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DCG, Luno's parent company, has been grappling with the ongoing fallout from last year's plunge in token prices and the collapse of FTX. Rafael Henrique | Sopa Images | Lightrocket via Getty Images LONDON — The CEO of crypto currency exchange Luno is stepping aside and handing the reins to its head of operations, the company announced Wednesday. It comes as Luno's parent company, crypto -focused venture capital firm Digital Currency Group, continues to reel from turmoil in the crypto market. Luno also recently laid off 35% of its global workforce. related investing news Here are Morgan Stanley's favorite quality stocks to buy as bear market nears end Michelle Fox 18 hours ago Marcus Swanepoel, a South African former banker who founded Luno in 2013 with the aim of bringing crypto to the masses, will give up his CEO title after 10 years to become executive chairman, the company said in a press release Wednesday. James Lanigan, Luno's chief operating officer, w...

Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Ukraine's president, meets with US President Joe Biden in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. Oliver Contreras | Bloomberg | Getty Images Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and BlackRock CEO Larry Fink agreed to coordinate investment in rebuilding Ukraine, Kyiv announced on Wednesday following a meeting between the two men. A readout from the Ukrainian president's official website said Zelenskyy and Fink had "agreed to focus in the near term on coordinating the efforts of all potential investors and participants in the reconstruction of our country, channelling investment into the most relevant and impactful sectors of the Ukrainian economy." BlackRock Financial Markets Advisory and the Ukrainian Ministry of Economy signed a memorandum of understanding in November, after Fink and Zelenskyy met in September to discuss driving public and private investment s into Ukraine to rebuild the cou...

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba was one of the 100 over companies that had faced the risk of delisting in the U.S. in 2024 if their audit information was not made available to PCAOB inspectors. Budrul Chukrut | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Investors could regain the confidence to put their money in Chinese tech stocks as these companies avoid delisting from U.S. stock exchanges and the Chinese government pledges policy support , according to one invest ment manager . Last week, U.S. accounting watchdog the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board said it gained full access to inspect and invest igate Chinese companies for the first time, after China finally granted the U.S. access in August. related investing news Is China set for a rebound in 2023? Wall Street pros weigh in — and reveal how to trade it Zavier Ong a day ago More than 100 Chinese tech companies such as Alibaba , Baidu and JD.com  had faced the risk of delisting in the U.S. in 2024 if their audit info...