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Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon announced his resignation and is preparing to leave the AI industry. He has conducted pre-training research at OpenAI and Anthropic over the past three years. He pointed out that neither company has responsibly advanced AI and are competing to create superintelligence that can continue to enhance its own capabilities, "betting our lives on it."He switched from OpenAI to Anthropic this year because the latter places more emphasis on model safety. Coxon acknowledged that Anthropic's safety work is serious, but believes that as long as companies are racing to be the first to create AGI (artificial general intelligence that surpasses humans in a wide range of tasks), safety compromises are unavoidable, and self-discipline from a single company cannot solve the problem. His assessment of the two companies is: many people inside OpenAI still do not truly realize how great this risk is; Anthropic knows the risks but believes others are unreliable, so they must create it themselves first.Coxon stated that some AI practitioners are much more pessimistic privately than they express publicly, and are even worried that AI could destroy humanity before the end of this decade. He personally judges that in the most radical scenario, AI could go out of control by the end of next year, so such decisions should not be made solely by the engineers of a few companies.

According to TheEnergyMag, Argo Blockchain's CEO Justin Nolan has stepped down on August 30. Under the terms of the agreement, Justin Nolan will receive a one-time cash compensation of $250,000, which will be subject to standard tax withholding. The agreement will officially take effect after the seven-day period expires and the right of rescission has not been exercised.During the board's search for a successor, the current management team will be responsible for daily operations under the supervision of the board. The company is specifically seeking candidates with experience in capital raising and operational execution in the data center and artificial intelligence technology sectors.

According to CoinDesk, Grayscale's Chief Financial Officer Edward McGee has resigned for personal reasons, effective July 2. The company stated that his departure was not due to any disagreements regarding the company's operations, policies, or practices, and appointed Kathryn Masci and Daniel Plourde as interim co-Chief Financial Officers, with Masci also serving as Chief Financial and Accounting Officer and joining the board. This personnel adjustment comes months after the departure of John Hoffman, the head of distribution and partnerships, who joined Ondo Finance. Currently, Grayscale has suspended its IPO preparations, having previously submitted a confidential application for a U.S. listing last November.

According to an 8-K filing submitted to the SEC, AVAX One Technology (AVX), a Nasdaq-listed digital infrastructure company, announced that CEO Jolie Kahn resigned on July 3, and COO Pete Wylie has been appointed as interim CEO. The company stated that the departure was "mutually agreed upon" and did not involve any operational, policy, or practical disagreements. Under the separation agreement, Kahn will receive a one-time cash compensation of $160,000 and common stock valued at $250,000. The board has engaged global executive search firm ZRG Partners to find a permanent successor.This leadership change comes as AVAX One faces compliance pressure from Nasdaq, as the company previously received a notice for its stock price falling below the minimum requirement of $1. Shareholders approved a 1:12 reverse stock split on May 29, which took effect on June 15. AVAX One's main business includes mining Bitcoin in Alberta and Ohio with approximately 300 PH/s of computing power, holding a strategic treasury of AVAX to earn staking rewards, and building modular data centers aimed at AI and high-performance computing.

Bitcoin ATM operator CEO Scott Buchanan has resigned, and former MoneyGram CEO Alex Holmes has taken over as CEO and Chairman. Holmes stated that his focus will be on "operational stability, regulatory compliance progress," and driving the company towards a diversified fintech platform. Holmes served as CEO and Chairman of MoneyGram from 2016 to 2024, with over 16 years of executive experience in the payments industry.This personnel change comes less than three months after the company announced its succession plan last November. Meanwhile, the company's founder Brandon Mintz has also stepped down as Executive Chairman but will remain on the board and serve in an advisory role. Bitcoin Depot is currently facing increasing regulatory pressure. Last week, Connecticut suspended the company's local operating license due to excessive charges and failure to refund fraud victims.In its latest financial report, the company warned that due to changes in the regulatory environment, core business revenue may decline by 30% to 40% this year. The Bitcoin ATM industry as a whole is also under pressure, with California imposing a $675,000 fine on Coinhub, and Chicago operator Crypto Dispensers facing issues with its founder being involved in money laundering.

According to the official announcement from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw has officially left her position.It is reported that Caroline Crenshaw is a crypto skeptic who previously stated that the SEC's guidance on meme coins did not provide a clear legal definition. However, in February of this year, she published "Crypto 2.0: Regulatory Whip," arguing that the enforcement actions against Coinbase undermine regulatory credibility, leading people to mistakenly believe that law enforcement resources are deployed based on election cycles or in ways that favor the wealthy, which has drawn criticism.

According to The Block, Neel Somani, the founder of the Ethereum L2 protocol Eclipse, has stepped down as Executive Chairman as of October 2025. Somani stated that this move is to fully dedicate himself to machine learning and other intellectual research directions.Somani founded the company in 2022, raising $15 million in seed funding, aiming to build scaling solutions using the Solana Virtual Machine (SVM). He later shifted focus to building a high-performance Ethereum L2 in 2023 and transitioned from CEO to Executive Chairman after completing a $50 million Series A funding round in 2024. The related adjustments were founder-led and pre-planned, with no changes to his equity or board power.

