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KCD PR President Named One of the Top Marketing and PR Executives in 2023 by SD Metro Magazine

KCD PR, an integrated communications agency for the financial services, fintech and technology industries, today announced that its President Kevin Dinino, was named one of San Diego’s top marketing executives in 2023 by SD Metro. SD Metro Magazine is a leading source for San Diego business news. This year, its Top Marketing and PR Executives award honored 15 marketing and PR executives across San Diego County for their success and contributions to their field. Read full article

KCD PR Partners with FinTech Connector to Amplify the Next Generation of Fintech Innovation

KCD PR, an integrated communications agency for the financial services, fintech and technology industries, today announced its role as a founding member and exclusive PR agency of record for FinTech Connector – a member-driven, innovation, collaboration and investment platform focused on cultivating relationships between finance and business enablers and fintech innovators for global impact. As a founding member, the agency will extend its 10 plus years of expertise in serving the fintech sector to support platform members as they seek public relations, strategic communications and marketing resources. Additionally, KCD PR will serve as the official agency of record to support the mission, values and growth story of the global membership network. Read full article

BankMobile likely to be first of many to go public this year

As several fintech trends take hold, this may be the year for fintech IPOs. KCD PR President Kevin Dinino gives his take in Tearsheet. Read full article

KCD PR is proud to be voted one of the Best PR Firms in San Diego

Our goal is to connect people with the best local experts. We scored San Diego PR Firms on more than 25 variables across five categories, and analyzed the results to give you a hand-picked list of the best. Overall we scored 78 PR Firms in San Diego, CA and Picked the Top 22, and KCD PR is on our list. Read full article

A Cinderella Story: Robot Edition

  • KCD PR teamed up with Brain Corp to position this startup tech company as an industry leader 
  • Brain Corp’s floor-cleaning technology became a global sensation with KCD PR’s media expertise
  • Targeted, meticulously researched approaches to media coverage made this sanitary maintenance company a distinguished, sought-after technology 

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Crypto startup Blockchain.com lays off 25% of staffas 3AC fallout spreads

PUBLISHED THU, JUL 21 2022, 10:01 AM EDT  |  UPDATED THU, JUL 21 2022, 10:12 AM EDT

Crypto startup Blockchain.com says it is laying off 25% of its staff, citing harsh market conditions.
The cuts translate to about 150 roles at the firm.
The company is also shutting down its Argentinian office and scrapping plans to expand in multiple countries.

Most of the layoffs — about 44% — affect employees in Argentina while 26% are based in the U.S. and 16% in the U.K. The company informed staff about the plans Thursday.

Industry website CoinDesk was first to report the news, which was later confirmed to CNBC by a Blockchain.com spokesperson.

Blockchain.com is one of many companies that got caught up in the fallout of crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital’s collapse.

3AC filed for bankruptcy protection earlier this month, having owed crypto firms including Celsius and Voyager Digital hundreds of millions of dollars. The company’s co-founders have since gone dark. Lawyers representing its creditors are trying to track their whereabouts.

Blockchain.com had itself lent 3AC $270 million in crypto and is expecting to lose that sum.

On Wednesday, crypto exchange Coinbase denied having any financing exposure to Celsius, Voyager or 3AC.

The collapse of the controversial Terra stablecoin in May had a spiral effect causing the downfall of crypto companies that made risky bets using borrowed funds.
Firms like Celsius and Voyager locked up user accounts after failing to meet redemption requests, before subsequently falling into bankruptcy.

Founded in 2012, Blockchain.com is a crypto exchange and wallet platform. The firm, which ranked No. 7 on this year’s CNBC Disruptor 50 list, claims to be responsible for nearly a third of all bitcoin transactions through its wallet product.

The privately-held company was valued at $14 billion in a funding round announced earlier this year. Its backers include Baillie Gifford, American hedge fund manager Kyle Bass and British tycoon Richard Branson.

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