust is not eliminated, but rather displaced, in blockchain systems, from institutions and social conventions onto technology
  
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• Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Engages in Bitcoin Lightning Network ‘Torch’ Experiment

  06-02-2019 17:20
  Jack Dorsey has taken part in a ceremonial usage of Lightning Network “for the laughs.” The idea mimics the Olympic torch. Participants pass microscopic amounts of Bitcoin around the Lightning Network, using Lightning-enabled wallets to generate and pay invoices. Dubbed the #LNTrustChain, the experiment demonstrates that Ligthning Network can send tiny amounts of Bitcoin. Each participant receives the full amount of the torch and adds 10 Satoshi to it. They then pick another person a
  
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• Circle’s Stablecoin Pitchman Joins Blockchain Startup Celo

  06-02-2019 17:15
  Chuck Kimble, who helped promote the USDC stablecoin for Circle, has joined blockchain startup Celo as head of strategic partnerships.
  
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• Cryptocurrency News – 6th Feb – XRP enters music industry, FuturoCoin to be F1 sponsor and more - AMBCrypto News

  06-02-2019 17:00 via ambcrypto.com
  Cryptocurrency News – 6th Feb – XRP enters music industry, FuturoCoin to be F1 sponsor and more  AMBCrypto NewsKetaki Dixit is a Journalism major from Jain University. She has about 1-year experience in the field and is passionate about blockchain technology and the ...
  
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• Mt. Gox Is Still Dumping Cryptocurrency? Leaked Info Suggests They Are - Invest In Blockchain

  06-02-2019 16:59 via investinblockchain.com
  Mt. Gox Is Still Dumping Cryptocurrency? Leaked Info Suggests They Are  Invest In BlockchainMt. Gox, the now-bankrupt crypto exchange, once the world's largest Bitcoin exchange handling over 70% of all Bitcoin transactions until its infamous hack in ...
  
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• Finding the best broker for cryptocurrency - Bankless Times

  06-02-2019 16:46 via banklesstimes.com
  Finding the best broker for cryptocurrency  Bankless TimesIt seems like cryptocurrency went from obscurity to the darling of the trading world overnight. Essentially cryptocurrency is a digital form of currency that is ...
  
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• Apple’s Retail Chief Calls it Quits – Will Her Shocking Departure Throw Tim Cook’s Successsion Race Wide Open?

  06-02-2019 16:34
  Apple’s senior vice president of retail, Angela Ahrendts, will be leaving the company in the next two months. Ahrendts has been serving as the iPhone maker’s retail chief since 2014. She was the highest-ranked female executive at Apple and a top candidate to succeed Tim Cook as CEO. Before joining Apple, Ahrendts was the CEO of British luxury fashion house Burberry Group PLC. Ahrendts will be succeeded by Deirdre O’Brien, who has been an Apple insider for about three decades. A
  
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