ErisX Exchange Taps Matt Trudeau As Chief Strategy Officer

Job Appointments | December 28, 2018 By:

Crypto exchange ErisX has appointed Matt Trudeau as chief strategy officer (CSO).

ErisX was formerly known as Eris Exchange, but will restart as a platform offering trades in bitcoin, Litecoin, ethereum and futures contracts, pending US regulator approval.

Trudeau has vast startup experience, and has participated in the launches of Instinet, Chi-X, IEX and Tradewind, among other platforms. He is currently CEO of a blockchain startup consultancy firm.

Trudeau’s said the new ErisX was a “needed evolution to the way individuals and institutions trade digital assets” by combining spot trading and regulated futures contracts.

ErisX has raised $27.5 million from Fidelity Investments and Nasdaq. It had prior backing from TD Ameritrade.