Rick Steves
Senior Reporter, Regulation and Fintech
Rick Steves has seen business and economics through many lenses. He joined the financial services industry in 2009, and has been a financial journalist since 2011. He holds a degree in Business Administration and has experience producing real-time news, from both buy-side and sell-side, as well as for retail traders, brokers and service providers. Steves' work has appeared in a variety of online publications including FX Street, NewsBTC, FinanceFeeds, and The Industry Spread. Rick has great interest in the dynamics of the trading industry. The never-ending clash between technology, economics, regulation, and more importantly, the people.
April 2021
Mt Pelerin Launches Crypto Trading With Zero Fees
Bridge Wallet offers the market prices of centralized trading platforms while preserving full control and ownership of customers' crypto holdings.
WallstreetBets to Launch $WSB token
WallStreetBets DApp, a decentralized application of the popular subreddit /r/wallstreetbets, has partnered with BSCstarter to launch the $WSB token.
Malcolm Ford Joins Archax’s Institutional Sales Division
Archax, UK FCA-regulated digital asset exchange, broker, and custodian, has appointed Malcolm Ford to its Institutional Sales division, based in London.
Ex-Currenex David Fulkerson Joins Digital Vega FX as Head of Sales, Americas
Digital Vega, a renowned specialist within the OTC FX options market, has appointed David Fulkerson as Head of Sales, Americas and Canada.
Archax Partners With NorthRow for Due Diligence in FCA-Regulated Digital Asset Exchange
Archax has partnered with NorthRow to enhance client due diligence process.
NFTs: HKD.com Announces NFT Trading in Q3, Tom Brady to Launch Autograph.io
The Hong Kong Digital Asset Exchange plans to launch a trading platform for NFT (Non-Fungible Token) digital artwork.
Noteworthy Announces Key Appointments for Bitcoin Banknotes
Noteworthy has hired several industry experts to add deep design, production, and distribution experience to the Company’s rapid growth.
SEBA Bank Lists Bitcoin and Ether ETPs on SIX Swiss Exchange
SEBA Bank has listed a suite of digital-assets-based exchange-traded products (“ETPs”) on the SIX Swiss Exchange, in partnership with ETF liquidity provider GHCO.
Talos Hires ex-Goldman Justin Schmidt as Head of Strategy
Justin Schmidt has joined Talos, an infrastructure provider of institutional trading of digital assets, as Head of Strategy.
Bitfinex Launches Spanish Version to Address ‘Latino’ Users
Bitfinex has made its digital token trading platform available in Spanish to address its growing base of Spanish-speaking customers.
Dominique El Khoury Joins ATFX Global as Head of Business Development
Dominique El Khoury joins ATFX Global from Axi. He will be based in the United Arab Emirates.
Also filing this week: Karthik Subramanian and Abdelaziz Fathi.