Financial Times: Sharps has resigned from OpenBRIX and AppG
The Financial Times8月1According to Japanese reports, a member of the British Conservative Party (MP) Secretly profiting from a blockchain startup. This is Grant·Sharps (Grant Shapps)'s lawmaker has now resigned from the company.
Grant, former chairman of the Conservative Party·Sharps (Grant Shapps) At2015He quit his job after a bullying scandal broke out. This week he came from the blockchain property portalOpenBrixChairman of Governance, along with the UK's All-Party Parliamentary Group on Blockchain (APPG) Resigned from the position of Co-Chairman.
According to the United Kingdom“Financial Times”Sharps built blockchain with another Conservative MP last year, reports sayAPPG。
Allegedly, the United Kingdom“Financial Times”Since it was discovered that Sharps willOpenBrixThe initial coin offering (ICO) You may have obtained it before“Hundreds of thousands of pounds”A digital token of value. As a result, Sharps then resigned from his post, and when registering the financial benefits received by members of parliament, he stated that he was a “person who did not receive benefits.”
UK“Financial Times”与OpenBrixCo-founder and CEO ofShahad ChoudhuryThe conversation revealed that Sharps has signed a consulting contract with the startup and is entitled to a contract withOpenBrixco-founder“roughly equivalent”Token distribution--800万BRIXtokens. According to reports, eachBRIXThe value of the token is0.001Ethereum (ETH), the current exchange rate is approximately28010,000 pounds (370USD 10,000).
The Financial Times's coverage of the case highlighted one in the UK Parliament“Intersection of business and politics”, and indicates blockchainAPPGAlready invitedOpenBrixAnother co-founder of as a permanent bipartisan“Expert Advisors”。
According to the United Kingdom“Financial Times”The investigation, Sharps chose to announce its“No benefit”The position is said to be due to Sharps'“Registrar””notifying”He did it.
in the UK“Financial Times”In the process of investigating this matter,OpenBrixThe board revised the remuneration agreement to significantly reduce or more widely distribute the total amount of tokens issued. According to the revised terms (which, according to reports, was before Sharps resigned on Tuesday) - Members of Congress are still entitled to “at least482,353个BRIXtoken”Approximately170,000British pound (222,000dollars).
Sharps is reportedly famous for his passion for crypto and blockchain. He's in2018年6Presented at the January conference“Building the UK Blockchain”The speech stated that he has been mining Ethereum in his garage.
According to reports,OpenBrixThe CEO of was puzzled by the MPs' double resignations and allegedly hinted at the UK“Financial Times”The questioning may have been the reason for Sharps's departure.
Author: Wang Jiali
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