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Bit Digital Announces North American Executive Team Headquartered in New York, Positions for Rapid Growth
NEW YORK, April 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Bit Digital, Inc. (Nasdaq: BTBT) ("Bit Digital" or the "Company"), a bitcoin mining company headquartered in New York
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[{"type":"text","content":"NEW YORK, April 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Bit Digital, Inc. (Nasdaq: BTBT) (\"Bit Digital\" or the \"Company\"), a bitcoin mining company headquartered in New York with one of the highest operating hash rates (or computing power) among all US listed bitcoin miners, announced the appointment of Bryan Bullett as Chief Executive Officer and Sam Tabar as Chief Strategy Officer. Erke Huang will continue his role as Chief Financial Officer. The new appointments are expected to position the Company for continued rapid growth and access to new strategic opportunities.\nBryan Bullett, Chief Executive Officer\nMr. Bullett brings over 20 years of experience in investment banking, capital markets, financial services, financial technology and technology-related sectors. Since early 2020, Mr. Bullett has served as Managing Director for a boutique advisory firm focused on raising capital for strategies including FinTech and venture capital. Prior thereto, he served as Executive Vice President, US Head of Capital Markets for E&P Financial Group, a specialist funds manager with circa A$20 billion of assets under advice; among that firm's strategies was one of the largest solar energy fund managers globally. Prior thereto, he was an investment banker at FBR & Co. (formerly Friedman, Billings, Ramsey); KBW; Bank of America Merrill Lynch; and Deutsche Bank Securities. Before his financial services career, Mr. Bullett was a cofounder or early employee of several technology-related companies, two of which were ultimately acquired, by Google and Viacom respectively. Mr. Bullett has been involved in blockchain, digital assets and FinTech-related projects in various capacities, including as an investor, including a decentralized finance platform that was acquired by a leading DeFi provider. Bullett also advised and originated one of the first security token projects for a Manhattan real estate asset. Mr. Bullett completed his BA at Brown University and his MBA at Columbia Business School, and holds Series 7 and Series 63 securities licenses.\nSam Tabar, Chief Strategy Officer\nIn his role as Chief Strategy Officer, Sam Tabar will leverage his expertise in creating and executing highly specialized strategic initiatives. Mr. Tabar has a well-known 20 year track record in financial technology, financial services and law. Prior to joining Bit Digital, Mr. Ta...