ChainCatcher news, according to Scroll DAO representative olimpio (@OlimpioCrypto) disclosed on social media platform X, Scroll DAO officially announced the suspension of its governance mechanism, and DAO leader Eugene has officially resigned this week. According to the latest representative meeting content shared by olimpio, Scroll co-founder Haichen (@shenhaichen) stated that the team is "redesigning governance," but has not provided a clear follow-up plan or timeline.Team member Raza (@razacodes) emphasized in the meeting that they prefer to use the term "pause" rather than "stop" or "dismantle" to describe this governance change. Currently, several governance proposals (including financial management proposals) are still in progress, and their execution status remains uncertain.In addition, olimpio pointed out that the Scroll team repeatedly used the term "experiment" to describe the current governance during the meeting and stated that they need time to sort out the situation. Notably, as a community representative with 176K SCR and ranked fourth in governance power, olimpio claimed to have been banned from accessing the Scroll Discord server, further raising community concerns about the project's transparency.

According to ChainCatcher news, the CEO of Loopring has decided to step down at the end of August 2025 after more than three years in office to spend more time with his family, according to official news from Loopring. In addition, he reflected on Loopring's efforts and challenges in implementing Ethereum scaling with ZK-Rollup, building the Loopring DeFi ecosystem, and developing smart wallets, and stated that he will continue to pay attention to Loopring's development as a member of the community.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, OKX's global general counsel Melissa Muehlfeld has recently confirmed her departure.Muehlfeld joined OKX's U.S. subsidiary OKcoin as deputy general counsel in May 2022 and was promoted to her current position in August 2024. This is another high-level change in the exchange's legal compliance team following OKX's $500 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice in February this year.The new Chief Legal Officer Linda Lacewell (former head of the New York Department of Financial Services) is currently leading the restructuring of the legal compliance department. Previously, the exchange had replaced Chief Legal Officer Mauricio Beugelmans and Compliance Officer Vanessa Zhang. An OKX spokesperson stated that the company does not comment on personnel changes according to company policy.

ChainCatcher news, Antugrow founder Kago announced joining Coinbase as the head of East Africa Base to help Africa adopt Ethereum. At the same time, he will resign as the CEO of Antugrow, with co-founder Brian Amani leading Antugrow as CEO.

ChainCatcher news, Bitcoin mining company Argo Blockchain announced that its CEO Thomas Chippas will step down on February 28, 2025. The company is searching for executives to identify a successor. In the meantime, Chief Financial Officer Jim MacCallum will serve as interim CEO.

ChainCatcher News, SEC Chairman Gary Gensler has officially resigned.According to new appointment documents released by the White House, Mark Uyeda has been appointed as the acting chairman of the SEC.It is reported that Uyeda is a Republican and has served as an SEC commissioner since June 30, 2022. Before becoming an SEC commissioner, Uyeda worked at the SEC for over 15 years. FOX Business previously reported that Mark Uyeda aims to assist Trump in fulfilling the promise to end the Biden administration's so-called "crypto war."

ChainCatcher news, Jaret Seiberg of TD Cowen Washington Research Group stated that the resignation of Federal Reserve Vice Chair Barr "is not as much of a victory for big banks as it appears on the surface."Seiberg noted in a report on Monday: "The Democrats will retain their majority on the Federal Reserve Board until early 2026, and given the need to confirm new regulatory officials, it is hard to see significant progress on regulatory easing this year."Barr has called for regulation of stablecoins over the past year and stated that stablecoins "borrow the trust of central banks." "The Federal Reserve is very eager to ensure that any issuance of stablecoins operates within an appropriate federal prudential regulatory framework so that they do not threaten financial stability or the integrity of the payment system," Barr said at a conference in Washington, D.C. in October 2023.For years, lawmakers have been working on legislation to regulate stablecoins, but the crux of the issue lies in how to allocate regulatory authority between state and federal levels. (The Block)In news from yesterday, Federal Reserve's Barr announced that he will resign from the position of Vice Chair for Supervision on February 28, 2025. The Federal Reserve's statement indicated that Barr will continue to serve as a governor of the Federal Reserve but does not intend to engage in significant rulemaking until a successor to the vice chair position is determined. Barr stated in the announcement that the "controversy" surrounding his position could distract the Federal Reserve's focus.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, Aptos Labs co-founder Mo Shaikh announced his resignation as CEO, and co-founder Avery Ching will take over. Aptos is a Layer-1 blockchain that emphasizes high scalability, security, and transaction speed, built on the Move programming language developed for Facebook's "Diem" project.In a lengthy post on social platform X, Shaikh reflected on Aptos's achievements over the past three years, including successfully raising $400 million in venture capital and building an ecosystem supported by thousands of developers. He thanked investors such as BlackRock, Google, Mastercard, and PayPal for their support and stated that he would continue to support the company's growth as a strategic advisor while reflecting on the future of blockchain and the financial system.

ChainCatcher news, Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigned on Monday, stating that Prime Minister Trudeau had asked her to give up the position and take on another cabinet role. In her letter to Trudeau, she said, "On Friday, you told me that you no longer wished for me to serve as your Minister of Finance and offered me another position. After careful consideration, I have concluded that the only honest and viable course for me is to resign from cabinet." (Jin Ten)