{"id":70187,"date":"2024-01-29T17:38:30","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T21:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=70187"},"modified":"2024-01-30T04:47:05","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T08:47:05","slug":"former-bitmain-ceo-jihan-wu-to-take-over-as-bitdeer-ceo-in-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/former-bitmain-ceo-jihan-wu-to-take-over-as-bitdeer-ceo-in-march\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Bitmain CEO Jihan Wu To Take Over as Bitdeer CEO in March"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Former Bitmain CEO Jihan Wu will assume the CEO role at <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/ceo-of-a-btc-mining-firm-claims-that-chinas-cryptocurrency-ban-presents-a-huge-opportunity-for-canada.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cryptocurrency mining firm<\/a> Bitdeer starting on March 1, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"846\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-132.png\" alt=\"Former Bitmain CEO Jihan Wu To Take Over as Bitdeer CEO in March\" class=\"wp-image-70198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-132.png 846w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-132-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-132-768x496.png 768w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-132-750x484.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 846px) 100vw, 846px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Former Bitmain CEO Jihan Wu To Take Over as Bitdeer CEO in March<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Bitdeer announced on January 29 that, effective March 1, Wu would transition from chair of the firm's board of directors to chief executive officer. Following his 2013 co-foundation with Micree Zhan at <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/intel-launches-new-bitcoin-mining-chip.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mining chip<\/a> manufacturer Bitmain, Wu established the cryptocurrency mining company in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wu asserts that the purpose of the leadership transition was to enable both himself and Kong to &#8220;concentrate on [their respective areas of expertise]&#8221; and &#8220;completely exploit emerging strategic growth opportunities.&#8221; Kong assumed the role of CEO in January 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BitdeerOfficial?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@BitdeerOfficial<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><g id=\"wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\" fill=\"none\" clip-path=\"url(#clip0_31_188)\">\r\n                            <path d=\"M9.16724 14.8891L20.1672 3.88908\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M13.4497 3.53554L20.5208 3.53554L20.5208 10.6066\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M17.5 13.5L17.5 16.26C17.5 17.4179 17.5 17.9968 17.2675 18.4359C17.0799 18.7902 16.7902 19.0799 16.4359 19.2675C15.9968 19.5 15.4179 19.5 14.26 19.5L7.74 19.5C6.58213 19.5 6.0032 19.5 5.56414 19.2675C5.20983 19.0799 4.92007 18.7902 4.73247 18.4359C4.5 17.9968 4.5 17.4179 4.5 16.26L4.5 9.74C4.5 8.58213 4.5 8.0032 4.73247 7.56414C4.92007 7.20983 5.20982 6.92007 5.56414 6.73247C6.0032 6.5 6.58213 6.5 7.74 6.5L11 6.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                        <\/g>\r\n                        <defs>\r\n                            <clipPath id=\"clip0_31_188\">\r\n                                <rect fill=\"white\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"\/>\r\n                            <\/clipPath>\r\n                        <\/defs><\/svg><\/span><\/a> announced that our Founder and Chairman, Jihan Wu, will take on the role of Chief Executive Officer effective March 1, 2024. Mr. Wu will continue to serve as Chairman of the Company\u2019s Board. Our current Chief Executive Officer, Matt Linghui Kong, will\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sCVzDMh4Vm\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/sCVzDMh4Vm<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"#wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bitdeer (@BitdeerOfficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BitdeerOfficial\/status\/1751962567961137244?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 29, 2024<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"#wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, Wu founded the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.matrixport.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"> cryptocurrency financial services company Matrixport<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"#wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a>. A January report from the company's analysts that speculated the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) would not authorize listings of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds caused a stir. Such offerings received SEC approval on January 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wu and Zhan were reportedly involved in a power struggle before Wu departed from Bitmain, which included lawsuits and a raid on the company's Beijing office. Wu resigned as chief executive officer and severed ties with the organization in 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Bitmain CEO Jihan Wu will assume the CEO role at cryptocurrency mining firm Bitdeer starting on March 1, 2023. Bitdeer announced on January 29 that, effective March 1, Wu would transition from chair of the firm&#8217;s board of directors to chief executive officer. Following his 2013 co-foundation with Micree Zhan at mining chip manufacturer [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":70198,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[18131,1892],"class_list":["post-70187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-bitdeer-2","tag-bitmain"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-132.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70187"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70187\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}