Why 3 execs left cushy corporate jobs for crypto: Blockchain50
The former global head of blockchain at the Big Four accounting firm Deloitte saw firsthand the greed and corruption that led to the financial collapse in 2007.
Then, in April 2018, he struck out on his own aiming to use the technology that underlies bitcoin to bring more transparency to the way the world’s goods move. His Citizens Reserve, wants to turn supply chain infrastructure into a utility similar to, say, a city’s water system or electrical grid. By paying early adopters cryptotokens, which can then be used to pay fees, cast votes, or sold to another entity, these types of businesses, called distributed autonomous organizations have the potential to incentivize users of any traditional service to move to a decentralized network owned by the users.
Amber then pivoted away from politics towards finance taking various jobs at financial firms after college, working as a business analyst and financial consultant.
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