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David Marcus, a Facebook executive who helmed the social media giant's cryptocurrency efforts, is departing by the end of the year to focus on other projects.
He led the creation of Novi, the company's digital wallet, and co-created Diem, its stalled digital currency. Stephane Kasriel, currently the VP of product at Novi, will take over his role.
«After a fulfilling seven years at Meta, I've made the difficult decision to step down,» Marcus announced through his <a href=«https://twitter.com/davidmarcus/status/1465740041339092994?ref_src=» https: markets.businessinsider.com target="_blank">Twitter account
Tuesday. "While there's still so much to do right on the heels of launching Novi… my entrepreneurial DNA has been Read more on markets.businessinsider.com