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PayPal Welcomes Leading Experts in Distributed Technology, Economics and Regulation to Blockchain, Crypto and Digital Currencies Advisory Council

By Jose Fernandez da Ponte, SVP & GM, BCDC

As a global leader in commerce and payments with bold ambitions for shaping how blockchain, crypto, digital currencies will provide increased access to financial services in the near term, we believe it is crucial to engage with the world’s best leaders to better understand the industry's most compelling opportunities and complex challenges.

To support not only our current and future products in the space but our broader mission of leading the way towards a more affordable, efficient and inclusive digital financial system, we have established a cross-disciplinary advisory council on Blockchain, Crypto and Digital Currencies (BCDC) comprised of some of the world’s leading experts in cryptography, distributed technology, regulation, economics, and capital markets.

Today I’m proud to welcome six members to this council and thank them for their partnership:

Peter Briger

Peter L. Briger, Jr.  |  More info

Co-CEO, Fortress Investment Group

Chris Brummer

Chris Brummer  |  More info

Agnes N. Williams Research Professor, Georgetown University Law Center, and Faculty Director, Institute of International Economic Law

Dr. Shafi Goldwasser

Dr. Shafi Goldwasser  |  More info

Turing Award winner; Director, Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing, UC Berkeley; C. Lester Hogan Professor of EECS; RSA Professor of EECS, MIT; Professor of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Weizmann Institute of Science

Timothy Massad

Timothy Massad  |  More info

Research Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School and Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center

Dr. Neha Narula

Dr. Neha Narula  |  More info

Director, MIT Digital Currency Initiative

Antoinette Schoar

Antoinette Schoar  |  More info

Stewart C. Myers-Horn Family Professor of Finance, MIT Sloan School of Management

We look forward to sharing more news as we continue to grow our presence in this exciting space. Click here to view our careers page.

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