IBM Brazil announces first female general manager

Published

3 weeks ago

January 7, 2021

IBM Brazil has announced Katia Vaskys as its new general manager, following a number of changes at senior level within the company involving Brazilian executives.

Vaskys is the first woman to lead the IBM operations in Brazil. She replaces Tonny Martins, who was promoted to general manager for IBM Latin America in October 2020, a role previously held by Ana Paula Assis. Assis was the first female to manage the company in the region and moved on to lead client transition at “NewCo,” the looming spinoff from Big Blue that will focus on business infrastructure services.

With 25 years of experience in the technology sector, IBM’s new Brazil leader will be driving the company’s hybrid cloud and artificial intelligence strategy. Vaskys joined the company in 2010, and has been responsible for the creation of the company’s business analytics and optimization practice at the Global Business Services unit, in addition to leading the firm’s Smarter Analytics portfolio.

During her tenure at IBM, Vaskys has also served as the chief executive for industry accounts, coordinating technical and sales teams, and is the executive sponsor of the diversity and inclusion team at the Brazilian subsidiary.

“At a time of inflection in business, with the acceleration of technologies that transform industries and society, it is a privilege and an honor to lead such a diverse and talented team in a company that constantly reinvents itself,” Vaskys said.

“I believe in bringing the entire ecosystem together – business partners, startups, developers, and companies – as an essential means to accelerate open innovation in support of a new digital age, based on an open hybrid cloud and AI,” she added.

Prior to joining IBM, Vaskys was CEO of Teradata Brazil and held technical roles in consulting and systems architecture at Oracle, SAP and Siebel.

Source: https://www.zdnet.com/article/ibm-brazil-announces-first-female-general-manager/#ftag=RSSbaffb68

Blockchain

The Battle of The DEX Heats up as Uniswap (UNI) Hits All-Time High

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3 hours ago

January 28, 2021

Republished by Plato

UNI prices reached their highest ever levels of $15.50 a few hours ago according to Coingecko. The move has added 5% on the day while most other high cap crypto assets are retreating in the shadow of their big brother.

UNI has now made a whopping 60% over the past seven days and almost 300% since the same time last month when it was priced at just $3.60. Its rival and former fork SushiSwap has retreated a little as its token falls by 5% on the day back to $7.30.

Both decentralized exchanges are doing very well in terms of liquidity lockup and trading volumes, however, as observed by researcher Lucas Campbell in the latest Bankless newsletter.

Things are heating up between Sushiswap and Uniswap

Both have billions in liquidity

Both facilitating billions in volume

This is the DEX title fight

Here’s how they stack up against each other 🧶https://t.co/J3CCL3Gs8K

— Lucas 🔥_🔥 (@0x_Lucas) January 28, 2021

Uniswap Takes The Lead

The rivalry between these two DeFi titans has been heating up in recent weeks and it is no surprise considering their history. One was spawned from the other but has made it in its own right and is now vying for the title of top DEX.

Diving into the on-chain metrics, the Bankless newsletter has broken the competition down into several rounds, giving Uniswap the first one for trading volume. Over the past three weeks, Uniswap has averaged almost $6 billion in weekly volume whereas SushiSwap processed around $2.8 billion it noted.

The next round was liquidity which also went Uniswap’s way with just over $3 billion versus just under $2 billion. The total value locked across both decentralized exchanges is currently higher than it was for the entire DeFi ecosystem back in mid-August, 2020.

In terms of daily revenue, Uniswap also comes out ahead with the DEX averaging over $2.3 million in fees to liquidity providers per day in January 2021.

SushiSwap Fights Back

SushiSwap starts to win a couple of rounds back in terms of price to sales ratio which compares a token’s market cap to the protocol’s revenue. SushiSwap has been holding steady with a P/S ratio of ~5 while Uniswap recently touched ~15, it added,

“With the above in mind, the market is currently overvaluing Uniswap relative to SushiSwap strictly in terms of the cash flows it generates today.”

The price to volume ratio, which is similar to the above, also comes out in SushiSwap’s favor with the market is currently valuing SushiSwap at around $4 for every $1 in volume that it facilitates on a daily basis, while this ratio is higher for Uniswap at around $11 for every $1 in volume it processes.

The final metric was price performance and both tokens have had a massive run-up recently. This one can be measured in different ways, but Bankless gives it to SushiSwap measuring percentage price increase since the beginning of Q4, 2020.

Overall, Uniswap still has the upper hand, but its rival is catching up. The launch of Uniswap v3 is likely to give it even more momentum to retain its accolade as the world’s leading DEX.

