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Bitmain CEO Ousts Co-Founder, Biggest Shareholder to ‘Save the Ship’


Altcoin Bitcoin Cash (BCH) has surged 10% previously 24 hours after it emerged mining large and main supporter Bitmain had fired a senior government.

Wu to employees: don’t discuss to Micree Ketuan Zhan

In a translation of an e mail from Oct. 29 quoted by crypto information outlet CoinDesk, Bitmain co-founder Jihan Wu stated that fellow co-founder Micree Ketuan Zhan had left the corporate.

“Bitmain’s co-founder, chairman, legal representative and executive director Jihan Wu has decided to dismiss all roles of Ketuan Zhan, effective immediately,” it reportedly learn.

Wu additional supplied a warning to those that continued to work together with Zhan: 

“Any Bitmain staff shall no longer take any direction from Zhan, or participate in any meeting organized by Zhan. Bitmain may, based on the situation, consider terminating employment contracts of those who violate this note.”

Zhan is Bitmain’s largest shareholder, with a reported 60% stake.

“I have come to save this ship”

Zhan’s sudden departure marks the most recent chapter in a collection of sudden occurrences at Bitmain. As Cointelegraph reported, Wu himself all of the sudden deserted his submit as CEO of the corporate in November 2019, as a substitute taking over a non-executive position on its board.

Reacting to the e-mail, non-public investor Dovey Wan described Wu’s tone as “intense” within the authentic Chinese model. 

“WOW THIS IS MORE DRAMATIC THAN I THOUGHT,” she summarized on Twitter. According to Wan, Wu instructed staff that he supposed to take management with a view to enhance Bitmain’s waning share of the Bitcoin mining pie.

“Jihan, literally said to his employees ‘I have to come back to save this ship (from sinking),’” she added.

Bitcoin’s continued power in 2019 has nonetheless been a boon for Bitmain and different miners. Last week, executives introduced they supposed to create the world’s largest mining facility in Texas. 

Bitcoin Cash, alternatively, has failed to supply comparable successes. Bitmain is an open supporter of Bitcoin Cash, with Wu notoriously vocal about his personal perception within the coin.


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