[2015-08-07] ET: Bitcoin startups lure quant whizzes from Wall Street

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Bitcoin startups lure quant whizzes from Wall Street

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/small-biz-usa/bitcoin-startups-lure-quant-whizzes-from-wall-street/articleshow/48386459.cms

Once the province of small-time investors driven by their distrust of government-backed currencies, now Wall Street bankers and traders are leaving high-paying jobs to join bitcoin start-ups, while big firms hire in-house to get their arms around bitcoin and the related 'blockchain' technology.

"A lot of people are entering the bitcoin space as the sector has reached an overall level of funding that's hard to ignore," said Jaron Lukasiewicz, founder and chief executive officer at New York-based bitcoin exchange Coinsetter. Lukasiewicz, 29, moved to the bitcoin world in late 2012, having left behind a six-figure salary in private equity at The CapStreet Group in New York.

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This seems to be a real popular article. Has been picked up by most of the media publications.

NDTV - http://gadgets.ndtv.com/internet/features/bitcoin-startups-lure-quant-whizzes-from-wall-street-725152
Business Standard - http://www.business-standard.com/article/international/bitcoin-start-ups-lure-quant-wizards-from-wall-street-115080700481_1.html
Firstpost - http://www.firstpost.com/fwire/bitcoin-startups-lure-quant-whizzes-from-wall-street-reuters-2384004.html
Times of India - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/Bitcoin-startups-lure-quant-whizzes-from-Wall-Street/articleshow/48392857.cms