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Source: https://cryptopotato.com/the-battle-of-the-dex-heats-up-as-uniswap-uni-hits-all-time-high/

Blockchain

Charted: Chainlink (LINK) Holding Key Support, Bulls Aim Fresh Test of $25

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3 hours ago

January 28, 2021

Republished by Plato

Chainlink (LINK) dipped below $22.00, but it stayed above $20.00, whereas bitcoin and Ethereum struggled. The price is now rising and it is likely to rise towards $24.00 and $25.00.

Chainlink token price started a downside correction from the $25.89 high against the US dollar.
The price is well bid above the $20.00 level and the 100 simple moving average (4-hours).
There is a crucial rising channel forming with support near $20.50 on the 4-hours chart of the LINK/USD pair (data source from Kraken).
The price is rising and it seems like it may soon revisit the $24.00 and $25.00 resistance levels.

Chainlink (LINK) is Gaining Momentum

Recently, chainlink (LINK) started a downside correction from the $25.89 high against the US Dollar, similar to bitcoin and Ethereum. There was a downside break below the $22.50 and $22.00 support levels.

The bears were able to push the price below the 50% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $17.20 swing low to $25.89 high. However, the bulls were active above the $20.00 support zone and the 100 simple moving average (4-hours).

Source: LINKUSD on TradingView.com

The price tested the 61.8% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $17.20 swing low to $25.89 high. There is also a crucial rising channel forming with support near $20.50 on the 4-hours chart of the LINK/USD pair.

LINK is currently rising from the channel support and trading above $22.00. It even surpassed the $23.00 level and it seems like the bulls are aiming a fresh test of the $25.00 level. Any more gains could open the doors for a move towards the $26.50 level.

Fresh Drop?

If chainlink’s price fails to climb above the $24.00 level, there could be a fresh decline. An initial support on the downside is near the $22.50 level.

Any more losses below the $22.50 level may possibly lead the price towards the channel support. A break below the channel support might put the $20.00 support at risk in the near term.

Technical Indicators

4-hours MACD – The MACD for LINK/USD is gaining momentum in the bullish zone.

4-hours RSI (Relative Strength Index) – The RSI for LINK/USD is currently just above the 50 level.

Major Support Levels – $22.50, $21.20 and $20.60.

Major Resistance Levels – $24.00, $25.00 and $26.50.

Source: https://www.newsbtc.com/analysis/eth/chainlink-link-holding-key-support-20/

Blockchain

Dogecoin pumps by 90% amid WallStreetBets drama

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4 hours ago

January 28, 2021

Republished by Plato

The Reddit community WallStreetBets’ drama with main street hedge funds has now permeated the cryptocurrency sector with Dogecoin’s price pumping by 90% in a matter of hours. This surge has contributed to DOGE nearing its old ATH on the charts.

Dogecoin has been in mainstream media due to a host of reasons, some of which include viral TikTok videos or tweets from Elon Musk. In fact, the aforementioned surge might continue if Elon Musk decides to join the party as is customary.

WallStreetBets & Dogecoin

WallStreeBets’ name has been popping up all over the mainstream media lately as a bunch of “memers” who have all longed the most-shorted stock GME [GameStop]. This has sent the stock prices of GME hurtling, with the same up by over 880% in one week, at the time of writing.

What’s interesting about the surge in GME’s stock is that Melvin Capital, a hedge fund reportedly at the center of all the GME shorts, has covered its short position. Not only has this contributed to losses in the billions, but this has led to main street traders/hedge funds crying foul too.

With the drama over GME stocks unfolding before our eyes, a Twitter user with the screen name “WSB Chairman” tweeted,

Anybody own Bitcoin?

— WSB Chairman (@WSBChairman) January 28, 2021

This tweet was met with replies from many of the market’s cryptocurrency enthusiasts, many of whom were left out of the WSB drama. Accordingly, many started spamming different altcoins. However, among these altcoins, Dogecoin has been the one to rise to the surface and grab the most attention of the lot.

The result? Well, Dogecoin had pumped 85% in 90 minutes, at the time of writing.

Source: DOGEUSDT TradingView

A look at DOGE’s charts would suggest that perhaps, a few whales caught the scent of what was about to happen and jumped on the bandwagon too. In fact, two pseudonymous traders RookieXBT and CoinMamba posted long positions, well before the pump actually began.

ahhh cryptic currency traders can make money too

No idea what I wake up to tomorrow#WSB 🤝 $DOGE 🤝 Crypto Twitter

good night pic.twitter.com/n9MonhrS6k

— RookieXBT 🧲 (@RookieXBT) January 28, 2021

What next for Dogecoin?

With Elon Musk already on the WSB bandwagon, it wouldn’t be surprising if he tweets about the current Dogecoin pump. If this takes place, then there will be no holding Dogecoin back. Levels to keep an eye out for include – $0.0159 and $0.0183, both price-points that stand at the 78.6% and 100% Fibonacci levels, respectively.

Source: https://ambcrypto.com/dogecoin-pumps-by-90-amid-wallstreetbets-drama