Ether, the unit of cryptocurrency used on the Ethereum blockchain, has given investors a wild ride lately. Its value more than doubled in May, peaked in June at more than $400 an ether, and then lost more than half that value by early this week. That may sound like a bubble bursting.
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Ben is CEO of OnMarket BookBuilds and has extensive experience in investment banking, private equity, and corporate law. Prior to OnMarket BookBuilds, Ben was employed by Macquarie Group in its Equity Capital Markets division. During his time at Macquarie, Ben worked on equity raisings for takeover bids, initial public offerings
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On July 17 Raihan Shamsi, chief executive officer of Accenture Communications Infrastructure Solutions Limited (ACISL), and Purushothama Kadambu, the chief operating officer, held a town hall briefing on to inform the employees of the closure. The global giant and one of the “big four” in professional services, entered Bangladesh in 2013
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