{"id":8278,"date":"2022-02-18T13:51:36","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T13:51:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/?p=8278"},"modified":"2022-02-18T13:51:36","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T13:51:36","slug":"cardano-foundation-adds-sbi-digital-asset-holdings-ceo-to-bod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/egrowonline.com\/?p=8278","title":{"rendered":"Cardano Foundation Adds SBI Digital Asset Holding\u2019s CEO to BOD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span>The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fxempire.com\/crypto\/ada\" rel=\"noopener\">Cardano<\/a> Foundation today <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cardanofoundation.org\/en\/news\/the-cardano-foundation-adds-open-source-industry-veteran-to-board\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">announced<\/a> the onboarding of Fernando Luis V\u00e1zquez Cao to its Board of Directors. The Foundation aims to make the most of his immense experience and knowledge of the Asian financial service sector.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"from-sbi-to-cardano\">From SBI to Cardano<\/h2>\n<p><span>Even though Fernando is a part of the Cardano Foundation he continues to serve his role in his current position. Thanks to the Foundation being a non-profit organization, Fernando did not drop his responsibilities as the Chief Executive Officer of SBI Digital Asset Holdings.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Fernando has been a long-time open-source developer and advocates with experience in the industry from all around the world. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>1He began his career in Spain at the Universidade de Vigo from where he moved to Japan where he served as the Technical Director at NTT.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Thereon he worked multiple roles within the SBI\u2019s multiple divisions leading to his current position of CEO at SBI\u2019s digital asset holdings branch.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Upon his addition the CEO of the Cardano Foundation, Frederik Gregaard stated,<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201cThe board plays an integral role in providing guidance and oversight for the Cardano Foundation. Fernando has a distinguished track record in business and software development and his expertise adds another layer to our prestigious board. He played a crucial role in building a high performance team at NTT that contributed to many open-source projects and he will be an invaluable asset to us as we continue to advance our efforts and scale our operations.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Currently, the Foundation is working towards \u201cde-risking decentralization\u201d for the regulators and organizations ensuring opportunities for those who aim at bringing positive global impact.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In regard to his announcement, Frederick said,<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201cIt is an absolute honor to join the Cardano Foundation at this important moment in its development. The growth of the community, the strength of its people, and the vision of the Cardano project are inspiring. I\u2019m truly looking forward to working with my board colleagues and the Foundation\u2019s executive team to help further its mission.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2 id=\"cardano-at-the-moment\">Cardano at the Moment<\/h2>\n<p><span>The once third-biggest <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fxempire.com\/crypto\/tcap\" rel=\"noopener\">cryptocurrency<\/a> in the world witnessed a shocking downfall after the release of its highly awaited smart contracts. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The lukewarm response from the investors continued to drag its price action down and currently, ADA sits 65.59% below its once all-time high of $2.967.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_903830\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-903830\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/fxempire-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/fxempire-wordpress\/uploads\/2022\/02\/KZSF3NHDJL.png\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-903830\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Cardano has been struggling to go back to its ATH of September 2021<\/em><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fxempire.com\/news\/article\/cardano-foundation-adds-sbi-digital-asset-holdings-ceo-to-bod-903825\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cardano Foundation today announced the onboarding of Fernando Luis V\u00e1zquez Cao to its Board of Directors. The Foundation aims to make the most of his immense experience and knowledge of the Asian financial service sector. 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