- Under the leadership of Horton, the crypto company plans to launch an NFT marketplace and a number of new services
Tom Horton will help develop a crypto project
Blockchain.com
This top manager has experience in American Airlines and General Electric
Crypto startup Blockchain.com has received a new board member. They became Tom Horton, the leading independent director of Walmart. Previously, the specialist also helped develop American Airlines and General Electric.
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Blockchain.com is engaged in the production of crypto wallets and information services. Today they work in 200 countries of the world and serve more than 3 million users.
In addition to Hort, the Board of Directors of Blockchain.com includes representatives of other large companies. Recently, Richard Branson, ex-Morgan Stanley employee Marcy Wu, representatives of Google Ventures and Lightspeed Commerce Inc. have started working with them.
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Company plans
According to Bloomberg, the crypto-startup has already raised $537 million, now its value is estimated at $5.2 billion. Blockchain.com is also promised “in the near or medium term” launch an IPO (initial public offering – initial public offering).
In the new year, the project will introduce a number of new services, including its own NFT marketplace.
The startup enters the wide market at a difficult time. The crypto industry has experienced massive price drops over the last week. Reuters journalists attribute this to investors’ fears about the war in Ukraine.
